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AMD Challenges Intel’s Single-Core Lead with New Epyc Rome CPUs, Raising Boost Clocks by Up to 500MHz and Doubling Cache (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD today announced the release of three new Epyc Rome CPUs, targeting Intel’s ST lead in the server space. The new chips feature increased operating frequency and double the amount of L3 cache compared to the existing Rome processors. AMD promises the following performance advantages over the competing Intel Xeon chips with the EPYC 7Fx2 processors
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Eco Mode Analyzed: Performance, Power and Clock Scalingedit
AMD’s Eco Mode is something I’ve covered multiple times in the past. However, due to a variety of reasons, I’ve decided to revisit this topic. For starters, the CPU package power wasn’t giving a precise measure of the power drawn by the system. Furthermore, physically measured TDP is much more reliable than that reported by software or firmware.
Publication: Hardware Times
Supermicro Introduces industrys Broadest portfolio of systems Based on the 2nd GEN AMD EPYC Processors with 27 world record Performance benchmarks achievededit
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, network solutions, and green computing technology. today announced that its industry leading portfolio of servers optimized for 2nd GEN AMD EPYC Processors has achieved 27 world record Performance benchmarks and counting.
Publication: UNI
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U & Ryzen 5 4600U APUs flourish on Lenovo laptopsedit
We know that AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs are great for laptops and with increasing laptops featuring these APUs we are getting a look of the power of these processors. The next OEM will be Lenovo, who is bragging about the capabilities of its Ryzen 4000U-series processors. The company did already announce the fact that they will be upgrading a lot of ThinkPad laptops with the new Ryzen 4000 series APUs. Now the company has offered an insight into how the Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 5 4600U APUs perform on their system.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS defeats the upcoming Intel Core i9-10900Fedit
A 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F desktop processor is on the racks for Intel in the coming future. It has been spotted as part of an HP system on Geekbench with some impressive single-core scores as expected. Unfortunately, the upcoming Comet Lake chip lagged behind the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS in an Asus Zephyrus G14 laptop in the multi-core benchmarks.
Publication: TechnoSports
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Best Touch Screen Laptops Available In India Within Your Budgetedit
These best touch screen laptops are all priced under Rs. 40,000, making them affordable and almost anyone can buy these devices without aby budget constraints. So here are the top touch screen laptops available in India, which are priced under Rs. 40,000 from various brands. The Lenovo Ideapad C340 (81N60042IN) laptop retails for Rs. 39,990 and is powered by the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U CPU with 4GB RAM and 256GB SSD. It comes with a 14-inch IPS LCD touch screen with FHD resolution, making it a portable and affordable touch screen laptop.
Publication: Gizbot
How to boost gaming experience on PCs and smartphonesedit
Many times, even laptops with dedicated GPUs can struggle with handling new games. As games get more graphical and real, the pressure on older hardware grows. Updating your devices can lead to significant improvement in gaming experience. Users can download new drivers for specific GPUs online from the graphics company’s official website. Drivers for GeForce GPUs will be available on Nvidia’s website and drivers for Radeon GPUs will be available on AMD’s website.
Publication: MintCompetition in news
AMD Challenges Intel’s Single-Core Lead with New Epyc Rome CPUs, Raising Boost Clocks by Up to 500MHz and Doubling Cache (PROACTIVE)edit
AMD today announced the release of three new Epyc Rome CPUs, targeting Intel’s ST lead in the server space. The new chips feature increased operating frequency and double the amount of L3 cache compared to the existing Rome processors. AMD promises the following performance advantages over the competing Intel Xeon chips with the EPYC 7Fx2 processors
Publication: Hardware Times
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Eco Mode Analyzed: Performance, Power and Clock Scalingedit
AMD’s Eco Mode is something I’ve covered multiple times in the past. However, due to a variety of reasons, I’ve decided to revisit this topic. For starters, the CPU package power wasn’t giving a precise measure of the power drawn by the system. Furthermore, physically measured TDP is much more reliable than that reported by software or firmware.
Publication: Hardware Times
Minecraft With RTX Beta To Release On April 16: Here Are The Detailsedit
As an introductory offer, the company is introducing six free RTX maps built by some of the top Minecraft creators. Similarly, Nvidia is also providing tools to build your own RTX world using HD resource pack, physically based materials guide, and Minecraft java to bedrock conversion guide.
Publication: Gizbot
Best Touch Screen Laptops Available In India Within Your Budgetedit
These best touch screen laptops are all priced under Rs. 40,000, making them affordable and almost anyone can buy these devices without aby budget constraints. So here are the top touch screen laptops available in India, which are priced under Rs. 40,000 from various brands. The Lenovo Ideapad C340 (81N60042IN) laptop retails for Rs. 39,990 and is powered by the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U CPU with 4GB RAM and 256GB SSD. It comes with a 14-inch IPS LCD touch screen with FHD resolution, making it a portable and affordable touch screen laptop.
