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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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Android 3.1 rolling out to Verizon XOOM today, Ice Cream Sandwich arriving in Q4

Google I/O 2011 kicked off today, and the folks from at the Big G have already made some big announcements. First up is Android 3.1, which will be rolling out to Verizon-branded Motorola XOOMs today...

Verizon HTC Trophy dummy unit put on display at Best Buy

Over the weekend, Verizon's HTC Trophy appeared in a set of press images and made us put a little more stock in the device's rumored May 12th launch date. Now that rumor has gained even more...

Microsoft acquiring Skype for $8.5 billion in cash

Late last night, rumors emerged claiming that Microsoft was in talks to buy Skype, a service that allows users to make voice and video calls over the Internet. Some called the possible deal crazy,...

T-Mobile to introduce unlimited WiFi calling on May 11th, more new features coming later in the month

T-Mobile customers, take note: your beloved carrier will soon be making a few policy changes that you may want to be aware of. First up, any Magenta subscriber that uses WiFi calling will be happy...

T-Mobile G2's Gingerbread update teased in leaked flyer, slated to arrive "soon"

We've already heard that the T-Mobile G2 will be updated to Gingerbread sometime before the end of June, but just in case you weren't already excited enough about the update, T-Mobile and HTC are...

Google emails revealed in Skyhook lawsuit, Android openness brought into question

Last September, we learned that location-based services firm Skyhook was suing Google over allegations that the Big G forces developers and manufacturers to use their services, like Maps, rather...

Nexus S 4G getting its first maintenance update today

Did you pick up a Nexus S 4G over the weekend? If so, you may want to head into the "System updates" portion of your device, as Sprint just announced that a new maintenance update for its version of...

Microsoft previewing the next major version of Windows Phone later this month

Hot on the heels of news that the next major Windows Phone 7 update, codenamed Mango, may contain new features like voice-guided turn-by-turn navigation, Microsoft just sent out invites for a...

BlackBerry Touch 9860 caught in the wild once again

The BlackBerry Bold 9900/9930 may have been the only new handset show off at BlackBerry World last week, but if you're a RIM fanatic you know that the Waterloo firm has several more devices on the...

HTC Holiday, Puccini, and Rider all see their press images leak

Over the weekend, we saw the Sharp Capa for AT&T leak out and learned that it could be launching sometime very soon. If the Capa didn't tickle your fancy, though, today we've got a couple of new...

New Windows Phone 7 Mango features outed, including turn-by-turn directions

Windows Phone 7's Mango update, which is slated to arrive later this year, is going to be big for the platform. It's going to be so big, in fact, that it looks like Microsoft is planning to brand it...

Android-powered Sharp Capa reportedly coming soon to an AT&T store near you

Last week, AT&T reintroduced us to the Samsung Infuse 4G, one of their biggest (literally) and most high-end Android handsets to date. For those of us that don't need that much phone, though, it...

Motorola DROID X2 official spec sheet exposed

We've already been treated to an array of shots of the Motorola DROID X2/DROID X², both in the wild and in official press images, but information about what's inside it has been a little more scarce...

Verizon's HTC Trophy stars in a bevy of leaked press images

Verizon's version of the HTC Trophy has been teasing us in leaks ever since the tail end of last year, but it looks like Big Red's first Windows Phone 7 device is finally about to arrive. After...

Costco: Samsung DROID Charge still delayed, but more details are coming soon

The Samsung DROID Charge was supposed to launch back on April 28th, but here we are on May 7th with no Charge and no idea when the handset will actually be arriving. That may change in a couple of...

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