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The Real Reason Why iPads Are Made In China
When people ask why Apple doesn’t make its iPads in America, the usual explanation is that labor costs are so high, there’s no way an iPad could be made in the country for less than $1000. That answer has always lacked weight, as the manual labor of constructing an iPad is actually a...
New Apple TV Teardown Shows Beefier Guts Behind the Familiar Face [Apple]
The third generation Apple TV is the exact same size with the same exact ports as the second gen, but it's got some big upgrades under the hood. As usual, iFixit's given it the full teardown treatment.More »
iFixIt Opens Up The New iPad [Teardown]
Aren't those suction cups cute? In their normal fashion as dissectors and vivisectionists of the gadget world, the fine ladies and gents over at iFixIt — who flew all the way to Australia to get a literal crack at the new iPad early — have just opened Apple’s latest tablet ...
The new iPad teardown
Every time Apple releases new hardware, the tech world awaits its inevitable teardown. Apple’s products are just as much a feat in engineering as they are sleek and beautiful. And everyone wants to know how they’ve done it.The new iPad is no exception. Apple has managed to squeeze ove...
iFixit tears down the third generation iPad (Updated)
iFixit got its hands on a third generation iPad as soon as it went on sale in Australia today. As they boasted on Twitter, "the first legit-purchased, legit-owned iPad 3 is now also the first legit-opened iPad... in the world."The iPad 2 and the iPad 3 have different displays and the teardown ana...
New iPad Spills Its Guts: iFixit Teardown Underway (Updated) [New Ipad]
The gadget surgeons at iFixit have seized the new iPad and are currently tearing it down. Will the procedure reveal the rumored 1GB of RAM and 1GHz processor? What details will we learn about the beautiful retina display? We'll update as soon as we know more.More »
The Verge suggests the new iPad has 1 GB RAM
Though Apple is forthcoming about processor specs and display resolution, the company often fails to mention the amount of RAM inside its devices. The original iPad shipped with 256 MB of RAM and the iPad 2 with 512 MB. Sources for the Verge claim the new iPad will up the RAM again to a respect...
Apple TV Packs Custom A5 Chip
The new Apple TV gets its own custom chip Tim Cook kind of rushed past the Apple TV update yesterday. On the surface of things, not much changed: 1080p was the only real new feature, as the new iOS-like interface and Netflix sign-up are also available on older Apple TVs via update. But under the ...
Put The Wasted Space Inside Your New iMac To Good Use With iFixit's Dual Hard Drive Kits
Take apart one of Apple’s latest iMacs and inside you’ll find plenty of space for mounting an additional hard drive. Of course, it’s useless if you don’t have the tools for the job, but that’s where iFixit comes in. The teardown specialists have released a new kit t...
iFixit Goes Hands-On With The iPad 3?s Retina Display [Video]
If there’s one thing we know for sure about the iPad 3, it’s that the upcoming tablet will have a breathtakingly-awesome screen. After months of building speculation, it’s been repeatedly confirmed that the iPad 3 will follow in the iPhone’s footsteps with a super high-res...
