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AMD to host GameOn 2018 at Comic Con Hyderabadedit
AMD GameOn 2018 scheduled to take place at Hitex Convention Center, Hyderabad has been listed in The Hans India and Telangana Today.
Publications: The Hans India (October 11, 2018), The Hans India (October 12, 2018), Telangana Today (October 12, 2018)
AMD brand mentions
Global PC shipments hit 67.2 mn units in Q3, Lenovo leadsedit
“Although the third-quarter results did not show any material impact, the Intel CPU shortage could influence the PC market moving forward with price increases and changes to the vendor landscape. While this shortage will have some short-term impacts, Gartner does not see any lasting impact on overall PC demand. Current expectation is that the shortage will continue into 2019, but Intel will prioritize the high-end CPU as well as the CPUs for business PCs. In the meantime, AMD will pick up the part of the market where Intel cannot supply CPUs,” Kitagawa said.
Publication: The Economic Times
Black Friday laptop deals: the best prices this yearedit
If you’re trying to purchase a new laptop or MacBook, then there’s no better time to grab one than on Black Friday, and with this year’s celebration of shopping quickly approaching, it’s worth gearing up for the big day and seeing how you can make sure you get the absolute best deal.
Publication: Udaipur Kiran
Deals: $100 Bonus on Pixel 3, Half Off Grado SR60 Headphonesedit
We’ve rounded up the best tech deals of the day, including a $100 bonus when you pre-order Google’s Pixel 3 smartphone, 50 percent off Grado’s legendary SR60 headphones, and up to 30 percent off Lego sets.
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7GHz 8-Core AM4 Processor for $295.99 at Walmart (list $330)
Publication: PC Mag
Top smartphone offers on Flipkart Big Billion Day sale todayedit
AMD powered laptops minimum 25% off starting Rs 14,990 from HP, Asus and others. Sony WH-1000XM2 Bluetooth ANC Headset with Mic & Touch Sensor Rs 30,999 (MRP) is available at Rs15,999 (deal price).
Publication: Livemint
Sony indicates they’ve started working on the next generation PS5edit
The PlayStation 4 was a resounding success as it took the eighth generation console space by storm, selling considerably more units than its biggest rival, the Xbox One. Rumour mills have been churning full-time recently with the news doing the rounds that Sony will include AMD’s Ryzen CPUs in the next iteration of the PlayStation, and we have talked about this previously. The inclusion of AMD’s Ryzen line seems like a positive step for Sony as they look to improve their consoles’ processing power.
Publication: PC Mag
Competition in news
Nvidia unveils new software tools, plans to move beyond market for AI chipsedit
Graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp is trying to grab a bigger slice of the business computing market from dominant rival Intel Corp with a new set of software tools released on Wednesday. With new software it calls RAPIDS, Nvidia is hoping to move beyond the fast-growing but relatively small market for artificial intelligencechips. It’s aiming for the much larger market for chips that do basic business data crunching such as forecasting inventories. Nvidia announced the software at a conference in Germany.
Publication: ETCIO
Partner in news
Global PC shipments hit 67.2 mn units in Q3, Lenovo leadsedit
“Although the third-quarter results did not show any material impact, the Intel CPU shortage could influence the PC market moving forward with price increases and changes to the vendor landscape. While this shortage will have some short-term impacts, Gartner does not see any lasting impact on overall PC demand. Current expectation is that the shortage will continue into 2019, but Intel will prioritize the high-end CPU as well as the CPUs for business PCs. In the meantime, AMD will pick up the part of the market where Intel cannot supply CPUs,” Kitagawa said.
Publication: The Economic Times
Apple secretly acquires Danish machine learning startupedit
Apple secretly bought a Danish visual effects startup Spektral for over $30 million last year, the media reported. According to a report in Fortune citing Danish daily Borsen on Thursday, the acquisition of the Copenhagen-based startup in December 2017 was a hush-hush affair. Apple has been to investing in Augmented Reality (AR) for some time.
Publication: The Economic Times
Microsoft ends ‘Minecraft’ game for Apple TVedit
Microsoft is pulling back support for its popular game “Minecraft” from Apple TV given the small number of people who accessed the game via Apple TV. The decision went into effect on September 24, but no one really seemed to notice until this week, The Verge reported on Wednesday.
Publication: Hindustan Times
HP Omen 15 review: Fantastic performance, beautiful displayedit
The Omen 15 is the latest gaming laptop from HP. The company’s sub-brand Omen has always been about the latest hardware and hip design, be it a desktop or laptop. Omen 15 continues the tradition and also adds a few handy features. We really think it instantly catches your attention with design. The lid has a mix of brushed metal and carbon fiber, red accents and the Omen logo. On the back, it has two large heat vents on either side that prove just how much power it has under the hood.
Publication: The Economic Times
Microsoft Cracks Top 5 PC Vendor List in US Thanks to Surfaceedit
Microsoft has become one of the top five PC vendors in the US. Redmond’s Surface devices helped it top Acer to become the country’s fifth largest PC vendor by shipments in the third quarter, according to research firm Gartner, nabbing 4.1 percent market share on 602,000 shipments.
Publication: PC Mag
Industry news
#MeToo: When corporate India failed its women at the workplaceedit
India is in the midst of a firestorm as unfortunate incidents of sexual harassment at the workplace emerge. It is India’s #MeToo moment which started with former actor Tanushree Datta filing a police complaint against actor Nana Patekar for behaving inappropriately during a film shoot. Skeletons from different cupboards have tumbled out especially in the media and entertainment industries. Cases of sexual harassment at the workplace are not new with many incidents having occurred in the corporate world too.
Publication: Business Today
PM Narendra Modi: ‘Artificial intelligence, blockchain to change nature of jobs’edit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday said artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain, and big data, can take India to new heights of development and improve people’s quality of life. Our diversity, our demographic potential, fast-growing market size and digital infrastructure has potential to make India a global hub for research and implementation, he said, speaking at the launch of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the fourth in the world after San Francisco, Tokyo and Beijing.
Publication: The Indian Express
Jobs requiring digital skills fuelled employment growth in first half of 2018: LinkedIn reportedit
Education and Legal industries lead while Hardware & Networking lags in terms of net people movements into each industry, the inaugural LinkedIn Workforce Report (Professional Edition) for India, providing insights into the dynamics driving the talent ecosystem in the Indian economy, has revealed.
Publication: The Economic Times
Artificial Intelligence tool can help develop apps that drain less batteryedit
Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help developers design smartphone apps that drain less battery. “DiffProf” — the tool designed by researchers at Purdue University in the US — automatically decides for the developer whether an app feature has room for improving energy efficiency.
Publication: Financial Express
Software Engineers Most Sought-after by Companies in India: LinkedIn Studyedit
Software engineers and app developers are among the most sought-after professionals by companies across sectors in the country, says a report by professional networking platform LinkedIn. The Microsoft-owned firm, in its maiden ‘Workforce Report for India’, said job postings for software engineers were the highest across multiple industries in the first six months of 2018 on its platform.
Publication: News18
Why AI and media intelligence are two sides of a same coinedit
While most companies are just starting to deploy their first AI solution, the media industry has long used AI for media intelligence. Whether it is Netflix giving you personalised movie recommendations or YouTube creating an automated playlist based on the song you are listening, media companies have used AI algorithms extensively to drive how we consuming media.
Publication: YourStory
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