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Cracking Open: HP Omni 27 Quad

April 12, 2012 5:23pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the HP Omni 27 all-in-one PC and finds out if it has the hardware to compete with Apple's 27-inch iMac. For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and...

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Cracking Open: Apple TV 2012

March 29, 2012 8:18am PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2012 Apple TV. Inside, he uncovers a new, single-core new A5 system-on-chip and an upgraded Broadcom BCM4330 wireless chip. For a detailed analysis of the teardown,...

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Cracking Open: Apple iPad 2012 (Wi-Fi)

March 21, 2012 2:29pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2012 Apple iPad Wi-Fi. Inside, he uncovers the new A5X system-on-chip, more RAM, the Retina display, and a 45Whr battery to power these hardware upgrades. For a...

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Cracking Open: Apple iPad 2012 (Wi-Fi + 4G Verizon)

March 16, 2012 2:18pm PDT

Bill Detwiler cracks open the 2012 Apple iPad Wi-Fi + 4G. Inside, he uncovers lots of hardware upgrades and a 45Whr battery to power them all. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my...

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Top 10 ways cloud computing meets today's changing IT needs

March 2, 2012 3:42am PST

IT professionals are under pressure to do more with less and many are now turning to the cloud as an efficient way to meet the demands of a changing workforce.

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Cracking Open: Boogie Board Rip

March 1, 2012 8:11am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Boogie Board Rip. Inside the eWriter, he finds a flexible, cholesteric LCD from Kent Displays, a Waltop Pen Input system, and Texas Instruments MSP430 MCU. He also...

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Cracking Open: Motorola Droid Razr Maxx

February 23, 2012 12:01pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Droid Razr Maxx. Inside the Android smartphone, he found hardware from Texas Instruments, Elpida, Toshiba, SanDisk, and others. For a detailed analysis of the...

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Cracking Open: Asus Zenbook UX21

February 15, 2012 11:12am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus Zenbook UX21. Inside the ultrabook, he found hardware from Intel, Elpida, ADATA, AzureWave, and others. He also discovered that the Zenbook's internal design is...

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Cracking Open: Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime

February 9, 2012 6:20am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime. Inside the Android tablet, he found hardware from Nvidia, Elpida, Kingston, and others. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check...

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Apple launches digital textbooks

January 20, 2012 5:04am PST

At an Apple press event in New York City, executives from the company announce a new initiative to reinvent textbooks. The new software will attempt to unify online databases and the printed word...

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Cracking Open: Motorola Xyboard 10.1

January 19, 2012 11:24am PST

Bill Detwiler shows you what's inside the Motorola Xyboard 10.1 Android tablet and explains why prospective buyers might want to wait a few months before picking one up.

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CES 2012: Intel looks to 'wow' with concept Windows 8 ultrabooks

January 11, 2012 5:27am PST

At CES in Las Vegas, Intel's Mooly Eden updates the company's "ultrabook" efforts, including a concept transparent touch screen on the back side, coupled with the Windows 8 Metro user interface.

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Top Five Cracking Open teardowns of 2011

December 16, 2011 12:06pm PST

From smartphones and tablets to LED televisions, Bill Detwiler counts down our top five Cracking Open teardowns of 2011.

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Kara Swisher demos the hottest (and quirkiest!) tech toys

December 16, 2011 4:53am PST

At a Churchill Club event, AllThingsD technology columnist Kara Swisher shows ZDNet some “must have” gift ideas for the holidays, including “lighted finger rats,” a tactile iPad screen, and a...

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Cracking Open: Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook

December 14, 2011 3:31pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook and discovers a smaller battery and poorer build quality than one expects in a premium laptop.

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Product of the Week: Motorola Atrix 2

December 12, 2011 7:00am PST

Motorola broke new ground in smartphones with the Atrix earlier this year and now the company has kicked it up a notch with the Atrix 2. TechRepublic Editor in Chief Jason Hiner explains why...

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Cracking Open: Motorola Droid Razr

December 8, 2011 10:34am PST

In this week's episode of Cracking Open, Bill Detwiler shows you what's inside the Droid Razr, and discuss what he learned from the teardown. That basically, the Razr is an upgraded Droid...

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Cracking Open: Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet

November 22, 2011 3:58pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet and discover striking similarities between it, the Nook Color, and the Amazon Kindle Fire.

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Cracking Open: Amazon Kindle Fire

November 17, 2011 10:26am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Kindle Fire for a look at the hardware that runs Amazon's Android-based tablet. His teardown analysis reveals a well-built device that's easy to disassemble, a...

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Larry Ellison announces Oracle Public Cloud

October 6, 2011 6:29am PDT

At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison discusses the company's new cloud offering. Ellison says: “The key difference is that our cloud is based on industry standards and...

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