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iFixit’s Galaxy Nexus Teardown Reveals Dirty NFC Secret

9:56AM November 30, 2011 | Brent Rose

The axe-wielding maniacs over at iFixit are tearing Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus limb from limb! O, the humanity! If you’ve been eager to see what makes Google’s new flagship beast tick, here’s your photographic anatomy lesson. More »

Computing

See The Kindle Fire’s Guts Dissected

9:35AM November 16, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The mad dismantlers at iFixit have their prying hands on the Kindle Fire, which means it’s time to rip that thing apart. If the silicon sadist inside you enjoys such things, read on — lots of pretty tablet innards await. More »

Mobile

Confirmed: The iPhone 4S Has Only 512MB Of Ram

6:30AM October 14, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

We’d previously heard rumours that the iPhone 4S only has 512MB of RAM — now it’s for sure. The folks at iFixit have been working all day on a teardown and finally made the declaration themselves. More »

Gadgets

iPod Nano Teardown Reveals New Processor, Solid State Drive

3:00AM October 8, 2011 | Mario Aguilar

Just a few days after we first saw the new fitness-centric iPod Nano, iFixit has already exposed its guts. Turns out the new Nano didn’t just get a UI upgrade–it got some new hardware too. More »

Computing

Apple’s Thunderbolt Display Has A Ton Of Chips, Subwoofer

9:20AM September 29, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

We already knew the guts in a Thunderbolt cable were pretty impressive, but iFixit’s teardown of Apple’s 27-inch Thunderbolt display shows just how much circuitry goes into making Intel’s new transfer technology work, even in a monitor. More »

Computing

iFixit Lets Your Repair Your New TouchPad Now That HP’s Given Up On It

12:40AM August 21, 2011 | Kwame Opam

Now that HP’s practically giving TouchPads away, iFixit has released their full suite of repair guides for the dying tablet, along with a webOS app for your servicing needs. If you got one before they sold out, you’ll need this.

Computing

New Mac Mini Is Roomy Enough For A Second Hard Drive

9:05AM July 22, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

The new Mac Mini is a roomy little bugger. Inside its aluminium body, there’s an extra SATA connector and room for a second hard drive. You’ll need to find a SATA cable, but iFixit is one the hunt for one. More »

Computing

New Macbook Air Teardown Shows SSDs Not Bolted Down Just Yet

6:40AM July 22, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Hey, this is good news: iFixit’s teardown of the new Macbook Airs, which were released yesterday, shows that the SSDs aren’t soldered to the motherboard, making them user-replaceable. More »

Mobile

Droid 3 Teardown Reveals Surprise Comeback Of SIM Card

3:17AM July 19, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

The Droid 3′s been out for a month in China, but we’re just now getting our obligatory look under the hood via an iFixit teardown. The big surprise is that Motorola’s new handset is packing a SIM card. More »

Mobile

How To Fix The Five Most Common iPhone Injuries

11:25AM July 8, 2011 | Gizmodo US Edition

iPhones aren’t built to last forever, but that doesn’t mean you should let a cracked display or dead battery finish your handset. We’ve got five of the most common repairs for the iPhone 4 – courtesy of our friends at iFixit. More »