AMD specific news
AMD Is Pulling Ahead In The Die Shrink Race With 7nm CPUs And Graphics Cardsedit
Digital Trends In the race to pack more and more transistors into smaller and smaller silicon packages, AMD is set to pull ahead in 2019.
Publication: Technology Everyday
AMD President and CEO Dr. Lisa Su Bestowed with GSA Exemplary Leadership Awardedit
Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) will honor industry visionary and innovator Dr. Lisa Su, President and CEO, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), with the prestigious Dr. Morris Chang Exemplary Leadership Award at its highly-anticipated Annual Awards Dinner to be held in Santa Clara, California, on December 6, 2018.
Publication: Tech Power Up
AMD “Zen 2” IPC 29 Percent Higher than “Zen”edit
AMD reportedly put out its IPC (instructions per clock) performance guidance for its upcoming “Zen 2” micro-architecture in a version of its Next Horizon investor meeting, and the numbers are staggering. The next-generation CPU architecture provides a massive 29 percent IPC uplift over the original “Zen” architecture. While not developed for the enterprise segment, the stopgap “Zen+” architecture brought about 3-5 percent IPC uplifts over “Zen” on the backs of faster on-die caches and improved Precision Boost algorithms.
Publication: Tech Power Up
AMD brand mentions
Supermicro Delivers Maximum Performance to Power Breakthroughs in a Wide Range of HPC Applicationsedit
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, today is demonstrating the industry’s broadest selection of new high-performance computing (HPC) systems at SuperComputing 2018 (SC18), in the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center from November 13-15. Supermicro is also hosting several speaker sessions each day at its Booth #3006 including representatives from Intel, NVIDIA, and AMD.
Publication: IT News Online
IGEL Named a Finalist in the 2018 CRN® Tech Innovator Awardsedit
Delivering maximum performance without compromise through a powerful AMD Embedded R-Series SOC with AMD Radeon™ R5 Graphics, plus an optional AMD Embedded Radeon discrete GPU with a fourth DisplayPort, the IGEL UD7 is designed for end user computing (EUC) environments that require access to high quality displays, rich multimedia user experiences, optimal application performance and unified communications.
Publication: IT News Online
Top 5 performance laptops you can buy under Rs. 50,000edit
This notebook from Lenovo brings all essential capabilities in a good-looking, 2.2Kg package. It runs on DOS, but you get Intel’s latest Core i5 processor (8th gen) with 8GB DDR4 RAM, 2GB AMD Radeon 530 graphics, and a 15.6-inch full-HD anti-glare display.
Publication: News Bytes
Intel Puts Out Additional “Cascade Lake” Performance Numbersedit
Intel late last week put out additional real-world HPC and AI compute performance numbers of its upcoming “Cascade Lake” 2x 48-core (96 cores in total) machine, compared to AMD’s EPYC 7601 2x 32-core (64 cores in total) machine. You’ll recall that on November 5th, the company put out Linpack, System Triad, and Deep Learning Inference numbers, which are all synthetic benchmarks. In a new set of slides, the company revealed a few real-world HPC/AI application performance numbers, including MIMD Lattice Computation (MILC), Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), OpenFOAM, NAMD scalable molecular dynamics, and YaSK.
Publication: Tech Power Up
DeepCool Intros GamerStorm Castle 360 RGB CPU Cooleredit
The GamerStorm Castle 360 RGB is among the rare few coolers that support both AMD TR4 and Intel LGA2066, in addition to AM4 and LGA115x. Available now, the DeepCool GamerStorm Castle 360 RGB is priced at 180€ (including taxes)
Publication: Tech Power Up
Competition in news
CCI orders probe against Intel Corpedit
Fair trade regulator CCI has ordered an investigation against global chip maker for allegedly abusing its dominant position in the Indian market by restricting the production of servers. The direction comes following a complaint by Bangalore based Velankani Electronics, engaged in the business of design and manufacture of electronic products in India.
Publications: Times of India The Hindu Business Line Financial Express Business Standard
Intel Innovations Define the Future of Supercomputingedit
Intel, at Supercomputing 2018, is displaying how its industry-leading technologies in the areas of computing, memory and interconnects are defining the future of supercomputing. Intel previewed its next-generation Cascade Lake advanced performance processor, optimized to support the most demanding data workloads, and highlighted the use of Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory in next-generation supercomputers.
Publication: IT News Online
Intel Helps Star Trek Bridge* Accomplish Its VR Missionedit
Star Trek*: Bridge Crew is the latest example of how new virtual reality (VR) titles are fully utilizing CPU and GPU power to provide immersive gameplay. This game, the newest title from one of the most important science-fiction franchises in gaming, also illustrates many of key concepts described in Intel’s Guidelines for Immersive Virtual Reality Experiences, making it worth a deeper look.
