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Samsung GALAXY S 4 innards spilled in iFixit teardown

, Apr 26th 2013 Discuss [0]

We've already seen a couple of teardowns of Samsung's new GALAXY S 4, but that didn't stop the folks at iFixit from dissecting the phone either. What they find on the inside isn't too surprising: some plastic, some silicon, and a bit of electronics. However, the teardown reveals that Samsung made the GALAXY S 4 an easy repair. Read The Full Story

Oculus Rift dev kit teardown earns tinkering praise

, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

3D gaming headset and Kickstarter success the Oculus Rift has only just been put together and begun shipping out to backers, but that hasn't stopped iFixit from tearing it down as soon as it arrived. The headset exceeded its crowd-funding goal within a matter of hours but takes less than ten minutes to break down into its constituent parts, the teardown site discovered, rating it - in beta form, at least - a healthy nine out of ten for repairability. Read The Full Story

HTC One teardown proves durability a top priority

, Mar 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you were looking for the HTC One to be a device you were easily able to take apart for inner-bits replacement, you might not be all that pleased with the report appearing today. On the other hand, if you love it when iFixit gives a big shout out to the device you're looking to buy for its immense durability, the HTC One might be the phone for you. It's not going to be a device you'll be popping open on accident, that's for sure. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry Z10 gets torn down by iFixit

, Mar 25th 2013 Discuss [0]

The BlackBerry Z10 is BlackBerry's newest attempt at chiseling away at market share, and while the device is out now in several countries, including the US, it could take some time to find out if the Z10 is indeed stealing the hearts of iOS, Android, And Windows Phone users around the world. In the meantime, the curious minds at iFixit have gotten a hold of the device and did what they do best. Read The Full Story

Pebble says smartwatch includes Bluetooth 4.0, despite iFixit’s claim

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Earlier today, iFixit posted up their teardown walkthrough of the Pebble smartwatch, and noted that the device didn't support Bluetooth 4.0 -- only Bluetooth 2.1. However, there seemed to be some confusion between the specific chips used in the watch, as Pebble has responded to the teardown, saying that Bluetooth 4.0 is indeed supported. Read The Full Story

Pebble smartwatch gets torn down, not much to it

, Mar 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

The Pebble smartwatch was all the rage on Kickstarter, and we eventually got our grubby little hands on the thing at CES back in January, with our full review being posted up last month. The amazing folks over at iFixit have also ended up getting their hands on the device, but they went about it in a different manner, completely tearing it apart to see what's inside. Read The Full Story

Dell XPS 10 and Kindle Fire are the most repairable tablets, Surface Pro and iPads come in last

, Feb 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Warranties have their place, but there's no shortage of techies who prefer to do their own device repair when something goes awry. Unfortunately, no matter how technically inclined you are, some devices seem built specifically to make the task as difficult as possible. The folks over at iFixit have released their Repairability Guide, which shows Dell's XPS 10 as the easiest to repair, and Microsoft's Surface Pro as the worst of the bunch. Read The Full Story

Wii U iFixit teardown shows super easy fix-up

, Nov 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

It's time for the iFixit teardown of the Wii U, bringing on more details about this device than you could ever possibly want to know about. Starting with the basics, it's found that along with NFC and either 8GB or 32GB iterations for internal storage, this unit has USB hard drive support, AMD Radeon-based High Definition GPU action, and a fabulous IBM Power-based multi-core processor. All that we know about - that and the 6.2-inch 854 x 480 pixels LCD panel on the touchscreen controller as well as a disk slot, sync button, SD card slot, USB 2.0 x 4, HDMI, AV multi-out, and sensor bar connector on the main unit. Read The Full Story

Nexus 4 gets teardown for repairability and science

, Nov 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

If you're not all about science, its time you turned right around - because the Nexus 4 being torn down by iFixit to see what LG has brought to the party is all about how much science they can pack in its innards. It begins with a note that the LG Nexus 4 (see our full review here) isn't exactly made to be taken apart - not by the average citizen - but that if you do want to fix it up, you'll probably be able to without too much trouble. It all begins with a couple T5 Torx screws and a prying of the back from the front. Read The Full Story

iPad 4 teardown: More of the same (and a missed opportunity)

, Nov 2nd 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's fourth-gen iPad may have been a bit-player alongside the iPad mini at the launch event last week, but the 9.7-inch tablet still gets its time under the screwdriver. The tricksy teardown merchants at iFixit have wasted no time in putting the iOS slate in its place: that is, in separate pieces splayed across the table. Unsurprisingly, the team there don't rate it highly for DIY repairability; more unexpected, though, is news that Apple didn't really make the most of the changes it implemented. Read The Full Story

iPad mini gets teardown treatment

, Nov 1st 2012 Discuss [0]

Apple's iPad mini has gone under the knife, with the 7.9-inch tablet enduring the embarrassing rite of passage as it's torn component from component in a ritual teardown. The cads at iFixit managed to get their hands on an early-delivery of the new mini - which is set to hit preorder customers from tomorrow, Friday November 2 - to see what's going on inside. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Surface gets complete teardown

, Oct 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Microsoft's latest piece of hardware, the Surface tablet running Windows RT, has been placed on the surgery bed and was given a full dissection by the fellows over at iFixit. While they were able to tear it apart completely, it wasn't an easy feat, and they came across some obstacles along the way. Read The Full Story
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