AMD specific news
AMD’s new 7nm Vega chips look promisingedit
Since the advent of Ryzen, the CPU war between AMD and Intel has reached higher boiling points. Intel has retained the performance crown, but the chipmaker has been struggling to keep up as far as the performance-per-dollar ratio is concerned. Furthermore, while AMD is planning to migrate both its GPU and CPU products over to the 7nm node, Intel has been stuck on 10nm for quite some years now. Now information pertaining to the upcoming 7nm Radeon GPUs has also started to leak out.
Publication: TechQuila
Backpedaling AMD Bears Stung by October’s 35% Share Price Plungeedit
Only 11 percent of the shares available to trade were sold short as of Wednesday, according to data compiled by IHS Markit. That’s down from 17 percent at the start of September and near the lowest since early 2017. The pullback in bearish bets has gained pace as the shares plunged more than 35 percent in October, putting them on track to post the biggest monthly decline in six years.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
AMD revenue forecast disappoints as crypto demand dwindlesedit
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) forecast fourth-quarter revenue below estimates as the chipmaker faces dwindling demand from cryptocurrency miners for its high-margin graphic processors and excess inventory, sending its shares down 22%.
Publication: ET Tech
Oracle Cloud launches its first AMD chip-based platformedit
US-based chip maker AMD on Wednesday announced the availability of its first “AMD EPYC” processor-based offering on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. The offering is up to 66% less on average per core than general purpose instances offered by the competition and is the most cost-effective instance available on any Public Cloud.
Publication: Hindustan Times Telecom Live
AMD’s shares get in a plane, take off and soar to 12,000 ft – then throw open the door, and dive out into the cool airedit
AMD stock plunged following the release of the chip designer’s third-quarter financial figures – which showed sales at Intel’s antitrust shield suffered due to sluggish interest in its GPU hardware. The House of Ryzen reported on Wednesday $1.65bn in revenue for the three months to September 29, up four per cent year-on-year, and about $50m less than analysts has anticipated.
Publication: NewsR
Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) Q3 2018 Earnings Conference Call Transcriptedit
Greetings, and welcome to the AMD Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
Publication: Yahoo! News
AMD shares crushed as weak graphics sales ding revenueedit
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares plummeted in the extended session Wednesday after the chip maker’s outlook and revenue fell short of Wall Street estimates owing to weaker-than-expected graphics sales. AMD shares tumbled 18% after hours, following a 9.2% drop to close the regular session at $22.79. The company reported third-quarter net income of $102 million, or 9 cents a share, compared with $61 million, or 6 cents a share, in the year-ago period.
Publication: Yahoo! News
AMD Plunges as Analyst Warns It Could Disappoint Again Next Quarteredit
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. shares plunged 20 percent in pre-market trading Thursday after forecasts and results disappointed Wall Street, and at least one analyst sees potential for history to repeat next quarter.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
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Your Android smartphone may charge a lot quicker in 2019edit
Fast charging on a smartphone takes away the worry of running out of juice on your device. Of course the philosophy of the bigger the battery, the better still applies, but when you can recharge your device in under an hour, it helps negate a smaller battery.
Publication: My Smart Price
Intel Gives Bullish Outlook on Surprising Jump in PC Demandedit
Intel Corp., the world’s second-biggest semiconductor maker, gave bullish forecasts that demonstrate growth is back in a personal-computer market many thought was dying. Revenue in the fourth quarter will be about $19 billion and profit will be $1.16 per share, Intel said in a statement Thursday. Both projections beat analysts’ average estimate. Intel also lifted its revenue prediction for 2018 to $71.2 billion, $6 billion more than it was forecasting at the beginning of the year.
Publication: Bloomberg Quint
Intel bucks chip industry woes; powered by PCs, iPhonesedit
Intel Corp beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly profit and revenue on Thursday, driven by its high-margin data center business and strong demand for its PC chips, sending its shares up as much as 6.0 percent in extended trading.
Publication: Reuters
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ASUS unveils new lineup of computing productsedit
ASUS has unveiled a new lineup of business, home and gaming innovations at the Incredible Intelligence 2018 Asia-Pacific region launch event. Event highlights included the debut of the Zenbo Junior robot, ROG Maximus XI Apex motherboard and ROG Strix XG49VQ gaming monitor. Zenbo Junior enables developers, system integrators and business partners to create and deploy robotic solutions for various business applications and to engage with customers in novel and compelling ways.
Publication: The Asian Age
Acer Introduces Aspire 5s Laptop with the Latest Intel Whiskey Lake Processorsedit
Acer India unveiled the new thin and light laptops- Aspire 5s and Swift 3 14” and 15.6” 2019 edition in India. Featuring narrow bezel display for full cinematic experience and metallic built, the sleek laptops are designed for users who want outstanding portability, solid performance, and a touch of style. With the latest Intel Whiskey Lake processor, Aspire 5s delivers next-generation performance with great efficiency and style.
Publication: PC Quest
ASUS announces new business, home, gaming productsedit
Global computer hardware and consumer electronics company ASUS on Thursday showcased a new lineup of motherboards, graphics cards, displays, networking devices, mini PCs and peripherals, and launched products for home, business and gaming.
Publication: Business Standard
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Startups in India see 108% growth in funding in 2018: NASSCOMedit
The startups in India saw a 108 per cent growth in total funding from USD two billion in 2017 to USD 4.2 billion this year, National Association of Software and Services Companies said Thursday. The worrying factor, however, was the decline in funding for companies at the seed stage, NASSCOM said.
Publication: The Economic Times
All Cloud apps to integrate Artificial Intelligence by 2025, says Oracle CEO Mark Hurdedit
Betting big on the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to drive innovation in the tech space, Oracle CEO Mark Hurd on Tuesday predicted that all Cloud applications will be integrated with AI by 2025. AI becomes most valuable when it is embedded into an application, Hurd said at his keynote address at the annual user conference “Oracle Open World 2018” here.
Publication: Times Now News
India will soon be among top 3 in fixed broadband: Mukesh Ambaniedit
Reliance IndustriesNSE 0.31 % (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani said India will soon be counted among the world’s “top three nations in fixed broadband,” replicating the country’s success in becoming the largest consumer of mobile data in the world. He added that India will have full 4G coverage by 2020, by when it would also be ready to roll out ultrafast 5G services before other countries.
Publication: The Economic Times
Gaming phones raise the bar to rival the PC experienceedit
Three out of four Indian gamers play mobile games twice a day for an average duration of over 60 minutes, according to a September report by Mobile Marketing Association and Kantar IMRB. However, despite the arrival of big screens and powerful chips, there is a gulf between mobile and console/PC gaming that phone companies are trying to bridge.
Publication: Mint
DreamHack’s eSports festival coming to Mumbai, Singtel signs MoU to push eSports in Southeast Asiaedit
DreamHack, a Swedish production company specializing in eSports tournaments and other gaming conventions, has made a recent announcement that its first-ever gaming festival in Asia will be held in aamchi Mumbai. NODWIN Gaming, the Indian eSports platform and gaming solutions provider, along with Viacom18, the media company that owns and operates various channels of the Viacom group, will be collaborating with DreamHack to host the event in Mumbai this December.
Publication: The Indian Express
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