Verizon Communications is reportedly jacking up its early termination fee for its Fios TV service. The company plans to double the fee to $360 from the $179 it currently charges customers for canceling their service early, according to reports. The new fee would apply to new customers who sign up for service on or after …

Remember that hot, location-based app, Sherpa, that was launched with the T-Mobile MyTouch 3G back in the summer? Well, now Sprint and Verizon Wireless users can get in on the fun with a location app that’s available for all Google Android carriers. Geodelic gives users the ability to swipe various locations on their handset to find anything from mom-and-pop pizza …

Happy New Year everybody, and welcome to 2010; a year sure to be full of eye-catching tech and dozens upon dozens of iPhone rumours. And speaking of iPhone rumours… An artist’s concept for a next-gen iPhone (Credit: Rodolphe Desmare via Gizmodo) A local Korean newspaper has published details about the future of the iPhone. According to ETNews, Apple will launch …

To celebrate the sudden outbreak of crystalline precipitation currently falling on Britain, Amazon.com has announced it’ll now ship an international version of its massive, designed-for-newspapers-and-textbooks Kindle to the UK — the Kindle DX. In principle it’s the same as the standard Kindle (which we reviewed late last year), but features a larger 246mm (9.7-inch) E-Ink screen. “Kindle DX is great …

Hanged for iPhone is Hangman like you’ve never seen it before. Freeverse Do they give awards for “Most Inventive Re-Imagining of a Classic Paper Game”? If so, I nominate Hanged for iPhone (which should also be in the running for “Best Stop-Motion Love Story” and “Game Most Likely to Make You Pull Out Your iPhone and Tell Friends, ‘You Gotta …

Don’t cancel early. James Martin/CNET Though we don’t like it, we understand why we get stuck with an early termination fee (ETF) if we decide to cancel our cell phone contract before its end date. We get a discounted phone for signing a service agreement so it’s natural that your carrier gets to ask for that money back if you …

Motorola Brute i680 Sprint On Monday, Sprint introduced its latest Nextel Direct Connect phone, the Motorola Brute i680. Described as “an extreme phone for extreme conditions,” the Brute i680 features a rugged design and meets Military Specification 810F, so it can withstand exposure to dust, shock, vibration, low and high temperatures, low pressure, solar radiation, salt, fog, humidity, and blowing …

James Martin/CNET Update, 10:37 a.m., PST: We are currently monitoring our Nexus One review unit for any 3G connectivity issues. Check our full review for any updates. If you bought a Nexus One, there’s a chance you may be experiencing issues with connecting to T-Mobile’s 3G network, but the good news is that you’re not alone. The bad news is, …

Another day, another technology behemoth getting into the smart-phone business. This time, it’s Dell getting into the fray with the announcement of its Dell Mini 3 smart phone. The Mini 3 runs Google’s Android operating system, with Dell’s own user interface skinning the little green robot. It has an 89mm (3.5-inch) touchscreen and a 3-megapixel camera on the back. The …

If there were a “What the heck!” category in the iTunes App Store, Pocket Heat (available for $1.99) would live there. Pocket Heat turns your iPhone or iPod Touch into a portable heater by maxing out your iPhone CPU’s processing power. You can adjust the heat level by using an onscreen slider, which claims to alter the temperature and illuminates …