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Mon 07 Jul 2007Dissecting the inner workings of the iPhoneSAN FRANCISCO It took Apple 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.