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CES 2020: AMD announces Ryzen 4000, new Navi GPUedit
At its 2020 CES keynote, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) announced a slew of products in their Ryzen processor and RDNA GPU products. AMD president and CEO Lisa Su said that the company aimed to bringing more performance and capabilities for gamers and creators. 7m enters laptops : Su announced a new family of Zen 2-powered APUs for laptops, promising 20 per cent lower power consumption, better performance and better battery life. The Ryzen 4000 mobile processors, codenamed Renoir, fits 8 Zen 2 cores with 16 threads.
Publication: Deccan Herald
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From powerful to affordable: These were the best laptops of 2019edit
Best Laptop for Work and Play | Asus ROG Zephyrus G | If you require a laptop for both work and gaming, you cannot go wrong with the Asus ROG Zephyrus G. The G series Zephyrus leans of the side of affordability, unlike the top-tier S series. The Zephyrus G notebook is powered by a six-core AMD Ryzen 7 processor paired with 16GB of RAM, a super-fast 512GB SSD and an Nvidia GTX 1660Ti Max-Q graphics card. The AMD chipset may not be as fast as its Intel counterpart but delivers excellent price-to-performance. Moreover, the AMD-powered notebook also offers arguably the best battery life of a gaming laptop.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Why global stock markets will leave a lot of bears disorientededit
A tweet by a former fund manager and investor, Jesse Felder, attracted my attention. He had tweeted that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was trading at triple its dot-com mania peak valuation with revenue growth today at roughly half of what it was then. The current price-earnings ratio of the stock is 228 times. AMD’s price-sales ratio is 9.0 times. Another tweet drew my attention to the fact that after its recent run of +94% appreciation over the last three months, Tesla Motors’ market capitalization is 50% larger than that of either BMW or Daimler.
Publication: Livemint
Volkswagen to football, cloud’s deeply impacting everythingedit
CEO Andy Jassy, who invariably intersperses his keynote address with music scores, this time reflected the cloud optimism and the company’s performance with Queen’s ‘Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time.’ Jassy announced the Graviton 2 processor, a powerful data centre chip that takes on Intel and AMD, and over 20 new features and services, including six new capabilities to Amazon SageMaker including Amazon SageMaker Stu- dio that unifies all the tools needed for machine learning develop- ment
Publication: The Times of India
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Intel 10th Gen H-Series Comet Lake CPUs Teased At CES 2020edit
Intel recently unveiled its 10th Gen U series CPUs for laptops and notebooks. Now, at CES 2020 the company has officially unveiled the high-performance H series 10th Intel chipsets for laptops. The entry-level 10th Gen CPUs are called Ice Lake CPUs, whereas the newly unveiled series is called Comet Lake and there is a reason for the same.
Publication: Gizbot
From powerful to affordable: These were the best laptops of 2019edit
Best Laptop for Work and Play | Asus ROG Zephyrus G | If you require a laptop for both work and gaming, you cannot go wrong with the Asus ROG Zephyrus G. The G series Zephyrus leans of the side of affordability, unlike the top-tier S series. The Zephyrus G notebook is powered by a six-core AMD Ryzen 7 processor paired with 16GB of RAM, a super-fast 512GB SSD and an Nvidia GTX 1660Ti Max-Q graphics card. The AMD chipset may not be as fast as its Intel counterpart but delivers excellent price-to-performance. Moreover, the AMD-powered notebook also offers arguably the best battery life of a gaming laptop.
Publication: Moneycontrol
[CES 2020] Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3, TravelMate P6 and P2, and Predator monitors announcededit
Acer has kicked off the CES 2020 show with new announcements, including the Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3 2-in-1 laptops, TravelMate P6 and TravelMate P2 lightweight notebooks, ConceptD 7 Ezel series convertible notebooks, Predator X32, Predator X38, and the Predator CG552K monitors. The Spin 5 and Spin 3 2-in-1 come with a 360-degree hinge design that can be used in a tablet, notebook, display and tent modes. These support Acer Active stylus and are powered by the latest 10th gen Intel Core processors.
