Monthly Archives: January 2014

China builds own phone OS, aims to be more secure than Android or iPhone

Posted on January 21, 2014 by contra

China, wary of operating systems from the Western world, has built a new smartphone OS that it believes will be more secure than the likes of Android and the iPhone. While China claims it as its own, the OS looks … Continue reading →

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NVIDIA reveals second Tegra K1 with 64-bit support, dual 2.5GHz Denver CPUs

Posted on January 6, 2014 by contra

Ever since the introduction of Apple’s A7 chipset on the iPhone 5s, 64-bit has become somewhat of a buzzword for manufacturers like Qualcomm, NVIDIA, Samsung and MediaTek. The former has already followed in Apple’s footsteps with 64-bit support on the … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: U.S. waived laws to keep F-35 on track with China-made parts

Posted on January 5, 2014 by contra

The Pentagon repeatedly waived laws banning Chinese-built components on U.S. weapons in order to keep the $392 billion Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter program on track in 2012 and 2013, even as U.S. officials were voicing concern about China’s espionage … Continue reading →

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New Mac Pro’s processor reportedly user-upgradeable

Posted on January 5, 2014 by contra

Following its teardown of Apple’s new Mac Pro, Other World Computing has supposedly confirmed the cylindrical desktop’s processor is user-upgradeable, meaning owners may have the option to keep their machine up to date as new CPUs hit the market. In … Continue reading →

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