AMD specific news
AMD Radeon RX 640, Radeon RX 630 Spotted in Driver Update Codeedit
AMD has a busy time ahead of it with multiple launches scheduled for the rest of this year, most notably its 7nm Ryzen 3000 series consumer CPUs, Epyc server CPUs, and Navi-based Radeon graphics cards. Now it appears that the company might have another little surprise in store with a new series of Radeon graphics cards based on the existing Polaris architecture.
Publication: Gadgets 360
AMD Radeon RX 640 and RX 630 Cards Spotted In Latest Graphics Driversedit
AMD’s Navi graphics cards may on the way, but that doesn’t mean that the red team is done with the older architectures. TPU Forums user Just Some Noise spotted the Radeon RX 600 series cards in the new Adrenaline drivers. Interestingly, these are based on the Polaris architecture, like the RX 400 and the RX 500 series.
Publication: Gaming Monk
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Cybersecurity firms and researchers uncover new Spectre-like flaw in several Intel chipsedit
A little over a year after the Meltdown and Spectre flaws found in millions of AMD and Intel chips, a group of security firms and researches discovered a new class of side channel vulnerabilities impacting all Intel CPUs. The security flaw titled ‘Zombieload’ can potentially leak raw data from a system’s CPU.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Flipkart Big Shopping Day Sale: Discounts you can avail on laptopsedit
2.0 GhzGHz AMD Quad Core R5-2500U processor 4GB DDR4 RAM 1TB 5400rpm hard drive 15.6-inch screen, AMD Radeon Graphics
Publication: Gizbot
Samsung Preps 3nm Chips to Improve Smartphone Battery Lifeedit
Whether device makers will use the technology is another matter. Samsung is developing it to lead in the computer processor industry at a time when Taiwan-based TSMC produces silicon for Apple, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and AMD. During the session, the company itself said TSMC’s semiconductor business is three times the size of its own.
Publication: PC Mag
AMD, NVIDIA, and Intel Take A Hit After China’s New Tariffsedit
The tech companies especially have taken a major blow, as their stocks plummet over this trade war. NVIDIA (NVDA: USD −10.37 (6.14%)), AMD(AMD: USD −1.72 (6.15%)), Intel (INTC: −1.44 (3.12%), Apple (AAPL: −11.46 (5.81%)). Seems like Apple might need to reconsider its plans to expand to the Chinese market after the tariff slap.
Publication: TechQuila
BIOSTAR X570 Motherboard for AMD Ryzen 3000 CPUs leakededit
According to a leak pointed out by Videocardz, BIOSTAR itself listed an unreleased product in its catalog for the reason that they could not wait for Computex 2019. Fans get an early surprise with the listing of BIOSTAR X570 Racing GT8 motherboard, which is a 12 phase VRM AM4 flagship. The board has a regular ATX form factor.
Publication: TechQuila
Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop review: Gaming on the go without breaking the bankedit
Gaming laptops are usually priced comparatively higher than consumer laptops and above most consumers budgets and necessities. With the introduction of AMD Ryzen processors combined with Acer’s aggressive pricing strategy, gaming laptops are now much more affordable.
Publication: Beetel Bite
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s, ThinkBook 14s announced with 8th Gen Intel Core CPUsedit
Both ThinkBook laptops can be powered to up to an 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor with an AMD Radeon 540X graphics card. The ThinkBook 13s and ThinkBook 14s can be configured to feature 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of SSD storage and up to 11 hours of battery life.
Publication: The Mobile Indian
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Cybersecurity firms and researchers uncover new Spectre-like flaw in several Intel chipsedit
A little over a year after the Meltdown and Spectre flaws found in millions of AMD and Intel chips, a group of security firms and researches discovered a new class of side channel vulnerabilities impacting all Intel CPUs. The security flaw titled ‘Zombieload’ can potentially leak raw data from a system’s CPU.
Publication: Moneycontrol
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ASUS Unveils GeForce GTX 1660 Ti EVO Series Graphics Cardsedit
ASUS today unveiled the Dual GeForce GTX 1660 Ti EVO series graphics card, which comes in three variants, a base model, a moderately overclocked A6G model, and the fastest O6G overclocked variant.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Dell Technologies Transforms IT from Edge to Core to Cloudedit
Data is the new currency—and companies want and need to embrace transformation across their operations, business applications and processes, and extract maximum value from that data. Dell Technologies research shows that companies that fail to embrace digital transformation will no longer be competitive.
Publication: CIOL
Acer Nitro 5 gaming laptop review: Gaming on the go without breaking the bankedit
Gaming laptops are usually priced comparatively higher than consumer laptops and above most consumers budgets and necessities. With the introduction of AMD Ryzen processors combined with Acer’s aggressive pricing strategy, gaming laptops are now much more affordable.
Publication: Beetel Bite
Lenovo unveils new intelligent devices and solutions for enterpriseedit
Lenovo’s annual Transform 3.0 at Accelerate is where commercial business customers and partners, industry writers, SMB device buyers and tech lovers gather to catch a glimpse at the latest commercial solutions on full display, including Lenovo’s commitment to powering intelligent workplace transformation and smarter business.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
Lenovo ThinkBook 13s, ThinkBook 14s announced with 8th Gen Intel Core CPUsedit
Both ThinkBook laptops can be powered to up to an 8th-generation Intel Core i7 processor with an AMD Radeon 540X graphics card. The ThinkBook 13s and ThinkBook 14s can be configured to feature 4GB, 8GB or 16GB of RAM, up to 512GB of SSD storage and up to 11 hours of battery life.
Publication: The Mobile Indian
Industry news
US chip major to invest Rs 995cr in Bengaluru facilityedit
Texas Instruments (TI), the US-based semiconductor company, has received the Karnataka government’s approval to establish a Rs 995-crore design and manufacturing unit at a tech park near the Bengaluru international airport.
Publication: The Times of India
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