Publication: Digit
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. Shares DIRBS Software Platform to Address Counterfeit and Stolen Devicesedit
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today announced it has shared its Device Identification, Registration, and Blocking System (DIRBS) platform as freely downloadable open-source software.
Publication: India Info Line
How One Of The Fastest Computer Chip In The World Makes Stuff Happen Quicker Than You Can Blinkedit
If you’ve ever used a computer, then you know it works lightning quick when it’s brand new, gradually slowing down over time and really testing your patience. However, recently I had the chance to check out one of the fastest computer chips in the world in action, demonstrating a level of speed and agility that most of us can only dream of and never get to experience in our lives.
Publication: India Times
Intel Puts Out Additional “Cascade Lake” Performance Numbersedit
Intel late last week put out additional real-world HPC and AI compute performance numbers of its upcoming “Cascade Lake” 2x 48-core (96 cores in total) machine, compared to AMD’s EPYC 7601 2x 32-core (64 cores in total) machine. You’ll recall that on November 5th, the company put out Linpack, System Triad, and Deep Learning Inference numbers, which are all synthetic benchmarks. In a new set of slides, the company revealed a few real-world HPC/AI application performance numbers, including MIMD Lattice Computation (MILC), Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF), OpenFOAM, NAMD scalable molecular dynamics, and YaSK.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Partner in news
The Microsoft Surface Laptop is all beauty and souledit
A few weeks ago, we tested out Microsoft’s Surface Book 2, a hybrid laptop with a great build and some pretty solid internals. This time around, we have with us the Surface Laptop, its thinner, lighter, productivity-focused sibling. As competition in ‘ultrabook’ territory heats up, does Microsoft’s home-grown device do enough to earn your attention? Let’s find out.
Publication: The Hindu
Dell G3 Review: Substance Over Styleedit
You must’ve heard the adage – don’t judge a book by its cover. Well, after using Dell’s latest gaming laptop for over a week, I can confidently say that the laptop is a true testament to the quote. From a distance, the laptop appears straight out of 2015. However, after spending some time with it, I can say that there’s much more than meets the eye. So much so, I actually feel confident recommending the laptop to gamers. Here’s why.
Publication: Communications Today
Asus ZenBook 13 UX331U Reviewedit
Sleek and ultraportable are the two characteristics of the Asus’s Zenbook series. The series in itself has a wider portfolio with many models listed in their product page broadly categorized into two sub-categories the Zenbook and the Zenbook flip. Measuring 13.9mm thick at its fattest region, ZenBook 13 UX331U is also one of the thinnest laptop in their porfolio. Plus, it comes with decent specs and a Full HD 13-inch display which makes it look good as a productive machine for those on the move. Read on my Asus Zenbook 13 UX331U review.
Publication: Tech Raman
Asus TUF FX504 gaming laptop review: Faster screen with a faster processoredit
While most gaming laptops can burn a hole in your pocket, Asus and a few other hardware manufacturers have managed to get some of them on the budget side. With the Asus TUF FX504, the company is targeting people who are looking for gaming laptops on a tight budget. Additionally, the industrial build and design of the Asus FX504 makes it more durable than most of the competition. Here’s our full review of the Asus TUF-series FX504 laptop.
Publication: Beetel Bite
Industry news
A look at few key Indian millennial gaming trendsedit
Over half the games in India under 24 years old, and the vast majority are under 36 with most spending 30 hours gaming a month as against about 90 minutes shopping, according to the first edition of the India millennial Gaming Report.
Publication: ET Tech
Mobile gaming 2.0: The next frontieredit
Mobile Gaming has come a long way, from the time of the simple game of snakes in which less involvement and brainstorming was required. Then, in early 2000, Nokia came up with a gaming phone, probably far ahead of its time, the Nokia N-GAGE. But at that time, this concept of gaming did not take off. Circa 2018, and mobile gaming 2.0 has become the rage in the India handset market.
Publication: ET Tech
World’s largest ‘human brain’ supercomputer with 1 million processors switched onedit
The world’s largest neuromorphic supercomputer designed and built to work in the same way a human brain does has been fitted with its landmark one-millionth processor core and is being switched on for the first time.
Publication: India Today
PwC India Commits Investment Of 100 Crore For Developing New Tech Solutionsedit
PwC India today announced an investment of INR 100 Cr towards development of digital solutions and is expected to hire 1000 digital technology experts over the next three years, in order to strengthen their capabilities to deliver tech solutions that will help clients address real-world business challenges. This will be in addition to ongoing investments towards innovation, Digital R&D and talent for building new tech-enabled solutions.
Publication: Express Computer
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