Publication: Gizbot
Microsoft Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 Alleged Price, Key Specifications Leaked Onlineedit
German publication WinFuture has reportedly got hold of dealer list of Surface Book 3 pricing and models, and it suggests that the Microsoft Surface Book 3 will be priced between EUR 1,000 (roughly Rs. 83,000) and EUR 4,000 (roughly Rs. 3,33,900) range. The device is expected to be available in 13-inch and 15-inch display sizes, and be powered by 10th generation Intel Core i5-10210U and the Intel Core i7-10510U CPU options.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Artificial intelligence revenue in APAC to surpass US$29bn in 2024, says GlobalDataedit
In India, Intel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to empower nearly one lakh students with AI integration in the country’s education system. Earlier in 2018, India announced the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog to spearhead a national program on AI with a particular focus on research.
Publication: CXO Today
Asus Updates ZenBook Duo; To Launch Later in April 2020edit
Asus laptops with dual screens breathe fresh life into the mobile computing space thanks to their ZenBook Duo series. With that in mind, the new, updated Zenbook Duo will replace last year’s innovative dual-screen laptop with 10th gen Intel processors and a better battery. There was a point where innovations in laptops grew stale a few years ago. That was until apple brought the touch bar to the MacBook in 2016.
Publication: TechQuila
How to boost gaming experience on PCs and smartphonesedit
Many times, even laptops with dedicated GPUs can struggle with handling new games. As games get more graphical and real, the pressure on older hardware grows. Updating your devices can lead to significant improvement in gaming experience. Users can download new drivers for specific GPUs online from the graphics company’s official website. Drivers for GeForce GPUs will be available on Nvidia’s website and drivers for Radeon GPUs will be available on AMD’s website.
Publication: MintAMD Ryzen 7 4800U & Ryzen 5 4600U APUs flourish on Lenovo laptopsedit
We know that AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs are great for laptops and with increasing laptops featuring these APUs we are getting a look of the power of these processors. The next OEM will be Lenovo, who is bragging about the capabilities of its Ryzen 4000U-series processors. The company did already announce the fact that they will be upgrading a lot of ThinkPad laptops with the new Ryzen 4000 series APUs. Now the company has offered an insight into how the Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 5 4600U APUs perform on their system.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS defeats the upcoming Intel Core i9-10900Fedit
A 10-core Intel Core i9-10900F desktop processor is on the racks for Intel in the coming future. It has been spotted as part of an HP system on Geekbench with some impressive single-core scores as expected. Unfortunately, the upcoming Comet Lake chip lagged behind the AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS in an Asus Zephyrus G14 laptop in the multi-core benchmarks.
Publication: TechnoSports
Partner in news
Best Touch Screen Laptops Available In India Within Your Budgetedit
These best touch screen laptops are all priced under Rs. 40,000, making them affordable and almost anyone can buy these devices without aby budget constraints. So here are the top touch screen laptops available in India, which are priced under Rs. 40,000 from various brands. The Lenovo Ideapad C340 (81N60042IN) laptop retails for Rs. 39,990 and is powered by the AMD Ryzen 3 3200U CPU with 4GB RAM and 256GB SSD. It comes with a 14-inch IPS LCD touch screen with FHD resolution, making it a portable and affordable touch screen laptop.
Publication: Gizbot
Microsoft Surface Book 3, Surface Go 2 Alleged Price, Key Specifications Leaked Onlineedit
German publication WinFuture has reportedly got hold of dealer list of Surface Book 3 pricing and models, and it suggests that the Microsoft Surface Book 3 will be priced between EUR 1,000 (roughly Rs. 83,000) and EUR 4,000 (roughly Rs. 3,33,900) range. The device is expected to be available in 13-inch and 15-inch display sizes, and be powered by 10th generation Intel Core i5-10210U and the Intel Core i7-10510U CPU options.
Publication: Gadgets 360
Google’s ‘Whitechapel’ processor is being made by Samsung and may power 2021 Pixel phones, Chromebooksedit
A new report suggests that search giant Google, which is usually known for its Android software in the smartphone market, has made some strides in the processor front as well. The company is said to be working on its own processor with some help from Samsung. These are said to power next year’s Chromebook models and company’s own Pixel smartphones as well, reports Axios. Making its own chipset for hardware products will likely bring Google at par with Apple since it also makes its own Apple A-series processors.
