Cracking Open

Archive: 09-2011

• Galaxy S II (Sprint Epic 4G Touch) Teardown: Samsung Exynos processor and no NFC

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the Sprint Epic 4G Touch (Samsung Galaxy S II). He finds a unique blend of Samsung and third-party components, but no NFC.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | September 28, 2011, 8:53 AM PDT

• Sony Tablet S teardown: Wild wedge-shaped case hides unique hardware

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the Sony Tablet S and finds internal hardware that’s as unique as the Android tablet’s wedge-shaped exterior.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | September 21, 2011, 9:17 AM PDT

• Droid Bionic Teardown: Motorola switches processors, upgrades RAM in final version

  Bill Detwiler cracks open the Droid Bionic and finds a different processor and twice as much RAM as Motorola originally planned.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | September 12, 2011, 9:42 AM PDT

• MacBook Air (2011 11-inch) Teardown: Ultra-efficient internal design

  Bill Detwiler cracked open the 11-inch 2011 MacBook Air and found a highly efficient hardware layout that makes the most of the ultra-thin case.

  Posted by Bill Detwiler | September 6, 2011, 8:09 PM PDT