Hasta La Gadget!

Considering its sleek, primarily aluminum construction we never thought the HTC One was going be easy to crack open. But, it seems not even iFixit was completely prepared for the challenge of picking one apart. Since there are no screws used in the construction of the body, the fearless hackers needed to turn to a heat gun, a suction cup and a metal spudger to gain access to the internals. Underneath the swaths of aluminum and glass it turns out most of the components are covered in foil-like copper shielding that is quite difficult to deal with. There are a few screws inside, however, like the pair of fasteners that connect the 2,300mAh battery’s cable to the motherboard. In the end, iFixit handed the One its namesake on the repairability scale — meaning this sucker is practically impossible to pull apart and reassemble. To see the complete and careful destruction of HTC’s latest flagship hit up the source.

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Source: iFixit

There’s been an uncertainty hovering over just when the HTC One would make its formal debut, between delays in many areas and a trickle of availability in others. At least in theory, those doubts have been resolved: HTC now says that Germany, the UK and Taiwan will have an official One launch next week. Europe, North America and large swaths of Asia-Pacific will get their own units before the end of April. The company hasn’t been more specific about carrier deployments, but we’re sure that HTC is happy just to beat a key competitor to store shelves. Read the company’s full statement after the break.

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You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all handpicked by the editors here at the site. Click on through the break, and enjoy.

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Yearning for a contract-free option for cellular service? Ting‘s certainly a compelling one, but to date, the limited device options have kept it from becoming a standout alternative. That, however, is about to change. The MVNO — which leans on Sprint’s network here in the US — has just announced plans to sell contract-free Galaxy S IV “for around the full unlocked price” as soon as it can. Specifically, you’ll see it hit the Ting device page as a pre-order in around six to eight weeks.

If that’s a little large for your blood, HTC’s drop-dead gorgeous One will also be making its way over, with pre-orders to start in around 30 days. Inching ever smaller, the Galaxy S III Mini will join the carrier’s lineup about the time the GS IV does, though there’s no mention of pricing there. As for other nuggets? Ting’s expecting to offer up its first LTE device for pre-order “within six weeks,” and yes, it’s still working on a way to support Apple’s iPhone as well as the entire range of Windows Phone 8 products.

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Source: Ting

If you read the comments on our HTC One review, you’ll find a lot of cheesed-off Verizon customers wondering why Big Red isn’t planning on selling it. Turns out, you guys might be getting yourselves a pretty 4.7-inch flagship after all. AllThingsD is reporting that Verizon is indeed planning to offer the phone, right alongside AT&T, Sprint and T-Mobile. The only catch is that the VZW model might arrive a month or two after the others, thanks to Verizon’s notoriously long testing process. The keyword, of course, is “might” — so far, neither Verizon or HTC has made a comment, which means all our angry Verizon-bound readers might have reason to be mad after all. Needless to say, we hope you don’t.

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