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AMD’s 5nm Zen 4 CPUs Won’t Hit Retail Before 2022: 5th Gen Warhol and Cezanne Based on 7nm+ in 2021edit
Sources from the industry have claimed that AMD is in no rush to migrate to the 5nm node ahead of schedule. Both the Milan and Vermeer processors based on the Zen 3 core architecture will leverage TSMC’s 7nm enhanced process to deliver IPC gains in excess of 15%, along with notable hikes in operating clocks. However, keep in mind that that report explicitly pointed out that the 5nm advanced node has been booked for AMD’s GPU orders, not CPUs, neither does it indicate when they’ll hit the market.
Publication: Hardware Times
Asus TUF Gaming A15 review: Solid performance in a durable packageedit
My unit is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor that’s paired with 8GB DDR4 SDRAM clocked at 3200MHz, with tow additional ports of RAM expansion. The new Ryzen 7 4800H processor offers visible performance boosts over the older models and with the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti, you are assured of great graphics rendering, without the ray-tracing goodness.
Publication: India Today
Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop review: Making things ‘TUF’ for rivalsedit
The real highlight is AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series processor that powers the entire gaming machine. The model we received ran on AMD Ryzen 5 4600 (6 cores, 12 threads) with 8GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM. And Right now it is arguably one of the very few Ryzen 4000 series laptops that are available in India.
Publication: HT Tech – Hindustan Times
Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 4700G spotted running on 3DMark Time Spyedit
The upcoming AMD Renoir desktop APU has made its way to the 3DMark Time Spy, and it seems promising already for an “engineering sample”. Previously we had a lot of leaks stating the basic specs of this 8-core APU, first leaked by Igor’sLAB, then by Videocardz.
Publication: TechnoSports
AMD brand mentions
Asus ROG Strix GA35 reviewedit
The ROG Strix is packed to the brim with best in class innards. AMD’s Ryzen 9-3950X makes its way here to absolutely go toe to toe in performance with Intel and, in some cases, absolutely crushing it. The GA35’s silent performance really blew our minds. It’s mind numbing to think of pushing latest gen titles on this desktop at 4K with max settings and not hearing the fans make a cacophony. In comparison, our custom gaming PC built with AMD Threadripper 2920X needs a petting and a kiss for a quiet performance on the same benchmark.
Publication: Stuff
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Intel launches PC Paathshala in collaboration with The Times of Indiaedit
With e-learning becoming the new normal as the country continues to fight a pandemic, Intel in India has collaborated with the Times of India (TOI) to launch PC Paathshala, a unique industry-wide initiative aimed at enabling India to adapt to teaching and learning online. PC Paathshala will bring user-friendly and easy-to-consume content, developed and curated by industry experts, to teachers, students and parents across India.
Publication: The Times of India
Asus ROG Strix GA35 reviewedit
The ROG Strix is packed to the brim with best in class innards. AMD’s Ryzen 9-3950X makes its way here to absolutely go toe to toe in performance with Intel and, in some cases, absolutely crushing it. The GA35’s silent performance really blew our minds. It’s mind numbing to think of pushing latest gen titles on this desktop at 4K with max settings and not hearing the fans make a cacophony. In comparison, our custom gaming PC built with AMD Threadripper 2920X needs a petting and a kiss for a quiet performance on the same benchmark.
Publication: Stuff
HP 14s and HP Pavilion x360 14 notebooks launched in India with 4G LTE, 10th Gen Intel Processorsedit
HP just dropped a couple of new laptops in India from the company’s new “always connected” PC portfolio. The HP 14s (2020) and Pavilion x360 14 (2020) notebooks are designed for mainstream consumers. Both laptops arrive with 10th Gen Intel mobile processors and 4G LTE connectivity.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Apple plans to announce move to its own Mac chips at WWDC 2020edit
Apple Inc. is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel Corp., as early as this month at its annual developer conference, according to people familiar with the plans. The company is holding WWDC the week of June 22.
Publication: HT Tech- Hindustan Times
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AMD’s 5nm Zen 4 CPUs Won’t Hit Retail Before 2022: 5th Gen Warhol and Cezanne Based on 7nm+ in 2021edit
Sources from the industry have claimed that AMD is in no rush to migrate to the 5nm node ahead of schedule. Both the Milan and Vermeer processors based on the Zen 3 core architecture will leverage TSMC’s 7nm enhanced process to deliver IPC gains in excess of 15%, along with notable hikes in operating clocks. However, keep in mind that that report explicitly pointed out that the 5nm advanced node has been booked for AMD’s GPU orders, not CPUs, neither does it indicate when they’ll hit the market.
Publication: Hardware Times
Asus ROG Strix GA35 reviewedit
The ROG Strix is packed to the brim with best in class innards. AMD’s Ryzen 9-3950X makes its way here to absolutely go toe to toe in performance with Intel and, in some cases, absolutely crushing it. The GA35’s silent performance really blew our minds. It’s mind numbing to think of pushing latest gen titles on this desktop at 4K with max settings and not hearing the fans make a cacophony. In comparison, our custom gaming PC built with AMD Threadripper 2920X needs a petting and a kiss for a quiet performance on the same benchmark.
