Cracking open the BlackBerry - Step by Step

**hayden**

CNET Networks' TechRepublic runs a regular series called "Cracking Open" in which it takes a look inside a variety of gadgets. CNET News.com is publishing this excerpt.

In the wake of this week's BlackBerry outage, the second such interruption of service in a year, John Lee cracks open the BlackBerry for CNET to see what makes it tick.

BlackBerry's latest model is the BlackBerry Curve 8310. Not only is it a cell phone and an e-mail and text-messaging workhorse, it also features a media player, Web browser, integrated GPS, and a 2 megapixel camera in an amazingly small and trim package.

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**kentrg**

very nice tutorial

butterfly2 · butterfly2 Stack level 5 Jan 2006/1,279 posts Trust Level:

Ouch!!!

GaBulldog · GaBulldog Stack level 2 Dec 2006/96 posts Trust Level:

Great Tutorial. Thanks again Hayden!

GeneKam · GeneKam Stack level 4 Apr 2007/842 posts Blog Entries: 2 Trust Level:

nice nice, my berry got scared after seeing all of these guts.

fansipan · fansipan Stack level 1 Feb 2008/2 posts Trust Level:

nice,
nakedness changes minds

. I want a curve now.

ikasen · ikasen Stack level 3 Dec 2006/304 posts Trust Level:

I haven't watched the video yet, I'm scared

mbranscum · mbranscum Stack level 3 May 2007/244 posts Trust Level:

I saw this before I ate lunch! Now my appetite is gone!

**Lavagirl**

Adding to bookmarks

thanks Hayden

Brimart · Brimart Stack level 1 May 2007/15 posts Trust Level:

WOW only six screws! Scary, but it sounds easy to brake into if you want to do any "deeper" mods to it.

Bricemails · Bricemails Stack level 2 Sep 2007/72 posts Trust Level:

Yutube is better

xkylar · xkylar Stack level 1 Jul 2007/6 posts Trust Level:

I never knew the side rails can slide outwards and I've been struggling to take off the faceplate since the youtube video didn't show that you can just pull it aside.

lldru32 · lldru32 Stack level 3 Oct 2006/104 posts Trust Level:

koo.. thanks hayden!

delfim · delfim Stack level 2 Mar 2007/58 posts Trust Level:

Well Hayden, thanks a lot FOR THE CURVE STRIP SHOW, but my back cringed when I saw the whole lot of goodies spilling on the table - I quickly put everything back again - no harm done. But good - now i can order the casings and new screen because my Curve needs a renewal. Good stuff Hayden - but don´t be so merciless. Have pity !

MacBerry76 · MacBerry76 Stack level 1 Dec 2007/11 posts Trust Level:

Hayden, don't scare a Blackberry noob like that!! YIKES!! LOL