Videos

Jack Wallen shows you how the Unity Dash and the Head-Up Display makes Unbuntu Unity one of the most efficient Linux user interfaces available.

With the KitKat release, Google gave Android phones a new dialer app. Jack Wallen shows you how to get the most from the KitKat dialer.

Get the two-minute scoop on wearable tech in TechRepublic’s two-minute drill. The idea of wearable technology has been floating around for more than 20 years, but it’s only now that we’re seeing a plethora of these devices on the market.

Jack Wallen gives you must-have advice for safely rooting your Android device with saferoot.

TechRepublic’s Android expert Jack Wallen shows you how to configure an Android phone for easy use with one hand.

Android expert Jack Wallen shows you how to share non-standard files (such as MP3s) between two Android devices with File Beam.

TechRepublic Android expert Jack Wallen pits Kingsoft Office against Olive Office in an Android office suite smackdown.

Bill Detwiler shows you how to defragment a hard drive from the Windows 7 command line, and use defrag.exe’s hidden “boot optimization” switch. Once you’ve watched this TR Dojo video, you can find a link to the original TechRepublic article and print the tip from our TR Dojo Blog.

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, check out my article and the gallery, Apple TV 2012 Teardown: Upgraded processor, wireless chip.

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 detailed analysis of the teardown, check out my article and the gallery, Apple iPad 2012 Teardown: Bigger battery, better GPU, more RAM.

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 article and the gallery, Apple iPad 2012 Teardown: Amazing display, difficult to repair.

The HP Envy 14 Spectre is an eye-catching ultrabook, and as our teardown shows, it’s well-built, has solid hardware, and is easy to work on. But, it’s also heavier and thicker than many other ultrabooks and more expensive. Bill Detwiler cracks open the Spectre and gives you a look inside.

For a detailed analysis of the teadown, check out my article and video, HP Spectre Teardown: Eye-catching, but overpriced ultrabook.

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Apple’s Tim Cook and Philip Schiller unveil the company’s newest iPad. The device powered by A5X chip, offers a higher-resolution Retina Display, longer battery life, plus 4G LTE. The pricing starts at $499 for a 16GB Wi-Fi model and 4G starting at $629.

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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 discovered that the Boogie Board Rip would be a great pen and paper replacement if it weren’t missing two key features and wasn’t priced so high–relative to low-end tablets. For a detailed list of the e-writer’s hardware and a text version of this video, check out his article, Boogie Board Rip Teardown: Overpriced and a few features short.

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 teardown, check out his article and video, Droid Razr Maxx Teardown: Impressive battery life in a sleek package.

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 a near duplicate of the Apple MacBook Air’s hardware layout. For a detailed analysis of the teardown, check out his article and video, Zenbook teardown: Blatant copy of MacBook Air.

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 out his article and video, Asus Transformer Prime Teardown: Solid tablet, but not without flaws.