AMD specific news
AMD “Next Horizon Gaming” Streamed Event from E3 2019 to Showcase Next-Generation Gaming Products and Experiences (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD announced it will hold an event and livestream during E3 2019 in Los Angeles, California to unveil the next generation of AMD gaming products. Hosted by The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley, AMD “Next Horizon Gaming” will be held at The Novo at L.A. Live on Monday, June 10, 2019, at 3 p.m. PT.
Publication: Cell IT
AMD Announces ‘Next Horizon Gaming’ Event at E3 2019, Next-Gen ‘Navi’ GPUs for PC, Console and Cloud Gaming to be Unveiled (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD has announced plans to host an event called Next Horizon Gaming at the E3 expo on June 10 in Los Angeles, where it will unveil its “next-generation gaming products that will shape the future of PC, console and cloud gaming for years to come”. The description points to the formal launch of AMD’s Navi architecture, which will be used for consumer gaming GPUs slated for launch this year, and has been confirmed to be the basis of at least one next-gen game console. AMD will live-stream the event, where major game developers will also make appearances to preview all new content and showcase their upcoming titles.
Publication: Gadgets360
AMD Zen2 Based Ryzen 3000 and Epyc “Rome” CPUs Plus Radeon Navi GPU family Launching in 2019 Q3, AMD Confirmsedit
AMD has confirmed that the Zen 2 architecture will debut in the third quarter of 2019, along with the Radeon Navi GPU family. Both the Ryzen 3000 lineup, as well as the Epyc “Rome” parts, are slated for a Q3 release, so that means no 7nm till July.
Publication: TechQuila
AMD Confirms its Processors are Unaffected by RIDL and Fallout Vulnerabilitiesedit
AMD in a statement confirmed that its processors are unaffected by the RIDL (Rogue In-Flight Data Load) and Fallout vulnerabilities. The company however worded its statement in CYA language, just to be safe. “…we believe our products are not susceptible to ‘Fallout’ or ‘RIDL’ because of the hardware protection checks in our architecture.
Publication: Tech Power Up
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BIOSTAR Releases 3rd Gen Ryzen Support BIOS Updates for AM4 Motherboardsedit
BIOSTAR,a leading manufacturer of motherboards, graphics cards, and storage devices offers piece of mind for its customers, announcing the BIOSTAR AMD AM4 300-series and 400-series motherboardswill be compatible with upcoming 3rd Gen AMD RYZEN CPUs. BIOSTAR’s engineering team have been working relentlessly prior to the availability of the upcoming CPUs to ensure BIOSTAR products keep their promise of ensuring customers get the best value without worrying about future upgrades.
Publication: Tech Power Up
12 Core/24 Thread AMD Ryzen 3000 CPU Spotted, Mediocre IPC Compared to Zen+edit
There have been so many rumors surrounding AMD’s upcoming Zen 2 based Ryzen 3000 processors that it’s hard to tell what’s true and what’s not. We know with a degree of certainty that AMD’s next-gen CPU lineup will have 50% more cores compared to its predecessor and a higher IPC, though by how much, we don’t know for sure.
Publication: TechQuila
The second Meltdown: New Intel CPU attacks leak secretsedit
According to VUSec, after reviewing their paper, AMD and ARM said their CPUs are not affected by these issues. The flaws can be exploited by a malicious process, such as unprivileged applications or even JavaScript running inside a browser to break memory isolation boundaries and obtain data from other processes.
Publication: ComputerWorld
NVIDIA Working on GeForce RTX 20 Series Refresh With Faster Memory and Clocks to Counter Naviedit
Lately, AMD’s products have been the focus of most tech journalists and media outlets, Ryzen 3000 or Zen 2 on the CPU and the Radeon Navi family on the GPU side (both based on the 7nm process). The former is slated for a Computex reveal later this month while the latter will most likely be announced at E3 afterward.
