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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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BBM gains 20 million active users since Android and iPhone app launches, now past 80 million total

It's now been a little over a week since the BBM for Android and iPhone apps officially made their way into their respective platforms' app stores, and to celebrate, the folks at BlackBerry have...

Nokia reports 8.8 million Lumias sold, €118 million operating profit in Q3 2013

Earnings season continues this morning with Nokia's third quarter 2013 results. The Finnish smartphone manufacturer reports that it sold a total of 8.8 million Lumia smartphones during the quarter,...

Google smartwatch with Android and Google Now said to be in 'late-stage development'

Google is one of many companies that's reportedly working on an entry into the smartwatch market, a category that's been exploding in popularity lately. We've actually been hearing rumblings about...

Motorola intros 'Project Ara,' a new effort to allow consumers to customize their smartphone hardware

One of the major features of Motorola's Moto X is its customizability that's enabled by the Moto Maker tool, giving consumers the opportunity to design the look of their Moto X to fit their style....

Verizon HTC One Android 4.3 update hit with delay of approximately one month

Verizon HTC One owners know the definition of the word "wait" pretty well. Not only was Verizon the last carrier of the U.S. big four to launch the HTC One, kicking off sales four months after the...

Nexus 5 leaks keep coming, this time with spec list and photo taken with phone

The Nexus 5 leaks just keep on flowing, and at this rate it doesn't seem like Google will have much to new information to share when it finally decides to make the thing official. Today we've got...

Google Glass hardware update to be offered to Explorers along with program invites for friends

Google has steadily been updating its Glass eyewear each month with new software and feature improvements, and now it appears that the company is ready to refresh the Glass hardware as well. The...

Apple Q4 2013 results include sales of 33.8 million iPhones, 14.1 million iPads

Earnings season is in full swing, and today Apple contributed its fourth quarter fiscal 2014 figures to the growing pile of numbers. The Cupertino firm reports that it sold 33.8 million iPhones in...

Verizon Galaxy S 4 Android 4.3 update changelog posted by Samsung [UPDATED]

Hot on the heels of Samsung's announcement of its new Premium Suite update for the Galaxy S 4, Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, the company has posted more information on the Verizon Galaxy S 4...

Verizon BlackBerry Z30 launching in November for $199.99

Get excited, BlackBerry fans on Verizon, because the biggest BlackBerry 10 smartphone will soon be lumbering its way onto your carrier's shelves. Verizon announced today that its version of the...

Samsung details new Premium Suite update for U.S. Galaxy phones, announces Tab 3 Kids availability

Last week Samsung announced that several of its Galaxy smartphones would soon receive updates that include Android 4.3 and compatibility with its new Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Now Samsung's U.S. arm...

NVIDIA Shield receiving update with Android 4.3, Gamepad Mapper and more

The majority of the Android ecosystem consists of smartphone and tablet hardware, but there are some unique devices in there as well. One example is NVIDIA's Shield, a portable gaming console that...

AT&T Lumia 1520, Verizon Lumia 2520 color options clearly shown in image leaks

Nokia Lumia 1520, for AT&T, in black, red, and white. pic.twitter.com/HVjQ1sfmzE — @evleaks (@evleaks) October 27, 2013 The Lumia 1520 and Lumia 2520 were two of the biggest stars of last week's...

LG G Flex officially introduced with 6-inch curved OLED display

Following a string of leaks that started out with some simple sketches and ended with "in the wild" photos, the LG G Flex is now officially official. Just as the rumors claimed, the device features...

White Nexus 5 revealed in latest image leak

In white. 11/1. pic.twitter.com/5SSmtTGUg7 — @evleaks (@evleaks) October 27, 2013 Interested in seeing more of that white Nexus 5 that was spied on some packaging that leaked out earlier this month?...

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