China’s Yao Defen was the tallest woman in the world, 7 feet 8 inches. She died at the age of 40 in a house she shared with her mom in China’s central Anhui Provinvce. Yao had developed gigantism because of a tumor on her pituitary gland and by the time she was 15 she was more than 6 feet 6. In 2006, the tumor was removed but she had developed a series of different health issues including a blood clot on her brain. But they are saying the cause of her death is unknown yet. Mickey
Tech Talk News: China Unicom Get over 100K iPhone 5 Preorders on Day One
The people over at China love their iPhones too. On the first day it was available, a 100k iPhone 5’s were preordered. That might not seem like much but in China Apple is low on the totem pole. So far Apple this is breaking new ground. After months of negations Apple fought for approval of the device for over a month. And just last week Apple received its network license so that the device can be sold on mobile carriers . Apple is looking to gain some bigger ground in China’s booming smartphone market and with the release of the iPhone 5 they hope to get some traction, at the moment Apple only has 15% of the smartphone market. Yungjohnnybravo x TatWZA
Apple Relocating Manufacturing To USA??
With tension growing at Apple’s china-based manufacturing company, relocating would probably be in their best interest for future endeavors. Not that this is something they can do over night, but it is now clear they are definitely taking initial steps in the process. Apple has released their latest model of the iMac and some are finding some home-made branding on their units. Hit the jump for the story Tat Wza
China To Finally Carry iPhone & iPad Mini
The chinese love their technology, but are not so fond of iPhone’s and Internet browsing. Restricting almost everything that enters their borders, the Chinese look like they have finally caved; in a good way! Apple products will be making their way East this holiday season. Tat Wza
China Releases Prototype Bullet Train Capable Of 311MPH !!!
China has always been a step or two ahead of us. So it’s only right that they made ANOTHER lightning fast train before we even made one. The Shanghai Magnetic Levitation Train, or Maglev, regularly hits speeds of 430 km/h or 268 mph while traveling, which is clearly not fast enough for the Chinese. The magnetic levitation of the car makes for a very smooth ride; even when passing another train at 300 mph. Hit the jump for more details and video. Tat Wza
China Lands First Jet On Aircraft Carrier
On Sunday China announced that it had landed it’s first fighter jet on an aircraft carrier. The US assesment is that it will be years before the aircraft carriers are battle ready for the Chinese, and no country other than the United States operates more than one. US officials believe that China will look to build up their fleet and capabilities over the next decade. Hit the jump for more. PaulDaPro
