[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]

Ouch!!!

[GaBulldog]

Great Tutorial. Thanks again Hayden!

[GeneKam]

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

[fansipan]

nice,
nakedness changes minds :D. I want a curve now.

[ikasen]

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

[mbranscum]

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

[Lavagirl]

Adding to bookmarks
thanks Hayden

[Brimart]

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

[Bricemails]

Yutube is better

[xkylar]

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]

koo.. thanks hayden!

[delfim]

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]

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

[azstar]

I don't think I'll ever get that brave..........the closest I ever came to messing with a device was to pop the screen off my old creative zen sleek mp3 player after I left it in the bottom of my purse and somehow a ton of white powdery stuff got under the display screen, (I later determined that this was from a box of peppermint Altoids that had opened in my purse)

[drogthe3]

Curve looks nice, maybe i should have waited instead of picking up a pearl...
nice guide though