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AOC Launches the AG273QX Gaming Monitor: 27″ VA, 2560 x 1440, 165 Hz, FreeSync 2, HDR 400edit
AOC today launched the AG273QX, a flat panel gaming monitor (meaning there is no curve, which makes sense due to the usual 16:9 aspect ratio). The AG273QX sports a 27″ diagonal with a VA panel, sporting a resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a 165 Hz refresh rate. This refresh rate is mated with support for AMD’s FreeSync 2, which makes an appearance due to this monitor also being HDR capable – though at the lowest end of the spectrum, with its HDR 400 certification. With its 1 ms response time, this monitor seems to have all the claims to fame.
Publication: Tech Power Up
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Apple now has chip design team in Bengaluruedit
Like Google, Apple too will now have engineers in Bengaluru working on its chip design initiatives. This follows Apples $l-billion acquisition of Intels smartphone modem business in July Sources told TOI that nearly 160 Intel engineers in Bengaluru are part of this business, and will move to Apple to join its global hardware engineering team. Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Amazon, as also Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are all accelerating efforts to design chips for functions critical to them, not wanting to depend entirely on traditional semiconductor specialists like Intel, Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia.
Publication: The Times of India
Microsoft is aiming to bring its control over hardware as its introduces ‘Secured-core’edit
To take over the comand in the hardware the Microsoft has taken DRM-hacking lessons from the Xbox and applied them to the Windows hardware ecosystem under the new ‘Secured-core’ initiative. You won’t see any ‘Secured-core’ branding on PCs and the technology will only exist on the latest Windows 10 hardware with chipsets from Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD.
Publication: The Indian Wire
Competition in news
Apple now has chip design team in Bengaluruedit
Like Google, Apple too will now have engineers in Bengaluru working on its chip design initiatives. This follows Apples $l-billion acquisition of Intels smartphone modem business in July Sources told TOI that nearly 160 Intel engineers in Bengaluru are part of this business, and will move to Apple to join its global hardware engineering team. Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Amazon, as also Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are all accelerating efforts to design chips for functions critical to them, not wanting to depend entirely on traditional semiconductor specialists like Intel, Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia.
Publication: The Times of India
How Intel Is Planning To Support India’s 5G Questedit
Intel is already a household name for semiconductors, but it is little known that the Santa Clara, California-based company also works with telecom operators around the globe to help them reach new customers and empower their existing subscriber base. As 5G network rollout expands around the world, apart from serving various international markets, the chipmaker is actively involved with major telecom operators in India to bolster their 4G deployments and make them ready for 5G.
Publication: Communications Today
Nvidia Announces New Partnerships With Ericsson, Microsoft, and Red Hat Focussed on 5G, AI, IoTedit
Ahead of the Mobile World Congress in Los Angeles this week, Nvidia announced new partnerships with Ericsson, Microsoft, and Red Hat in the areas of 5G, AI, and IoT. Arguably the most interesting of the lot is the partnership with Ericsson, that aims to let telcos build high-performing and efficient 5G radio access networks (RAN) that are completely virtualised. The companies believe that this will “enable faster and more flexible introduction of new AI and IoT services.”
Publication: Gadgets 360
AOC Launches the AG273QX Gaming Monitor: 27″ VA, 2560 x 1440, 165 Hz, FreeSync 2, HDR 400edit
AOC today launched the AG273QX, a flat panel gaming monitor (meaning there is no curve, which makes sense due to the usual 16:9 aspect ratio). The AG273QX sports a 27″ diagonal with a VA panel, sporting a resolution of 2560 x 1440 and a 165 Hz refresh rate. This refresh rate is mated with support for AMD’s FreeSync 2, which makes an appearance due to this monitor also being HDR capable – though at the lowest end of the spectrum, with its HDR 400 certification. With its 1 ms response time, this monitor seems to have all the claims to fame.
Publication: Tech Power Up
Partner in news
Apple now has chip design team in Bengaluruedit
Like Google, Apple too will now have engineers in Bengaluru working on its chip design initiatives. This follows Apples $l-billion acquisition of Intels smartphone modem business in July Sources told TOI that nearly 160 Intel engineers in Bengaluru are part of this business, and will move to Apple to join its global hardware engineering team. Internet firms like Google, Facebook and Amazon, as also Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft are all accelerating efforts to design chips for functions critical to them, not wanting to depend entirely on traditional semiconductor specialists like Intel, Qualcomm, AMD and Nvidia.
Publication: The Times of India
Microsoft is aiming to bring its control over hardware as its introduces ‘Secured-core’edit
To take over the comand in the hardware the Microsoft has taken DRM-hacking lessons from the Xbox and applied them to the Windows hardware ecosystem under the new ‘Secured-core’ initiative. You won’t see any ‘Secured-core’ branding on PCs and the technology will only exist on the latest Windows 10 hardware with chipsets from Intel, Qualcomm, and AMD.
Publication: The Indian Wire
Festive Buys: Best gadgets to gift or purchase for yourself this Diwaliedit
Asus Vivobook X512 laptop (Rs 35,000 upwards): Asus is one of the first to give SSD drives with high RAM in laptops. If you are looking for rock-solid performance in a laptop this Diwali then this is our pick. Asus Vivobook X512 has got Intel Core i7 8565 (8th Gen CPU) that has a base clock speed of 1.8GHz. This is partnered with 8GB RAM and Kingston 512GB PCIeNVME SSD. Windows 10 Home comes as native and the combo boots the machine in under 12 seconds.
Publication: Gadget Bridge
Industry news
Contractual hiring provides more agility at a lesser cost: Adecco India MDedit
The Adecco Group is the world’s largest HR solutions and temporary hiring firm that was founded in 1996 as a merger between Adia and Ecco, two of world’s top three personnel services firms. In an interview with Mint, Marco Valsecchi, country manager & MD of Adecco India, talks about the changing dynamics and hiring trends in the IT industry. What is the demand for full-time versus contractual hiring in IT companies? The ratio between contractual hires and permanent hires has remained fairly stable but will gradually tilt in favour of flexi hiring.
Publication: Live Mint
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