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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.
At CES, Ballmer highlights Windows phone, Windows 8, Xbox Kinect

January 11, 2012, 5:29am PST | 1

At CES in Las Vegas, American Idol host Ryan Seacrest talks to Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer about what to expect from the software giant in 2012. Ballmer previews the new Windows phone OS, Windows 8's metro UI and new Xbox Kinect features.
Gadgets galore at Sony's press conference

January 11, 2012, 5:28am PST

At CES in Las Vegas, Sony executives show off the latest in the company's line of consumer electronics, from the company's new Xperia smartphone, to its new PlayStation Vita portable gaming system, to its Internet-enabled TVs.
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.
Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 quadricopter takes flight at CES 2012

January 10, 2012, 8:10am PST

Parrot showed off an updated version of the AR.Drone at CES 2012. The AR.Drone 2.0 offers new flight controls, better hover stabilization, and a 720p HD camera. We'll definitely be reviewing this one for our 2012 Geek Gift Guide.

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.
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 classic retro-phone handset designed for your smart phone.
Walt Mossbergs’ best gadget picks

December 15, 2011, 6:47am PST

Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal, reveals his favorite consumer gadgets of the year at the Churchill Club’s annual gadgets program. On his list: tangle-resistant ear buds and an iPhone case complete with a beer-bottle opener. Mossberg also demos the latest in Ultrabooks and wireless USB drives.
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.
Father of Google Apps: How Google entered the cloud

December 13, 2011, 5:13am PST

At the GigaOm Net:Work conference in San Francisco, Google's Rajen Sheth talks about how the product development of Gmail inspired Sergey Brin, Larry Page, and Eric Schmidt to embrace cloud computing. The three at first "soundly rejected the idea" of Gmail because he was pitching it as packaged software, Sheth says. A few months later he came back with the concept of putting Gmail in the cloud.
TR Dojo: Bloopers for 2011

December 12, 2011, 3:34pm PST | 1

Watch Bill Detwiler, host of TR Dojo, flub his lines, deal with noisy co-workers, and make a few failed attempts at humor in the 2011 TR Dojo blooper reel.
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 high-end users and IT departments will find a lot to like.
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 Bionic.For a list the chips inside the Razr, check out my article, Motorola Droid Razr Teardown: Better hardware should anger Bionic buyers.Full teardown gallery: Cracking Open the Motorola Droid Razr
Cracking Open: Amazon Kindle Touch (2011)

November 30, 2011, 3:22pm PST | 1

Bill Detwiler cracks open the Amazon Kindle Touch. He discovers hardware that's better than the base model Kindle and very similar to its main rival--the Barnes & Noble Nook.
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.