AMD specific news
AMD Ryzen 7 3700U Shows Up With Lots of Maybes, Could Feature Zen 2edit
AMD’s low-power Ryzen 3700U APU has been leaked. Codenamed ZM370SC4T4MFG_38/22_Y, this latest AMD processor features 4 cores and 8 threads with a base clock of 2.2 GHz and a boost clock of 3.8 GHz, making it very similar to the current generation 2700U. The GPU, which is recognized as Picasso by UserBenchmark, is like just another codename for now, as other applications are listing it as a Radeon RX Vega 10 GPU.
Publication: Tech Power Up
AMD’s Radeon RX 590 tries to be the king of the mid-range GPU segmentedit
This year has been a bit dull for the GPU market even though we saw some big announcements. While the new RTX series from Nvidia was a well-needed upgrade, AMD didn’t do all that well with its Vega lineup. Well, the year is not over yet and we have another product that may please gamers looking for a budget build.
Publications: PC Mag PC Quest Gadgets Now CIOL My Smart Price Yahoo! Beebom Cell IT Gizbot IT News Online BizWire Express
AMD brand mentions
Samsung AMD’s Second Foundry Partner for “Polaris 30”edit
AMD’s “Polaris 30” silicon at the heart of Radeon RX 590 graphics card is the company’s first 12 nm GPU. Unlike NVIDIA, which is exclusively sourcing its “Turing” family of GPUs from TSMC, the “Polaris 30” is coming from not one, but two sources. This, according to AMD in response to a question by TechPowerUp.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Buyer’s Guideedit
HP Envy x360 13-ag0034au | Rs 63, 500 | 13.3 inch full HD touchscreen | 2Ghz AMD Ryzen 3 2300U processor | 4 GB ram | AMD Radeon Vega 6 graphics | 128 GB SSD
Publication: Times of India
Fortune Top 10 Business Persons 2018edit
Lisa Su has been featured among the Fortune’s Top 10 Business Persons 2018.
Publication: Namaste Telangana
Hitman 2 PC Hotfix Addresses HDR and AMD Phenom CPU Support Issuesedit
IO Interactive have rolled out a hotfix for the PC version of their recently released sandbox stealth title, Hitman 2. Two issues that PC players have mentioned with some frequency since the game’s launch have been addressed with the latest patch, details for which are as follows.
Publication: Gaming Bolt
Competition in news
Apple recruiting chip engineers to work in Qualcomm’s backyardedit
Apple Inc is aggressively hiring engineers in Qualcomm Inc’s home base of San Diego, seeking designers to develop wireless components and processors that would further weaken the chipmaker’s chances of again supplying chips for the iPhone maker’s future devices.
Publication: The Indian Express
Retail Prices of Key Intel Core i5 and 8th Gen Core i7 Processor SKUs Sober Upedit
Prices of retail versions of several 8th and 9th generation Intel Core processor SKUs dropped down to MSRP-levels Friday, in the US. Newegg currently lists the Core i5-9600K at USD $249.99, and the Core i7-8700K at $369.99, while the i7-8700 goes for $319.99, matched with AMD’s Ryzen 7 2700X. The Core i5-8600K is listed at $239.99, which is just $20 above the consumer-favorite i5-8400. Newegg’s pricing is still riddled with mark-up anomalies for SKUs in high demand. The Core i7-9700K is listed at $487.99, which is about $10 cheaper than Intel’s MSRP for the Core i9-9900K, which is selling for an obnoxious $850.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Nvidia misses sales target for third quarter, shares plunge 17%edit
Chip designer Nvidia Corp on Thursday forecast disappointing sales for the holiday quarter, pinning the blame on unsold chips piling up with distributors and retailers after the evaporation of the cryptocurrency mining boom.
Publication: Business Standard
Intel adds USD 15 billion to its buyback programedit
Chipmaker Intel Corp said on Thursday its board has approved a USD 15 billion increase to its share repurchase program. The company said it had USD 4.7 billion remaining under its existing repurchase authorisation as of Sept. 29.
Publication: The Asian Age
Why there is shortage of INTEL CPU’s ?edit
Intel battles to get on top of CPU shortages that have plagued its business in recent times, the world’s largest computer makers are hunkering down for six months of tight supply. Reason, it is very unfortunate when any key component goes into shortage.
Publication: VAR India
Partner in news
Apple recruiting chip engineers to work in Qualcomm’s backyardedit
Apple Inc is aggressively hiring engineers in Qualcomm Inc’s home base of San Diego, seeking designers to develop wireless components and processors that would further weaken the chipmaker’s chances of again supplying chips for the iPhone maker’s future devices.
Publication: The Indian Express
Game to Goedit
Gaming specific handsets are emerging as a new rage in the Indian smartphone market as more and more users flock to popular online multiplayer games such as PUBG and Fortnite.
Publication: The Economic Times
Sony Skipping E3 2019, Possibly to Prepare for PS5 Launchedit
Sony will be skipping E3 2019 possibly to focus on a potential PS5 launch. The company has been a staple of the long-running video games convention but has dropped out of next year’s edition citing “new and familiar ways to engage” its fans in 2019. Traditionally Sony has used E3 to announce and launch key products such as the PS3.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Industry news
How Technology Propelled Online Mobile Gaming In Smartphonesedit
The telecom industry has seen one of the major transformations in technology in recent years. The last decade has witnessed the enormous rise of online mobile gaming with the introduction of new innovative games almost every fortnight. In the earlier days, the interface of the games used to be simple but difficult to access; but the modern games leverage over the new and smart technologies like smartphones, laptops and tablets.
Publication: BW Businessworld
How firms should attain and manage leadership position in digital eraedit
Leadership is a highly desired attribute that has been revered for centuries and been the hallmark of successful individuals and organisations. For several years now, whenever the topic of leadership has been discussed, the credo of ‘disrupt or be disrupted’ has been debated by every academic and professional practitioner.
Publication: Financial Express
India houses the second largest pool of blockchain developers in the worldedit
India’s software developers are betting big on learning all the nuts and bolts about the fast-emerging blockchain technology. The country is home to the second most number of blockchain developers in the world with nearly 19,627 developers, according to a market analysis carried out by Dappros, a London-based blockchain consulting firm.
Publication: Moneycontrol
What India Can Learn From An Underdeveloped African Nation About Leveraging AIedit
Corruption in India is deep-rooted and enhanced technology and innovative ideas are needed to weed out the menace. In such times, when issues like black money and money laundering are rampant, Sierra Leone has shown innovative ways India can approach this problem. The country, which has seen trade in illicit gems or “blood diamonds” for their role in funding conflicts and perpetuating their civil war, is now using new technology to counter the problem.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
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