Teardown

Bill Detwiler cracks open a Google Glass Explorer Edition beta unit and discovers that the wearable computer's sturdy construction also makes some repairs impractical. [Read more]

An analysis of parts found inside Samsung's new Galaxy S4 has concluded the flagship smartphone is more costly to build than Apple's iPhone 5, with a price tag of $237 for the 16-gigabyte model.

Certainly, the biggest smartphone launch of 2013, so far, has been the official launch of the new Samsung Galaxy S 4 smartphone. As we all expect with any high-profile launch of the new smartphone, a teardown of the device has now turned up looking at exactly how much it costs to produce. The tear...

The Ouya Android powered gaming console , which initially started off as a campaign on Kickstarter, is now being shipped out. The idea of this console was liked so much that the campaign raked in some $8 million in crowd sourced funding. It launched with some 481 titles and is available for a...

A look inside Samung’s new high-profile smartphone, the Galaxy S4 shows that the South Korean electronics giant is using numerous components produced by its various internally owned subsidiaries. A teardown analysis conducted by the market research firm IHS, due to be released tomorrow, has pegged...

The Android-toting game console known as OUYA has had its first teardown appearance this week, a piece-by-piece de-construction showing that it will be a relatively easy repair job for future users. The console and gaming controller are taken apart bit-by-bit with open-source and free-to-modify...

The open-source game console, which rocked Kickstarter last year, earns a high repairability score from iFixit of 9 out of 10. [Read more]

The open-source game console earned a high repairability score from iFixit of 9 out of 10. [Read more]

The fine folk at iFixit have given the brand-spankin' new Galaxy S4 the teardown treatment, spilling its innards for all to see. Not surprisingly, Samsung has made the Galaxy S4 relatively easy to repair. Not much should stand in your way if you find...

iFixit's teardown of the Samsung Galaxy S4 notes the handset's use of a replaceable battery, something rarely seen on today's high end smartphones; the new Android flagship model is rated highly by iFixit for easy accessibility to the phone's innards making the model easy to repair with a score of...