The iPhone blends a revolutionary touch-screen interface, media player, and smart phone into a slick package.
After waiting in line, spending $600, signing a two-year AT&T contract and activating the iPhone, CNET News.com sister site TechRepublic decided that the next sensible action was to take the thing apart. Get a look at the hardware inside the 8GB iPhone and see whether they managed to get it back together in working condition.
What follows is a step-by-step summary of their experience disassembling the iPhone, as part of TechRepublic's Cracking Open series.
For CNET's complete coverage, click here: Apple iPhone.
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