WHILE MILLIONS OF people around the world are now working remotely due to the lockdown, are they sure they are doing so safely and securely It’s an essential business question to ask at the best times. But it is even more so now a days. These days, our inboxes,mobile alerts and news updates are all about Covid-19, all the time. It’s over- whelming and attackers know it.(security,Microsoft’s intelligence)

Publication: Financial Express

With Covid-19 landing employees in a dilemma regarding their jobs and careers, many companies are closely monitoring the situation and engaging with the government and medical authorities to ensure a safe working environment. Taiwanese PC maker Acer considers employee experience as a top priority, especially in these trying times. The company is continuously working on strategies to manage and retain its people and has come up with a slew of measures to enhance its employee experience.

Publication: CXO Today

AMD’s been having a merry time in the CPU market since the 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs came out. Single-threaded performance comparable to Intel’s latest offerings and vastly superior multi-threaded performance has propelled Team Red’s CPU market to all-time highs across the board. Gamers have also been shifting to Ryzen 3000 processors on account of their improved performance in the latest DX12 titles. In fact, over the last six to twelve months, AMD’s userbase among Steam gamers has increased by a sizeable 20%:

Publication: Hardware Times

A while back a benchmark of a Samsung Exynos SoC surfaced that was reportedly using an AMD RDNA GPU. While we can’t confirm whether the report was legit, the results certainly were impressive. Most outlets claimed that the SoC in question was the Exynos 990, but according to a post from ITHOME, the Exynos 1000 will be the first chip to leverage RDNA graphics.

Publication: Hardware Times 

Enough with the Galaxy smartphones, it’s time for the Galaxy laptops to take over. And surprisingly, they bring some new features with them. After announcing them earlier, Samsung has finally launched the Galaxy Book Flex along with the Flex Alpha and Ion laptops in the US. So let’s take a quick look at what they bring to the table. As the name implies, the Flex features a rather minimalist 2-in-1 design that is both practical and lightweight.

Publication: Stuff India 

Asus has extended its ROG Showdown esport tournament for two weeks and it will now end on May 17. The tournament was launched in collaboration with Intel on April 3. The extended weeks will include two games — Rainbow Six Siege and Counter Strike: GO. The registration for both the games has already started and the Rainbow Six Siege tournament will start from May 8 and will end on May 10, while players interested in Counter Strike: Go can play it between May 15 to May 17.

Publication: The Times of India 

Intel is one of the well-known processors company when it comes to PCs and laptops. The Intel i9 9th generation chips are found on many laptops and can be bought in India. The performance of the Intel i9 9th Gen processors, no doubt, is fast, smooth, and sought-after today. Here are some of the best Intel i9 9th Gen laptops to buy in India.

Publication: Gizbot

Microsoft Surface Book 3 is the latest powerhouse device to join the Surface family. Microsoft has announced the new Surface Book model can offer better performance, store more content, and last for even longer over the predecessor. There are significant bumps in the specifications but the design of the Surface Book 3 is more or less similar to the Surface Book 2. Microsoft is packing 10th-generation Intel Core processors, along with up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 graphics card on the top model.

Publication: India Today  

Unlike the Surface Laptop 3, there’s no use of AMD chips here. In terms of RAM, the processor can be paired with up to 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM which is twice the capacity of its predecessor. The 15-inch model comes standard with 16GB of RAM. Even in terms of storage, the 15-inch version can be configured up to a 2TB M.2 2280 SSD.

Publication: Mashable India 

Lately, there were many rumors about the tech giant leaving TSMC and going with Samsung and their 7nm EUV. However, these rumors were soon debunked. Even so, this new report suggests that those rumors may have some truth to them after all. NVIDIA is a fabless company that outsources its GPU chips from other manufacturers. This left an opportunity for AMD to court Samsung for their spare 7nm process and establish themselves as the world’s first company with a 7nm GPU.

Publication: TechQuila

Chinese electronics giant Lenovo is gearing up for the launch of its ThinkPad lineup for 2020. The company has not revealed any details about the laptop lineup. However, a new report has surfaced online sharing some interesting aspects of the upcoming laptop series. Lenovo ThinkPad 2020 series will also feature the upcoming 10nm 11th generation Tiger Lake Intel processors.

Publication: BGR India 

Lenovo has expanded its AMD EPYC server portfolio with the launch of two new two-socket data centers, ThinkSystem SR645 and SR665. Powered by AMD’s EPYC 7002 Series processors, the new servers arrived almost 8 months after the unveiling of the single-socket SR635 and SR655 models and offer AMD a chance to further expand its portfolio in the networking and server-side of the business.

Publication: Tech Radar 

The demand for laptops went through the roof in the past two months as thousands of companies scrambled to make workfrom-home arrangements for lakhs of employees. Many wanted to buy PCs, many more wanted to rent. And there just weren’t enough available. Companies that already had most of their workforces on laptops transitioned work to homes far more easily that those with many desktops. The latter involved logistical challenges of transporting the monitor, CPU, USB, along with the wires. It took time. Extra workforces were needed to transport and then set up the systems in employees homes.

Publication: The Times of India