Publication: 91 Mobiles
Volkswagen to football, cloud’s deeply impacting everythingedit
CEO Andy Jassy, who invariably intersperses his keynote address with music scores, this time reflected the cloud optimism and the company’s performance with Queen’s ‘Don’t stop me now, I’m having such a good time.’ Jassy announced the Graviton 2 processor, a powerful data centre chip that takes on Intel and AMD, and over 20 new features and services, including six new capabilities to Amazon SageMaker including Amazon SageMaker Stu- dio that unifies all the tools needed for machine learning develop- ment
Publication: The Times of India
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CES 2020: HP’s new laptop comes with built-in Tile tracker, 5G support, and moreedit
CES 2020 is about to begin. Before the tech fest officially begins in Las Vegas on January 7, 2020, Dell has launched upgraded versions of its Spectre, Envy and Elite Dragonfly series laptops. Apart from launching three new laptops, the company has also launched a new monitor and a bunch of new accessories. HP has made drastic changes to the screen of its Spectre x360 15 laptop. The company has reduced the top and bottom bezels of the laptop by 60%, which has resulted in a smaller overall design.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Asus at CES 2020: ROG Swift 360Hz, ROG Swift PG32UQX 144Hz Gaming Monitors Launchededit
Asus and its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand on Monday at CES 2020 announced two new gaming monitors, the ROG Swift 360Hz and ROG Swift PG32UQX. The first is a 24.5-inch Nvidia G-Sync supporting e-sports display with a jaw-dropping 360Hz refresh rate, while the latter is a 32-inch Nvidia G-Sync gaming monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate. The ROG Swift 360Hz and ROG Swift PG32UQX displays will be available later this year, with pricing to be announced closer to availability.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Apple set to make a comeback at Consumer Electronics Show after 28 yearsedit
The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple has confirmed that the company will be making a rear official appearance after 28 years at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At the event, Apple executive Jane Horvath is scheduled to speak on a consumer privacy panel on 7 January, reports Digitaltrends.
Publication: Business Standard
Acer at CES 2020: Spin 5, TravelMate P6 Notebooks, Predator Gaming Monitors, Portable Projector Launchededit
Acer has made a slew of announcements at CES 2020 this year. The announcements include new displays, desktops, PC portables, and workstations as well. The company launched the TravelMate P6 and TravelMate P2 lightweight notebooks, Spin 5 and Spin 3 convertible notebooks, three new Predator gaming monitors – the 32-inch Predator X32, 37.5-inch Predator X38 and the 55-inch Predator CG552K, ConceptD 7 Ezel series convertible notebooks, and ConceptD 700 Workstation. It also introduced the Acer B250i portable LED projector that is lightweight and comes with wired and wireless connectivity.
Publication: Gadgets 360
[CES 2020] Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3, TravelMate P6 and P2, and Predator monitors announcededit
Acer has kicked off the CES 2020 show with new announcements, including the Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3 2-in-1 laptops, TravelMate P6 and TravelMate P2 lightweight notebooks, ConceptD 7 Ezel series convertible notebooks, Predator X32, Predator X38, and the Predator CG552K monitors. The Spin 5 and Spin 3 2-in-1 come with a 360-degree hinge design that can be used in a tablet, notebook, display and tent modes. These support Acer Active stylus and are powered by the latest 10th gen Intel Core processors.
Publication: 91 Mobiles
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Why global stock markets will leave a lot of bears disorientededit
A tweet by a former fund manager and investor, Jesse Felder, attracted my attention. He had tweeted that Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was trading at triple its dot-com mania peak valuation with revenue growth today at roughly half of what it was then. The current price-earnings ratio of the stock is 228 times. AMD’s price-sales ratio is 9.0 times. Another tweet drew my attention to the fact that after its recent run of +94% appreciation over the last three months, Tesla Motors’ market capitalization is 50% larger than that of either BMW or Daimler.
Publication: Livemint
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