Alex Wagner

Alex Wagner's picture
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.

Author's latest articles, videos, reviews and more...

Google HTC Nexus 9

Nexus 9 with 4G LTE launches at T-Mobile

After teasing its plans to launch the LTE Nexus 9 last month, T-Mobile today finally began sales of the cellular-enabled version of HTC and Google’s new tablet. The Nexus 9 is now available for...
Red Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Red Samsung Galaxy Note 4 revealed

When Samsung announced the Galaxy Note 4, it said that the new phablet would be sold in four different colors: black, white, gold and pink. If none of those pique your interest, though, Sammy’s got a...
Google Fit app icon

Google Fit update brings manual entry for more than 100 activities and more

Apparently Google is in an update-y mood. After pushing out major updates to YouTube and Hangouts over the past week, today it began rolling a big update to Google Fit. According to Google, the new...
HTC 8XT close

HTC 8XT on Sprint getting its Windows Phone 8.1 update

It’s certainly been a long time coming, but it looks like Sprint’s HTC 8XT is finally receiving its Windows Phone 8.1 update, just like HTC said it would. Sprint customers in the carrier’s official...
Amazon logo close

Google makes Amazon yank main app, replace with Appstore-less new app

There are all kinds of apps in Google Play, including video game emulators and apps that are designed to get around carrier tethering restrictions. Today a brouhaha surrounding an app in the Play...
Motorola DROID Turbo hands on

Motorola DROID Turbo update rolling out with Advanced Calling 1.0, stability fixes

Heads up, Motorola DROID Turbo owners, because a nice little update is coming your way starting today. Verizon has announced that it’s now pushing an update to the DROID Turbo that includes support...
Jolla Tablet official

Jolla Tablet funding campaign ends at $1.8 million, split-screen feature coming

Nearly one month after launching on Indiegogo, the Jolla Tablet’s crowdfunding campaign has come to an end. The Jolla Tablet finished its funding effort with a total of $1,824,055 USD, well past its...
Nexus 6 in hand

Nexus 6 stock arrives in Motorola's online store

If you’re in the market for a new Nexus device, but you’d prefer the Nexus 6 smartphone over the Nexus 9 tablet, you’re in luck. Motorola’s online store now has both the Cloud White and Midnight Blue...
BlackBerry Classic rear camera

BlackBerry says Classic will have Brick Breaker, also details camera features

One of the big highlights of the BlackBerry Classic is its tool belt, whose classic BlackBerry navigation buttons and a trackpad harken back to the days of Bold. The tool belt isn’t the only old-...
Nexus 5 title

Nexus 5 production has come to an end, Google says [UPDATED]

When the Nexus 6 was announced in October, many criticized the phone for being too big or too expensive. The good news is that the smaller Nexus 5 has stuck around at $349, which is quite a bit less...
Google app iOS Material Design app icon

Google app for iOS updated with Material Design, new features

Google’s been pretty busy updating its core Android apps with Material Design makeovers lately, but today it’s showing one of its major iOS apps some love. The Google app for iOS is being updated to...
HTC Nexus 9 rear close

Nexus 9 given $50 discount at Amazon

If you’re thinking about treating yourself or someone you know to a new tablet for the holidays, Amazon’s got a deal that you may want to consider. The HTC Nexus 9 is now being sold by Amazon with a...
Microsoft logo

Microsoft launches MSN suite of apps on Android, iOS and Amazon Appstore

Microsoft has been bolstering its multi-platform mobile efforts in a big way lately. For example, it released several “Garage” apps for Android, including a voice search app for Android Wear. Today...
Nokia McLaren RM-1052 Lumia 1030 rear iPhone 6

Nokia McLaren prototype Windows Phone poses with iPhone 6 in new photos

Jonesing for more photos of that Lumia 1020-like Windows Phone device that leaked out last month? I’ve got plenty of ‘em for you this morning. A cornucopia of photos of the Windows Phone 8.1 device...
Moto G Google Play edition

Moto G Google Play edition receiving Android 5.0.1 update

Time for another Google Play edition device to get its Lollipop update. This time it’s a phone with a Motorola logo on its backside. The Moto G Google Play edition is now receiving its over the air...

Pages