While many consumers are waiting for the HTC One to go on sale in their respective markets, the folks at iFixit have already disassembled the flagship Android smartphone for all to see what’s under the hood. As you may recall, the One features a 4.7-inch 1080p Full HD Super LCD 3 display, Qualcomm Snapdragon...
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Verizon Wireless is scheduling an upgrade for the HTC Droid DNA, as indicated by the support page for the build 2.04.605.2 update pictured below. It’s not a major update, but it will fix some nagging issues with Bluetooth, HotSpot and WiFi connectivity, which should please some users. Sound quality for headsets is said to...
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The Android 4.2.1 OTA update has started rolling out to the Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone and Nexus 10 tablet, courtesy of Google. The build JOP40D software upgrade is quite minor, as it mainly fixes the “December Bug” that prevented users from accessing the month for birthdays and anniversaries in the People App, but it...
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The Google Nexus 4 by LG received a repairability score of 7 out 10 by the guys at iFixit, as it was torn down this past weekend in the name of science. The Nexus 4, which was recently released and runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, rocks a 4.7-inch WXGA IPS display (1280×768 pixel resolution,...
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The Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III is getting a maintenance update to build IMM76D.I535VRALG7. This one is notable because it resolves the annoying “No SIM” pop up issue that’s been plaguing Galaxy S3 users on Big Red since launch. The 30.7MB update should be rolling out soon. Check out the full changelog below. Verizon...
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Teardowns of smartphones and tablets are typically orchestrated by the folks at iFixit these days, but the makers of the Xperia Tablet S decided to take this one into their own hands. In the time-lapsed video below, you will see Sony engineer Takuya Inaba rip apart the new Android tablet and put it back...
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Thanks to the fellas at iFixit, we can now take a look inside the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Android tablet through a series of teardown photos. Recently announced at a press event in NYC and released in the US on August 16, the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich-powered Galaxy Note 10.1 features a 10.1-inch...
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The Sprint Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone has received its second update in just over one week. At the end of June, Sprint rolled out the LF9 (L710VPLF9) update and now they’ve released the LG2 (L710VPLG2) update – look for it to arrive over the air soon. As noted on Sprint’s support site,...
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The folks at iFixit tore down the Google Nexus 7 tablet earlier in the week, so it’s only fitting that they also ripped apart the Nexus Q social streaming media player – both were unveiled at Google I/O 2012. If you recall, Google was proud to announce that the Nexus Q was designed and...
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In the image gallery below, the Google Nexus 7, manufactured by Asus, gets its proper teardown treatment, courtesy of the guys at iFixit. The Nexus 7 is highly regarded as the best 7-inch Android tablet and it’s available to purchase now with shipments due to arrive in mid-July. The $200-250 priced tablet is the...
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Verizon Wireless is rolling out a new update, 5.9.905, for the Motorola Droid Bionic. It’s a minor upgrade, not the upcoming Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich update, but it’s said to improve 4G LTE data connectivity. Check out the change log below. Verizon Motorola Droid Bionic 5.9.905.XT875 Update Change Log: + Recalibrated volume of...
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The Samsung Galaxy S III Android smartphone wouldn’t be complete without getting its proper teardown treatment. In the pic-by-pic gallery below, courtesy of Chipworks and iFixit, you can see what components make up the popular Android handset. Head over to iFix for the relevant context and commentary for each image, if interested. Features: Android...
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A couple of weeks ago, ASUS announced that each Transformer Prime user would be eligible to receive a free GPS Extension kit to combat the woeful signal issues that have been plaguing the tablet. Now, ASUS has unveiled what the dongle looks like and provided instructions on how to get one. It’s rather bulky,...
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ASUS is finally addressing the known Transformer Prime GPS signal issue by offering a hardware add-on solution to users. If you own a Transformer Prime, registering it on ASUS’ VIP member site will enable you to receive a free external GPS extension kit, essentially a dongle, that will “be a flush fit on the...
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The Tegra 3-powered Asus Transformer Prime seems to be getting OTA updates every week, as another has started rolling out to users in the U.S. and Taiwan today. As usual, there’s no official changelog posted with the 9.4.2.14 IML74K update, but Gary Key from Asus did chime in on XDA to mention that the...
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