AMD specific news
AMD’s Radeon VII GPUs Selling For $850 on Amazon; Out of Stock Everywhere Elseedit
It has been almost a whole month since AMD released their 7nm based Radeon VII graphics card, but their stocks are still empty everywhere you look. The only two places from where you can snag a Vega 7 are eBay and Amazon, where these cards are being sold for $849 or more. This is a hundred and fifty dollars more than the launch price of $699, and despite assurances from AMD’s PR team, there seems to be no end to the shortage.
Publication: TechQuila
Nvidia and AMD Suffering From GPU Oversupplyedit
Now that the cryptocurrency fad is over, Nvidia and AMD have a serious problem lying ahead of them. The GPU vendors overestimated the cryptocurrency demand in 2018 and as a result, there has been an oversupply of graphics cards in the market. This and the ample amount of GPUs sitting in the inventory has led to retailers ordering fewer graphics cards from vendors.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs Prices Leaked; 16 Core 3850X To Cost $560edit
AMD’s Zen2 based Ryzen 3000 CPUs have been listed yet again, this time by an online Singapore-based retailer and if this leak is anything to go by, seems like the market is in for another exciting year. The Ryzen 3000 series was (accidentally) listed by a Russian retailer a while back and before that by AdoredTV.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Drives High-Performance Computing for the Embedded Industry with New Customersedit
AMD arrives at Embedded World 2019 riding a wave of success following the launch of its flagship AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1000 and AMD EPYC™ Embedded 3000 processors in 2018 that have resulted in new and expanded partnerships with industry leaders like Advantech, Supermicro, Mentor, congatec, IEI, and more.
Publication: Cell IT
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Crackdown 3 review Microsoft’s first big exclusive of the year?edit
WELCOME TO PC MASTER RACE
Processor: AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2920X; Liquid cooled by Corsair H115i RGB Platinum
GPU: Nvidia RTX 2080 Ti
Motherboard: Asus PRIME X399-A
RAM: 32GB of Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB
CPU Case: Corsair Obsidian 500D RGB
Keyboard: Kingston HyperX Alloy Elite RGB
Publication: Stuff
DiRT Rally 2.0 PC vs PS4 Pro vs Xbox One X Graphics Comparison, EGO Engine Analyzededit
As usual, we will begin with the PC version. The developers recommend an AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i5 8600K, 8GB of memory and AMD RX Vega 56 or NVIDIA GTX 1070. On the graphical settings front, DiRT Rally 2.0 features a rather massive list of visual parameters you can play with.
Publication: Gaming Bolt
Making Our Own Chips & Data Securityedit
Last year, in January, researchers announced a series of major security vulnerabilities, named Spectre and Meltdown, in the microprocessors (central processing unit-CPU), made by Intel, AMD and ARM that are used in all computer systems since the past 15-20 years. Using these vulnerabilities, anyone can steal user data from such systems or devices.
Publication: Moneylife
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Nvidia and AMD Suffering From GPU Oversupplyedit
Now that the cryptocurrency fad is over, Nvidia and AMD have a serious problem lying ahead of them. The GPU vendors overestimated the cryptocurrency demand in 2018 and as a result, there has been an oversupply of graphics cards in the market. This and the ample amount of GPUs sitting in the inventory has led to retailers ordering fewer graphics cards from vendors.
Publication: TechQuila
Qualcomm Announces Wi-Fi 6 For Automotive, Bringing Greater Capacity for Premium In-Vehicle Experiencesedit
Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated (NASDAQ: QCOM), today introduced the new Qualcomm® Automotive Wi-Fi 6 chip, the QCA6696, bringing the next generation of Wi-Fi and Bluetooth® connectivity to the automotive industry.
Publication: Techphlie
Futuristic gadgets that are re-imagining techedit
Chipmaker Qualcomm showcased its vision for the future with 5G network capabilities at the recently concluded Mobile World Congress. The company announced its plans for a platform that will push for phone-powered VR and AR headsets. It reportedly plans for VR and AR (collectively called XR) platform where it will create an XR-optimised certification program for phones using its Snapdragon 855 processors.
Publication: ET Panache
A Welcome Changeedit
One that looks absolutely stunning with NVIDIA’s real time ray tracing on the newest RTX GPUs; while it is brilliant what they have achieved, it is not the biggest selling point for anyone.
