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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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iPad mini 3 official in a trio of colors, iPad mini 2 and iPad mini get price cuts

Following its announcement of the iPad Air 2, Apple revealed that it’s also got a new iPad mini for us. The iPad mini 3 features a 7.9-inch Retina display, which is a resolution of 2048x1536. Also...

iPad Air 2 official with 6.1mm thickness, Apple A8X processor

Just one month after Apple introduced us to the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the Cupertino firm has called the press together once again to reveal its new iPad hardware. The iPad Air 2 was officially...

iOS 8.1 announced by Apple, includes Apple Pay and Camera Roll

Apple has been testing iOS 8.1 with developers over the past few weeks, and today the Cupertino firm shed a bit more light on what it plans to include in the first major iOS 8 update. Perhaps the...

Apple Pay will launch on Monday, October 20

Apple Pay made its big debut last month, but at the time, we were only told that the service would launch sometime in October. Today Apple got a bit more specific about its Apple Pay launch plans....

Sony Xperia Z2, Xperia Z1 added to AOSP for Xperia project

Since late 2012, Sony has been working to add Android Open Source Project (AOSP) support for some of its devices in order to make life easier for custom ROM developers. Today that effort is...

Verizon XLTE service expands to several more markets

Heads up, Verizon customers, because you’ve got some new XLTE coverage headed your way on this fine Thursday. Verizon has announced that its XLTE service is now live in a handful of new markets...

Google may allow manufacturers to customize Android Wear, TV and Auto software

Remember earlier this year when Google said that manufacturers wouldn’t be allowed to customize the user interfaces of Android Wear, Android TV and Android Auto devices? Well apparently that may not...

HP: webOS cloud services, App Catalog to shut down on January 15

Earlier this month, we learned that LG may be working on a new webOS SmartWatch, which would be the first new mobile webOS product in quite some time. Unfortunately, now we have a bit of bad webOS...

Samsung Galaxy S5 Google Play edition seemingly appears again, this time with Android 5.0 Lollipop

Remember that Samsung Galaxy S5 Google Play edition that leaked out earlier this year? We still haven’t heard any official announcements regarding its whereabouts, but today the device made another...

Android 5.0 Lollipop statue unveiled at Google [UPDATED]

Whenever Google launches a major new version of Android, it adds a large statue of the corresponding dessert to its yard. For example, a gingerbread man arrive for Android 2.3 Gingerbread, a pile of...

Motorola confirms Android 5.0 Lollipop updates for several devices

The new Motorola Nexus 6 is now official, and when it launches next month, it’ll do so with Android 5.0 Lollipop in tow. But what if you’ve got a previous Motorola phone and no intention to buy the...

iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 leaked by Apple

Apple is holding an event tomorrow at which it’s likely that we’ll see some new iPad hardware. Apparently someone at Apple couldn’t wait to share the good news, though, as mentions of two new iPad...

Android 5.0 Lollipop official, Google details changes found in the update [UPDATED]

Google today revealed its new Nexus hardware, including the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9. That’s not all that El Goog showed off, though, as it also fully detailed Android 5.0 Lollipop, the software that’s...

Motorola Nexus 6, HTC Nexus 9 and Nexus Player officially detailed [UPDATED]

Today’s the day, Android fans. Google has officially taken the wraps off of its new Nexus hardware, the Motorola Nexus 6, HTC Nexus 9 and the ASUS-made Nexus Player, and I’ve got the rundown on all...

Unlocked, developer HTC One (M8) models receiving Android 4.4.4 and Eye Experience

HTC recently announced that the unlocked version of its One (M8) flagship would soon begin receiving an update with Android 4.4.4 and its Eye Experience software, and now it appears that that update...

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