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Motorola SBV6240 Cable Modem Teardown

The Motorola Surfboard SBV6240 is a DOCSIS 3.0 cable modem that also features an integrated 2-line VoIP telephone adaptor.

Augmented Reality Enters Mobile Navigation

Mobile navigation application providers have been busy integrating features into their software previously found only on portable navigation devices...

HTC Aria Mobile Handset Teardown

The HTC Aria is essentially a US market version of the affordable Android smartphone that HTC pioneered with the Wildfire.

HTC Desire HD Mobile Handset Teardown

The HTC Desire HD is a media centric Android Smartphone boosting a large 4.3 inch display and powered by a second generation Qualcomm Snapdragon chipset (MSM8255).

HTC Desire Mobile Handset Teardown

HTC's Desire is, for all intents and purposes, a "generic-ized version of the Nexus One Android smartphone which the OEM contract manufactures for Google.

HTC G2 Mobile Handset Teardown

The HTC G2 under analysis here is a HSPA+ smartphone designed exclusively for the North American wireless carrier T-Mobile.

HTC Wildfire Mobile Handset Teardown

The HTC Wildfire is one of a new breed of affordable smartphones featuring Android and Qualcomm MSM72xx baseband processors designed to drive down overall BOM costs.

Nokia C6-00 Mobile Handset Teardown

The Nokia C6 is a full slide-out QWERTY keypad smartphone design with touchscreen capabilities.

Nokia C7-00 Mobile Handset Teardown

The Nokia C7 is touchscreen smartphone designed similarly as the flagship Nokia N8 but targeted at the mainstream "C class Nokia device - albeit, the highest variant of their C class segment.

Samsung GT-I5500 Mobile Handset Teardown

The Samsung Galaxy 5 GT-I5500 (not to be confused with Samsung's flagship Galaxy S) is a 2.8 Inch low-cost Android handset by the Korea mobile handset maker.

SonyEricsson Vivaz Pro Mobile Handset Teardown

The Sony Ericsson Vivaz Pro (along with the non-sliding Vivaz variant) is Sony Ericsson's latest media-centric smartphone that headlines full HD (720p) video recording capability.

SonyEricsson Xperia X10 Mini Mobile Handset Teardown

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini is [by its name alone] deceivingly small.

SonyEricsson Xperia X10 Mobile Handset Teardown

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 marks the first Android based smartphone for the handset brand after the first 2 Xperia models (X1 and X2) which were based on Windows platform.

Microsoft Xbox 360 Elite Video Game Console Teardown

The XBox 360 Elite is the latest and the fullest-featured variant of the 2nd generation XBox gaming console which included the 'Core' (previously analyzed by iSuppli in 2005 and no longer available on the market), 'Arcade' and 'Premium' models.

Portable Navigation Market to Peak in 2011

The form factor war in the navigation space is heating up in early 2011, as rising sales of tablets and smart phones with integrated global positioning system (GPS) capability cut into demand...

PND Pricing Hits Bottom on Black Friday

Black Friday ended as a shootout for the two leading suppliers of portable navigation devices (PND) in the U.S. market, as Garmin and TomTom fought to wrest precious purchasing dollars...

Ericsson F3307 Embedded WWAN Module Teardown

The Ericsson F3307 is an embedded WWAN module (in PCIe Mini card format) designed for use in low power mobile devices such as tablets and netbooks.

Hon Hai J9C-GOBI2000 Embedded WWAN Module Teardown

The Hon Hai J9C-GOBI2000 is an embedded WWAN module (in PCIe Mini card format) featuring Qualcomm's Gobi 2000 chipset which supports both HSPA and EVDO data protocols for a truly global compatibility.

Huawei EM770W Embedded WWAN Module Teardown

The Huawei EM770W is an embedded WWAN module (in PCIe Mini card format) featuring Qualcomm's MSM6290 baseband and supports a quad-band HSPA and GPRS/EDGE radio.