Publication: TechQuila
Exploreedit
Cooler Master MasterLiquid Pro 240 is an All-in-one liquid cooler. The water block is densely packed to absorb more heat from the CPU while playing games. The cooler is easy to install and requires virtually no maintenance as we need in a custom liquid cooler. The built-in LED lights create a cool light effect inside the cabinet. The coolers are fully compatible with Intel’s latest Coffee Lake platform as well as AMD’s AM4 socket. The MasterLiquid 240 features Dual Layer Tubing for more durability.
Publication: Exhibit
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India’s leading gaming company receives NVIDIA Certificationedit
CIRCLE gaming, India’s leading home-grown gaming peripherals manufacturer and cafe operator, has received an NVIDIA certification. The Mumbai headquartered business has seen impressive growth since its inception in 2008.
Publication: Business Standard
Intel Zombieload bug fix to slow data centre computersedit
Intel has confirmed that new problems discovered with its processor chips mean that some computer owners face a performance slowdown. The company has said that data centres are likely to be worst affected by the fixes required.
Publication: BBC India
Zombieload Intel Vulnerability Explained: Nasty Flaw In Millions Of CPUsedit
Google Project Zero, in June of 2017, detailed a potential vulnerability in millions of processors, including that of Intel, AMD, and ARM. Google has suggested that a System Callback problem in these CPUs could lead to a security exploit when virtual memory is read. These security exploits were later termed as Spectre and Meltdown.
Publication: Fossbytes
The second Meltdown: New Intel CPU attacks leak secretsedit
According to VUSec, after reviewing their paper, AMD and ARM said their CPUs are not affected by these issues. The flaws can be exploited by a malicious process, such as unprivileged applications or even JavaScript running inside a browser to break memory isolation boundaries and obtain data from other processes.
Publication: ComputerWorld
NVIDIA Working on GeForce RTX 20 Series Refresh With Faster Memory and Clocks to Counter Naviedit
Lately, AMD’s products have been the focus of most tech journalists and media outlets, Ryzen 3000 or Zen 2 on the CPU and the Radeon Navi family on the GPU side (both based on the 7nm process). The former is slated for a Computex reveal later this month while the latter will most likely be announced at E3 afterward.
Publication: TechQuila
NVIDIA GeForce Gaming Laptops Sale: 25K off on GTX 1650 Max-Q and Core i5 8th Gen Laptopedit
Gaming laptops in India generally start from INR 60-70K and that’s the entry-level models I’m talking about here. The upper-midrange offerings cost around Rs. 1 lac, with the higher-end machines costing north of 1.5 lac.
Publication: TechQuila
Intel 10th Gen Core i5-10210U Comet Lake-U Geekbench CPU and Graphics Score Leakededit
Intel’s never-ending lineup of 14nm CPUs will be extended by the Comet Lake and the Rocket Lake chips later this year. The latter will be exclusive to mobile devices while the former will be available across all major platforms.
Publication: TechQuila
Intel ZombieLoad CPU Security Vulnerability Discovered, Patches Releasededit
Security researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs that could allow attackers to steal sensitive information directly from the processor.
Publication: Communications Today
Intel flaw could slow down PCs by 20%edit
Intel and a group of security researchers on Tuesday said they had found a new set of security flaws in its processors that will be difficult to fix and are related to problems found last year.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
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HP Omen X 2S gaming laptop with dual-display, Intel i9 CPU launched: Price and specificationsedit
HP has today added a new product in its Omen gaming laptops series with the Omen X 2S. The HP Omen X 2S comes with dual screen and the company is called it the ‘world’s first dual-screen design’ gaming laptop.
Publication: Gadget Bridge
Lenovo shows off laptop with a foldable displayedit
At Lenovo Accelerate, the tech giant has previewed and demoed the world’s first foldable PC. The brand claims that it’s designed for tech-savvy professionals who demand the best tools.
Publication: Deccan Chronicle
Industry news
All for the fansedit
At the Dota 2 tournament at Mumbai’s NSCI Dome in April this year, the stadium was filled to the brim. When it came to the most awaited esports match of the tourney, fans screamed and tried to reach out across the sepaÂrating screens to touch their heroes — the group of nerdy 18- to 30-year-olds who got on to the stage to sweat it out for the final game which would be watched by millions across the US, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Australia.
Publication: Business Standard
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