Publication: Hindustan Times
After Twitter, Google replaces YouTube TV app with its PWA version for Chromebook users, here’s what it meansedit
A simple scan through the social media website and forums will be enough to realise that Android apps built for Chromebooks don’t play well most of the times. They are not well optimised and certainly take more space and internet data. So, Google is trying to solve this problem by replacing Android apps with PWAs or Progressive Web Apps. As confirmed by Dominick Ng – Tech Lead/Manager on Chrome OS Apps Platform, web apps/PWAs, security UX to Chrome Unboxed website, this treatment that was given to Twitter last week is now being given to Google’s YouTube TV as well.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Asus Updates ZenBook Duo; To Launch Later in April 2020edit
Asus laptops with dual screens breathe fresh life into the mobile computing space thanks to their ZenBook Duo series. With that in mind, the new, updated Zenbook Duo will replace last year’s innovative dual-screen laptop with 10th gen Intel processors and a better battery. There was a point where innovations in laptops grew stale a few years ago. That was until apple brought the touch bar to the MacBook in 2016.
Publication: TechQuila
Supermicro Introduces industrys Broadest portfolio of systems Based on the 2nd GEN AMD EPYC Processors with 27 world record Performance benchmarks achievededit
Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, network solutions, and green computing technology. today announced that its industry leading portfolio of servers optimized for 2nd GEN AMD EPYC Processors has achieved 27 world record Performance benchmarks and counting.
Publication: UNI
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U & Ryzen 5 4600U APUs flourish on Lenovo laptopsedit
We know that AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile APUs are great for laptops and with increasing laptops featuring these APUs we are getting a look of the power of these processors. The next OEM will be Lenovo, who is bragging about the capabilities of its Ryzen 4000U-series processors. The company did already announce the fact that they will be upgrading a lot of ThinkPad laptops with the new Ryzen 4000 series APUs. Now the company has offered an insight into how the Ryzen 7 4800U and Ryzen 5 4600U APUs perform on their system.
Publication: TechnoSports
Industry news
Coronavirus: PC shipments face global declineedit
The worldwide PC market has witnessed a sharp decline in the shipment across the world, as per the preliminary data from both IDC and Gartner. While IDC claims that the market has declined 9.8% year-over-year in the first quarter of 2020 with a total shipment of 53.2 million, Gartner has said that there has been a 12.3% decline as compared to the first quarter of 2019 with total shipments clocked at 51.6 million units.
Publication: The Times of India
Minecraft With RTX Beta To Release On April 16: Here Are The Detailsedit
As an introductory offer, the company is introducing six free RTX maps built by some of the top Minecraft creators. Similarly, Nvidia is also providing tools to build your own RTX world using HD resource pack, physically based materials guide, and Minecraft java to bedrock conversion guide.
Publication: Gizbot
Google’s ‘Whitechapel’ processor is being made by Samsung and may power 2021 Pixel phones, Chromebooksedit
A new report suggests that search giant Google, which is usually known for its Android software in the smartphone market, has made some strides in the processor front as well. The company is said to be working on its own processor with some help from Samsung. These are said to power next year’s Chromebook models and company’s own Pixel smartphones as well, reports Axios. Making its own chipset for hardware products will likely bring Google at par with Apple since it also makes its own Apple A-series processors.
Publication: Hindustan Times
After Twitter, Google replaces YouTube TV app with its PWA version for Chromebook users, here’s what it meansedit
A simple scan through the social media website and forums will be enough to realise that Android apps built for Chromebooks don’t play well most of the times. They are not well optimised and certainly take more space and internet data. So, Google is trying to solve this problem by replacing Android apps with PWAs or Progressive Web Apps. As confirmed by Dominick Ng – Tech Lead/Manager on Chrome OS Apps Platform, web apps/PWAs, security UX to Chrome Unboxed website, this treatment that was given to Twitter last week is now being given to Google’s YouTube TV as well.
Publication: Hindustan Times
Online gaming sees over 100% spike in traffic, OTT at 198%edit
In addition to social network and streaming applications, it found that fitness and education have also been in demand as people look to meet their goals through Net-based resources like Home Workout and Udemy. The active user count of video conferencing applications has also seen a significant increase.
Publication: Business Standard
Artificial intelligence revenue in APAC to surpass US$29bn in 2024, says GlobalDataedit
In India, Intel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to empower nearly one lakh students with AI integration in the country’s education system. Earlier in 2018, India announced the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog to spearhead a national program on AI with a particular focus on research.
Publication: CXO Today
How to boost gaming experience on PCs and smartphonesedit
Many times, even laptops with dedicated GPUs can struggle with handling new games. As games get more graphical and real, the pressure on older hardware grows. Updating your devices can lead to significant improvement in gaming experience. Users can download new drivers for specific GPUs online from the graphics company’s official website. Drivers for GeForce GPUs will be available on Nvidia’s website and drivers for Radeon GPUs will be available on AMD’s website.
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