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Curious gadget fans smash, dissect iPhones

3 juillet 2007, 00:00

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It took Apple Incorporation more than six months to build the iPhone but curious gadget fanatics needed only minutes to tear one apart. Within hours of the first iPhones going on sale on Friday, enthusiasts scrambled to be the first to discover what makes the devices tick, posting photos and videos of disassembled phones on the Internet.

The information is more than just academic. Apple keeps a tight grip on information about parts suppliers so ?tear downs? of its products are closely watched by investors keen to figure out how to place their bets.

In the past, word that a particular part was being used in Apple?s popular iPod music players has sent that company?s shares higher.

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