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Android vs. iPhone: Pros and Cons of the Two Major Mobile Software Platforms

At the recent Google I/O 2010 event, Google Inc. made a series of compelling announcements related to its Android operating system: More than 60 Android smart phone models are now...

Smart Phones Become the New LBS Battleground

With smart phones emerging as the strategic computing platform for the next decade, the usage of smart-phone-based OEM and aftermarket on-board navigation systems is set to soar by a factor of...

Connected PND Market on the Rise in Western Europe

The increasing popularity of smart phones has spurred the makers of Portable Navigation Devices (PND) to offer connected PNDs, a market that is expected to expand by...

Getting Cloud Content in the Car

Automotive infotainment is gaining lots of traction these days thanks to the smart phone, changing expectations among customers on what they wish to do in cars and what they desire...

What Can Automotive Infotainment Take from the Apple iPhone OS 4?

The automotive industry increasingly is scrutinizing smart phones as well as software-intensive electronics systems, which feature a tiered system and software...

Archos 9 Tablet PC Teardown

The Archos 9 pctablet is a fully functional touchscreen-only tablet PC that is running Windows 7, and is architecturally based around an Intel Atom Z510 1.1 GHz processor and single chip 'chipset' support.

Harman Kardon AVR 360 Audio Video Receiver Teardown

The Harman/Kardon AVR 360 is a 7.1-channel audio-video receiver unit capable of delivering 65W of power (7x channels) targeted at the European market (US version is marketed under the AVR 2600 brand).

HP Pavilion DV4-1540us Motherboard Teardown

This teardown analysis encompasses only the motherboard and peripheral PCB assemblies of a HP Pavilion dv4-1540us entertainment notebook computer featuring an Intel GM45 Express chipset solution [without CPU or SO-DIMM memory modules].

Samsung Q1EX Ultra Mobile PC Teardown

The Samsung NP-Q1EX is a mobile internet device/personal media player which is built around the Via Technologies ULV U2500 CPU and the VX820 chipset.

Viliv X70 EX Mobile Internet Device Teardown

The Yukyung Technologies Viliv X70 EX, is both a mobile internet device (MID) and personal media player (PMP) which is built around the Intel Atom Z520 CPU and the US15W chipset.

Nokia Highlights Location as a Revenue Driver for Smart Phones

Mobile applications have seen astronomical growth in availability and popularity since Apple made its iPhone the hub of mobile applications.

LifeSize Express 200 Codec Teardown

The LifeSize Express 200 Codec is the audio/video (A/V) hub and codec for LifeSize's Express 200 telepresence system.

Dell Inspiron 1010 Netbook Teardown

The Dell Mini 10 (Inspiron 1010) under analysis here is a wireless broadband (3G) enabled netbook computer.

HP Pavilion DM3T Notebook Computer Teardown

The HP Pavilion DM3T is the Intel-equipped version of HP's DM3 series of entertainment notebook computers.

HP Pavilion DM3Z Notebook Computer Teardown

The HP Pavilion DM3Z is the AMD-equipped version of HP's DM3 series of entertainment notebook computers.

Apple iMac (MB950LLA) Desktop Computer Teardown

The 21.5-inch iMac under analysis here represents the latest evolution of Apple's popular line of all-in-one desktop computers.

Apple MacBook (MC207LLA) Notebook Computer Teardown

The Apple MacBook under analysis here is the entry-level notebook computer offered by Apple for just under $1000.

Apple MacBook Pro (MB990LLA) Notebook Computer Teardown

The Apple MacBook Pro under analysis here is one of 3 trims of MacBook Pro featuring 13.3 LED backlit display, 2.26GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Nvidia 9400M chipset, 160GB hard disk drive and 2 GB of DDR3 memory.

Novatel (Vodafone) MiFi 2352 Mobile Hotspot Teardown

The Novatel MiFi 2352 is a personal hotspot device that converts a 3G signal into a localized but portable WLAN (802.11b/g) network designed for the European HSDPA market (quad band GSM / tri band UMTS).