Alex Wagner

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Alex Wagner

Editorial Director of News and Content for PhoneDog Media. Arsenal, beer, video games. Can be followed on Twitter at @alw. I participate in the Amazon Associates program, which means I may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links.

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Verizon Ellipsis 7 tablet launching on Nov. 7 with Android and $249.99 price tag

Remember that mysterious Verizon Ellipsis 7-inch Android tablet that leaked out last month? It's not so mysterious anymore, because Verizon officially took the wraps off of the device this morning....

Google Search for iOS app update brings notifications, reminders and hands-free voice search

Heads up, iOS users, because Google is now rolling out a major update to its Google Search app that you'll probably want a piece of. The update bumps the Google Search app up to version 3.1.0 and...

Nokia Lumia 525 shows its colors in latest leaked image

Looks like the Nokia Lumia 525 just couldn't stay out of the leaky spotlight. Just 24 hours after we got our first peek at the upcoming Windows Phone 8 device, a new render of the Lumia 525 has...

HTC to focus on selling more affordable devices to return to profit

HTC today reported its full third quarter 2013 earnings, and while we already know that it was a tough three months for the Taiwanese smartphone maker, executives say that they've got a plan to help...

T-Mobile adds over 1 million new customers in Q3 2013, teases MetroPCS expansion coming Nov. 21 [UPDATED]

In the past few weeks we've gotten third quarter 2012 earnings reports from AT&T, Sprint and Verizon, and today it's T-Mobile's turn in the quarterly results spotlight. This morning the magenta...

Pebble to announce 'awesome new things' for its smartwatch platform on Nov. 6

Has your wrist become home to a Pebble smartwatch? If so, you'll want to clear your schedule for 10:00 a.m. PST on Nov. 6, because Pebble has revealed that it's planning to host a livestream to make...

New BlackBerry CEO has no plans to axe smartphone business

BlackBerry made waves today when it announced that rather than be acquired by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited, it would instead accept a $1 billion investment from the firm and oust CEO Thorsten...

Sprint Moto X rumored to be eligible for Moto Maker customization tool starting Nov. 11

Motorola's Moto Maker customization tool was one of the more highly-touted features of the Moto X when the device debuted earlier this year, giving consumers the ability to customize the colors of a...

AT&T: iPad activations up 200 percent over past three days compared to last year's iPad launch

Apple has been known to announce sales figures for each new iPhone model following the its initial launch weekend, just like it did in September for the iPhone 5s and iPhone 5c. The company has done...

Samsung Z9005 'Redwood' shown running Tizen 2.2.0 in lengthy video demo

Tizen is a new mobile operating system that's backed by Intel and Samsung as well as a group of various carriers and manufacturers. The OS is still in development and there's no official word on...

AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 4 zoom launching on Nov. 8 for $199.99

After first hitting the scene way back in June, the Samsung Galaxy S 4 zoom is finally making its way stateside. AT&T announced this morning that it plans to launch the Galaxy S 4 zoom on Nov. 8...

Nokia Lumia 525 and Lumia 929 images leak, new 8-inch Nokia Windows RT tablet rumored [UPDATED]

Ready to jump start your week with a trio of Nokia leaks? That's precisely what I've got for you this morning, as some new images of Nokia's Lumia 525 and Lumia 929 have surfaced along with the...

BlackBerry to receive $1 billion investment from Fairfax Financial, CEO Thorsten Heins to step down

Today's the day that we were expecting to learn whether BlackBerry would be purchased by Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited or one of the several other companies rumored to be in talks with Heins...

Moto G announcement officially set for Nov. 13, teaser page live now

Looks like three leaks in the span of just a week was enough to get Motorola to come clean about the mysterious Moto G. The company just sent out a tweet saying that it's "Time to say hola, olá, g'...

iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S now supported by Sprint MVNO Ting

Ting has said on multiple occasions that it was working to get support for Apple's iPhone hardware on its network, but to date there have been no official announcements regarding an official iPhone...

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