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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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BlackBerry PlayBook set to debut by the end of Q1, says RIM [UPDATED]

Yesterday, we heard a rumor claim that the BlackBerry PlayBook's launch date had finally been confirmed for April 10th, but it turns out that the QNX-powered tablet may end up coming even sooner....

Android has U.S. market share lead, but Apple and RIM are the biggest manufacturers

We see platform market share reports all the time here at PhoneDog, but rarely are they as pretty as Nielsen's latest market share charts. As you can see above and below, the tracking firm has...

Windows Phone 7 update resumes after causing some problems for Samsung devices

Late last month, Microsoft began rolling out a pre-update update to Windows Phone 7 devices to prep them for the upcoming NoDo upgrade. Unfortunately, around 10 percent of WP7 users had some issues...

BlackBerry Messenger making its way to Android and iOS?

BlackBerry Messenger has long been heralded as one of the best reasons to own one of RIM's smartphones, which offers a seamless messaging experience and has spawned quite a few imitators on other...

AT&T confirms that Personal Hotspot will come to iPhone

iOS 4.3 is set to roll out to GSM iPhones next Friday, and along with Safari and AirPlay enhancements, it'll be bringing Personal Hotspot support, a feature which Verizon iPhone users have been...

HTC Merge spotted in the FCC with Verizon-branded user manual in tow

The HTC Merge has had a pretty wild history since it was first caught a glimpse of it last September, with an official announcement coming from HTC last week. No specific carrier was mentioned in...

AT&T: Number of users switching to Verizon iPhone are "within our expectations"

Before the Verizon iPhone 4 launched, there was a lot of speculation about the effect that the device would have on AT&T, who had been the only carrier in the U.S. to offer the iPhone to that...

Sprint hands out invites to its CTIA event, promises "the latest in wireless innovation"

Early last month, Sprint, with the assistance of David Blaine, took to the stage to showcase its "continued innovation in the wireless industry" with the Kyocera Echo. Later this month, Sprint will...

Sprint could have nationwide LTE coverage by the end of 2013

This summer, Sprint will finally make a decision on whether or not it'll jump from WiMAX to LTE for its 4G needs. If they do decide to go with LTE, Sprint would be able to get the new network up and...

T-Mobile offers hardware discount, waived ETF to one Sidekick user

Sidekick owners were disappointed to learn yesterday that their connection to Danger's services would be severed on May 31st, rendering their beloved Hiptops mostly useless. T-Mobile said that they...

iOS 4.3 rolling out to iPads and iPhone 4s on March 11th

Apple has been pushing out iOS 4.3 betas for the past couple of months, but today the company finally announced when us common folk can get our hands on the latest version of iOS. When iOS 4.3 lands...

iPad 2 announced by Apple

The iPad 2 has been the subject of innumerable rumors for the past several months, but today all of that finally comes to an end. Today at their event in San Francisco, Apple introduced the the iPad...

Verizon offering up to $100 discount on any DROID in its lineup

Verizon's got some hot 4G devices like the HTC ThunderBolt and Motorola DROID Bionic launching in the near future, but if you need a new phone now and don't care about LTE, Big Red has a pretty...

Samsung 4G LTE makes a pit stop in the FCC on its way to Verizon's shelves

Evidence of an impending Samsung 4G LTE launch has been mounting, and today we just got one step closer to seeing the handset hit the market. Samsung's SCH-i510, which could become known as the...

More iPad 2 mockups leak?

Apple will unveil the iPad 2 in just a few hours, meaning we've got a little time to squeeze in more rumors about the device before it's all nice and official. The mockups you see above and below...

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