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New Full Product Teardown Reports

HTC EVO 4G CDMA/WiMAX Touchscreen Phone: The Sprint branded EVO 4G from HTC is an Android based, dual band CDMA camera phone with 8MP image sensor with flash. This social media geared phone is WiMAX enabled, allowing the user higher data speeds in areas providing 4G coverage. With Sprints’ Hot Spot™, the EVO can act as a WiFi router allowing other WiFi enabled devices to connect to the internet through the EVO. Rounding out the wireless capabilities is Bluetooth, GPS and FM Radio. The user interface for the EVO is a 4.3-inch WVGA display with capacitive touchscreen and an inward facing 1.3MP camera allows for self portraits and video calling.

Nokia 6788i TD-SCDMA Phone: The Nokia 6788i is a tri-band GSM and dual-band TD-SCDMA phone with a Symbian operating system. This Z-axis slider phone was developed for the Chinese market, with service provided by China Mobile. On the back of the device is a 5MP camera equipped with autofocus and Zeiss Optics lenses. The camera is capable of capturing both still photos and video. The camera and adjacent flash are protected by a lens cover that can be closed when the camera is not in use. The 6788i has 4GB of integrated user memory, with additional storage supplied by the microSD card slot located beneath the back cover. The phone also has an FM radio receiver with presets, an integrated music player, and Bluetooth capability.

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Samsung Galaxy S GT-i9000 UMTS Touchscreen Phone

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HTC ADR6300 Droid Incredible UMTS Phone

Each Product Teardown Report contains:
*	Executive summary
*	Block diagram
*	Detailed, high-resolution, color photos, external & internal hardware
*	Detailed step-by-step disassembly reverse-engineering process
*	Power measurements
*	Circuit board & packaging metrics
*	Complete electrical and mechanical BOM (Bill of Materials)
*	Die photos
*	PCB cross sections
*	System complexity and design benchmarking metrics
*	Manufacturing cost analyses
*	Description of most interesting electronic features and packaging concepts

following are headlines from current notes:

Competitive Alert - August 24, 2010
Nokia Debuts Handset with Touchscreen and Numeric Pad * Does Sony Ericsson Have an Android PlayStation Phone up Its Sleeve? * iPhone 5 May Replace Your Wallet * Oracle Sues Google for Android Patent Infringement * Spansion Sues Samsung Electronics for Violating Patents * PlayStation Engineer Awarded Compensation * Sharp Reduces Output of LCD Panels * AUO to Build LCD Panel Assembly Plant in Guangdong Province, China

Component Technology - September 1, 2010
Canon Develops APS-H Size 120MP CMOS Sensor * Sharp Doubling LCD Module Output in China * Dai Nippon Printing Develops Triple-Axis Accelerometer Only 1mm Thick * Demand for Electronic Components Tapering Off Since July * Intel and Micron Sample-Ship 3-Bit/Cell 64Gbit NAND Flash * Samsung Electronics Increases Dominance in NAND Flash Market * Hynix Kicks Off Volume Production of 20nm 64Gbit NAND Flash * Renesas Electronics and Acacia Research Sign Licensing Deal

Wireless Technologies - August 30, 2010
Sony Develops Technology to Supply Data and Power Using a Single Wire * Japan Communications Introduces microSIM Card for iPhone 4 * Toshiba Rumored to Debut an Android Tablet * Taiwan Media Says 7-in. iPad on the Way * Samsung Electronics Readying Its First LTE Phone * Lack of Applications for Android * Intel and Nokia Team Up in 3D Technology for Handsets * Dell Debuts $100 Smartphone

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