Publication: The Mumbai Age
A gorgeous beastedit
A flagship laptop, the ASUS ZenBook 15 has been designed especially for high-end users who demand power and portability in a compact form factor. The ZenBook 15 sits at the top of the company’s latest lineup, which also includes ZenBook 13 and 14.
Publication: Auto X
Tech Giants Bring Machine Learning Inference On Edge With AI-based Chips Designed For Mobilesedit
In 2017, prominent chipmaker introduced its new Movidius™ Myriad™ X vision processing unit (VPU), advancing Intel’s end-to-end portfolio of AI solutions to deliver more autonomous capabilities across a wide range of product categories including drones, robotics, smart cameras, and virtual reality.
Publication: Analytics India Magazine
Intel Drives Development of Quantum Cryoprober with Bluefors and Afore to Accelerate Quantum Computingedit
Intel, Bluefors* and Afore* have introduced the first cryoprober, a quantum testing device named the Cryogenic Wafer Prober, developed specifically to speed the development of quantum computing solutions. Intel identified the need for a quantum testing tool to collect more data about quantum chips called “qubits.”
Publication: Cell IT
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Acer Predator Helios 500 review: the ‘do-everything’ laptopedit
Big, bulky and at times, gaudy – these are just some of the adjectives used ever so often to describe gaming laptops. Over the years, laptop manufacturers have taken drastic steps to debunk some of these stereotypes, but the fact remains – putting powerful components inside a slim chassis is a sure shot remedy for thermal throttling. Sometimes, big and bulky is good, especially if you want to game without any hardware restrictions or limitations.
Publication: 91 Mobiles
A gorgeous beastedit
A flagship laptop, the ASUS ZenBook 15 has been designed especially for high-end users who demand power and portability in a compact form factor. The ZenBook 15 sits at the top of the company’s latest lineup, which also includes ZenBook 13 and 14.
Publication: Auto X
ASUS Republic Of Gamers Announces First-Ever Global Partnership For All ESL One Powered By Intel Events In 2019edit
ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced that it has been named the Official PC and Monitor Partner for all ESL One powered by Intel events through 2019. This marks the first time that ROG has joined forces with ESL for a global partnership as the official sponsor of large-scale international esports tournaments.
Publication: IT Nerd
ASUS Announces The ASUS Chromebook Flip C434edit
ASUS today announced the next-generation ASUS Chromebook Flip C434, a slim and powerful 14-inch laptop that takes convertible Chromebook design to the next level. Its stylish contemporary looks, compact portability and powerful specifications are all designed to let users get things done with no fuss, all day and every day.
Publication: IT Nerd
Industry news
Analytics jobs: Shortage of talent real, 97,000 positions vacant in Indiaedit
A study on hiring trends in the analytics sector in India, conducted by edtech company Great Learning, indicates that 97,000 positions related to analytics and data science are currently vacant due to a dearth of qualified talent. A majority of these job openings are for junior roles. The number of unfilled positions has seen an increase of 45% over last year, indicating the widening talent gap in the industry.
Publication: Financial Express
Software products policy positive step towards making India global hub: Nasscomedit
IT industry body Nasscom on Friday said the National Policy on Software Products is a “positive step” towards empowering India to become global software products hub. “The policy recommendations are aligned to Nasscom’s suggestions on sectorial software product development clusters, talent accelerator programs and the initiative to nurturing of software products start-ups…” Nasscom said in a statement.
Publication: The Economic Times
H-1B issue: US-based IT firms file 40 lawsuits against USCISedit
A group representing the IT outsourcing firms has filed nearly 40 lawsuits against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The companies claim that the strict H-1B visa norms could eliminate the IT outsourcing industry from the US.
Publication: TechGig
Nasscom’s Mohan Krishnan on using CoEs to boost India’s AI, data sciences capabilitiesedit
Over the past three years, Nasscom, the nodal lobby for India’s software services industry, has launched four centres of excellence (CoE) for the Internet of Things (IoT), data sciences and artificial intelligence (AI) across the country.While the CoE for IoT offers platforms to enable innovations in areas such as connected devices, the ones for data sciences and AI collaborate with innovators, government, user enterprises, academia and industry.
Publication: TechCircle
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