Report: iPhone 5 Won’t Be a Weak Upgrade, Might Hit in August

With the iPhone 5, Apple may not be mailing it in like previous reports would have you believe. A new rumor says the next iPhone will actually be a significant upgrade, with an entirely new design.

So Long Unlimited Verizon Data Plans, We Hardly Knew You

Yep, you can pretty much kiss those Verizon unlimited data plans goodbye. We’d heard their demise was coming, and now we’re hearing it’s nearly here: Verizon will roll out new definitively limited data plans on July 7th, reports Droid Life.

FCC Proposes $11M in Penalties for ‘Mystery Fees’ from Phone Carriers

The solicitation of “mystery fees” – or “cramming” – is a dubious practice utilized by phone carriers to milk coin out of their customers, charging anywhere from $1.99 to $19.99 per month for services they don’t actually need.

Republicans Fake Democrat Retweets on Official Account

When is a retweet not a retweet?

Video: Odd Todd’s Perfect Tweet: A Twitter Crash Course

“I love my mojitos! Mamasay mamasah mamajito…”

Huawei ‘MediaPad’ Claims the Secret to 7-Inch Android Tablet Glory

Overwhelmed by the dinner plate proportions of 10-inch tablets like the iPad and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? Huawei thinks it has the answer with the MediaPad, a 7-inch Android tablet.

Deathmatch: ‘Battlefield 3′ vs. ‘Modern Warfare 3′

Video game grudge matches rarely come this perfectly designed.

Hacker Arrest in U.K. Turns Up ‘Significant Amount of Material’

A 19-year-old man has been arrested in Wickford, Essex by local authorities “working in co-operation with the FBI.”

Dropbox Drops the Ball: How to Secure Your Files for the Cloud

The “cloud” is great, until something goes drastically wrong. Sometime on Sunday, online file-hosting service Dropbox pushed out a system update, inadvertently letting anyone log into any Dropbox account without a password.

Deaf Group Sues Netflix for Lack of ‘Watch Instantly’ Subtitles

Netflix has been at the center of several legal battles as of late, including contract issues with Sony and the controversy over whether sharing your password should be a felony.

Top Five Monday Tech Deals

It’s Monday! Time for some handpicked gadget deals.