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Nokia Lumia 800 Teardown: Skip it, wait for the Lumia 900

January 25, 2012 10:54am PST

Nokia's Lumia 800 is a solid Windows Phone 7.5 handset. But with the Lumia 900's release on the horizon, Bill Detwiler thinks you should skip the 800.

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Cracking Open the Nokia Lumia 800

January 25, 2012 10:46am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nokia Lumia 800. Inside the Windows Phone 7.5 handset, he found hardware from Qualcomm, Hynix, Broadcom and others.

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Cracking Open: Nokia Lumia 800

January 25, 2012 7:55am PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Nokia Lumia 800, discusses the hardware he finds inside, and explains why buyers (particularly in the U.S.) should skip the 800 and wait for the Lumia 900.

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Motorola Xyboard 10.1 Teardown: Overpriced, soon to be outdated

January 19, 2012 2:00pm PST

The Motorola Xyboard 10.1's excellent build quality and decent hardware are overshadowed by its high price and quad-core tablet competitors.

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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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Ultrabooks cheat sheet cuts through the hype

January 19, 2012 10:58am PST

Are ultrabooks a unique category of computer or just the next step in the laptop's evolution? This cheat sheet helps you decide.

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G-Form Extreme Sleeve protects iPad from dropped bowling ball

January 17, 2012 1:18pm PST

G-From Extreme Sleeve lets you drop a bowling ball on you iPad and not crack it open.

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Cracking Open Live at CES: Samsung Galaxy Nexus

January 12, 2012 1:51pm PST

Bill Detwiler and Jason Hiner crack open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus live on the CNET stage at CES 2012.

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Five must-crack-open devices from CES 2012

January 11, 2012 11:19pm PST

From tablets to TVs, Bill Detwiler counts down the five devices from CES, he most wants to crack open.

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Toshiba Excite X10 tablet too thin for 4G

January 8, 2012 11:13pm PST

At CES 2012, Toshiba unveiled a new, ultra-thin 10" tablet. Dubbed the Excite, the Android device is a mere 7.7mm thick--too thin for current 4G modules.

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Acer Aspire S3 Teardown: Good hardware, lackluster construction

January 5, 2012 6:36pm PST

The Acer Aspire S3 Ultrabook is thin, light and feature rich. But, its build quality and battery life are less than one expects in a premium laptop.

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CES 2012: Ultrabooks and quad-core mobile devices likely to take center stage

January 3, 2012 8:43am PST

Bill Detwiler shares his thoughts on the hardware trends that you should be watching for at CES 2012.

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Hottest Cracking Open teardowns of 2011

December 26, 2011 1:33pm PST

Bill Detwiler counts down the top five Cracking Open hardware teardowns of 2011.

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Video: TR Dojo bloopers for 2011

December 19, 2011 6:12am PST

From noisy co-workers and soda machines to flubbed lines and bad attempts at humor, Bill Detwiler shares the TR Dojo 2011 blooper reel.

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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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Cracking Open the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

December 15, 2011 8:25pm PST

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Inside the 4G Android smartphone he found hardware from Samsung, VIA Telecom, FCI, and Texas Instruments.

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Motorola Droid Razr Teardown: Better hardware should anger Bionic buyers

December 8, 2011 11:04am PST

The Droid Razr is thinner, lighter, and has better hardware than the Droid Bionic, which Motorola release just two months prior.

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Motorola Droid Razr Teardown: Better hardware should anger Bionic buyers

December 8, 2011 11:04am PST

The Droid Razr is thinner, lighter, and has better hardware than the Droid Bionic, which Motorola release just two months prior.

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Amazon Kindle Touch (2011) teardown: Replaceable battery, Neonode touch screen

December 1, 2011 2:04pm PST

The Kindle Touch is a definite step up from Amazon's base model Kindle. But, the Touch's hardware specs are very similar to another popular e-book reader.

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Amazon Kindle Touch (2011) teardown: Replaceable battery, Neonode touch screen

December 1, 2011 2:04pm PST

The Kindle Touch is a definite step up from Amazon's base model Kindle. But, the Touch's hardware specs are very similar to another popular e-book reader.

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