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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U.S. Cellular kicks off back-to-school promo with phone discounts, switcher credits

No matter whether you're excited for it or not, the back-to-school season is drawing near. Just because it's almost time to head back into the classroom doesn't mean it's all doom and gloom, though...

BlackBerry Torch 2 9810 stops into the FCC on its way to AT&T

The BlackBerry Torch 2 9810 may not be official just yet (despite the fact that its been handled more times than we care to count), but today RIM's next slider got one step closer to landing on AT...

Apple pushes out iOS 4.3.4 and 4.2.9 to fix latest PDF exploit

Hey iOS users, you may want to grab your iDevice and its little white 30-pin connector cable, because Apple just pushed iOS 4.3.4 out to devices in the wild. This new build of iOS contains a fix for...

New Android Market resources tease Google Music store

Google recently introduced a new version of the Android Market for phones that brought with it the ability the buy books and rent movies, but the appearance of some files buried deep within the new...

Android earns the most impressions in Millennial Media report, BlackBerry and WP7 see the most growth

How does wrapping up the week with an update on how each mobile OS is doing in terms of ad impressions sound? Good? Good. The folks at Millennial Media have just posted their June Mobile Mix report...

Verizon XOOM Android 3.2 update arriving "in the coming weeks"

The WiFi-only version of the Motorola XOOM has been enjoying Android 3.2 for a couple of days now, but owners of the Verizon XOOM shouldn't fret too much. Motorola recently confirmed on its Twitter...

Huawei M835, LG MS910 Bryce, and Samsung Admire all run Android, are all destined for MetroPCS

Ready for a few new Android phones, MetroPCS customers? Good, because that's exactly what you'll be getting over the next few months. First up we've got the Huawei M835, which MetroPCS made official...

Google announces Android stats: 550,000 activations daily, 130 million devices total

Today Google held its second quarter earnings call and, in between announcing things like revenue and staffing numbers, El Goog threw us a few stats concerning Android. First up, activations: Google...

Verizon 4G handsets unlikely to work with AT&T's LTE network

Verizon and AT&T may both be going with LTE as their 4G flavor of choice, but don't think that just because they've selected the same network technology means that you'll be able to unlock a...

Nexus S 4G update slated to arrive next week?

The Nexus S 4G on Sprint was rumored to be getting an update on July 11th that would enable its NFC secure element for Google Wallet use and include a few other enhancements and bug fixes. For...

Sprint mail-in rebates look set to return on July 24th

Sprint customers have been enjoying a mail-in rebate-free existence for several months now, but it looks like the promotion is finally going to be coming to an end later this month. According to a...

Microsoft inadvertently outs a September arrival for Windows Phone Mango?

Interested in getting your mitts on the new Mango flavor of Microsoft's Windows Phone OS? Up until now, Microsoft has only said that Mango will be rolling out in the fall, but a recent tweet from...

Huawei Ascend II brings off-contract Gingerbread to Cricket

Heads up, Cricket customers: a new Android smartphone has made its way to your carrier's shelves. Cricket has announced that the Huawei Ascend II is now available for $179.99 — sans contract, natch...

U.S. Cellular 2011 device roadmap leaks, Motorola Electrify and LG Optimus Black lead the charge

U.S. Cellular's upcoming smartphone releases for the remainder of 2011 have been teased on more than one occasion, but recently the entire lineup was revealed for all to see in a leaked roadmap. So...

Samsung Epic 4G now "Ships with Android 2.3," says Sprint site

Last week we reported on a rumor claiming that the Samsung Epic 4G may be getting an update to Android 2.3 Gingerbread sometime later this month. Today that rumor got a little support thanks to an...

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