Publication: Stuff
Sony will host PS5 launch event on June 11edit
Sony has announced that its PS5 launch event has now been rescheduled to June 11. “See you Thursday, June 11 at 1:00pm Pacific time (9:00pm BST) for a look at the future of gaming on,” Sony had tweeted from its official PlayStation account. The electronics giant had postponed the launch of its latest console earlier slated for June 4 in light of the recent protests in the United States (US) surrounding the death of George Floyd.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Microsoft and Education Ministries across Asia enable remote learning for millions of students during COVID-19edit
Since the onset of the pandemic early this year, education ministries across Asia have pushed for mass migrations online, with the help of Microsoft Teams, Office 365 and Microsoft Azure, enabling millions of students to continue to learn from home. Beyond ensuring lesson continuity, schools have been facilitating real-time interactivity between teachers and students in class while enabling students to discover, create and share.
Publication: Express Computers
HP India sees strong growth in consumer segment as work-from-home drives salesedit
HP India on Tuesday said it is witnessing a strong growth in its consumer PC business compared to last year as people look for devices to support work and study from home efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to PTI, HP India Market Senior Director (Personal Systems) Vickram Bedi said the company had initially seen huge demand coming in from enterprises that were moving their staff to work from home as part of business continuity efforts.
Publication: The New Indian Express
HP 14s and HP Pavilion x360 14 notebooks launched in India with 4G LTE, 10th Gen Intel Processorsedit
HP just dropped a couple of new laptops in India from the company’s new “always connected” PC portfolio. The HP 14s (2020) and Pavilion x360 14 (2020) notebooks are designed for mainstream consumers. Both laptops arrive with 10th Gen Intel mobile processors and 4G LTE connectivity.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Current crisis has clearly established PCs as an essential device: HP Indiaedit
Personal computer (PC) maker HP on Tuesday expanded its portfolio of always connected PCs with the launch of the HP14s notebooks for mainstream users. These laptops have 4G in-built LTE of Reliance Jio, and other SIMs can also be used for services. According to the company, the new HP notebooks will fill a critical gap in the market by providing enterprise grade connectivity and security in an affordable price band — ranging from ₹45,000 to ₹85,000 — especially as millions of users have been forced to work from home during the ongoing global health emergency.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Apple plans to announce move to its own Mac chips at WWDC 2020edit
Apple Inc. is preparing to announce a shift to its own main processors in Mac computers, replacing chips from Intel Corp., as early as this month at its annual developer conference, according to people familiar with the plans. The company is holding WWDC the week of June 22.
Publication: HT Tech- Hindustan Times
IBM is exiting facial recognition business over racial profiling concerns: CEO Arvind Krishnaedit
I BM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. A letter to US lawmakers on Monday from new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products”. Krishna was addressing Democrats who have been working on police reform legislation in Congress. The sweeping reform package could include restrictions on police use of facial recognition.
Publication: The Times of India
Asus TUF Gaming A15 review: Solid performance in a durable packageedit
My unit is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor that’s paired with 8GB DDR4 SDRAM clocked at 3200MHz, with tow additional ports of RAM expansion. The new Ryzen 7 4800H processor offers visible performance boosts over the older models and with the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti, you are assured of great graphics rendering, without the ray-tracing goodness.
Publication: India Today
Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop review: Making things ‘TUF’ for rivalsedit
The real highlight is AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series processor that powers the entire gaming machine. The model we received ran on AMD Ryzen 5 4600 (6 cores, 12 threads) with 8GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM. And Right now it is arguably one of the very few Ryzen 4000 series laptops that are available in India.
Publication: HT Tech – Hindustan Times
Upcoming AMD Ryzen 7 4700G spotted running on 3DMark Time Spyedit
The upcoming AMD Renoir desktop APU has made its way to the 3DMark Time Spy, and it seems promising already for an “engineering sample”. Previously we had a lot of leaks stating the basic specs of this 8-core APU, first leaked by Igor’sLAB, then by Videocardz.
Publication: TechnoSports
Industry news
E-sports: Gaming hit the jackpot during Covid-19 lockdownedit
As the Covid-19 pandemic forces people to stay indoors, consumption on digital media platforms has increased. Not just streaming platforms, gaming platforms have also seen a surge of users and increase in the amount of time spent by consumers on such platforms. A recent Nielsen report shows that Indians’ use of their smartphones has increased 9% to over 3 hours 40 minutes daily compared to pre-lockdown times.
Publication: Financial Express
Covid-19 has forced IT industry to rethink its core strategies: NASSCOM Presidentedit
The Covid-19 crisis in India has forced the IT industry to “rewrite the playbook” and rethink its core strategies according to Debjani Ghosh, President of the National Association of Software & Services Companies (NASSCOM). Ghosh, while addressing a Nasscom webinar titled Nasscomm’s ‘Bharat Un-Conference: Build With Bharat,” said, “What Covid has done is it has forced us to completely rethink our basic core strategies.”
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Intel launches PC Paathshala in collaboration with The Times of Indiaedit
With e-learning becoming the new normal as the country continues to fight a pandemic, Intel in India has collaborated with the Times of India (TOI) to launch PC Paathshala, a unique industry-wide initiative aimed at enabling India to adapt to teaching and learning online. PC Paathshala will bring user-friendly and easy-to-consume content, developed and curated by industry experts, to teachers, students and parents across India.
Publication: The Times of India
Sony will host PS5 launch event on June 11edit
Sony has announced that its PS5 launch event has now been rescheduled to June 11. “See you Thursday, June 11 at 1:00pm Pacific time (9:00pm BST) for a look at the future of gaming on,” Sony had tweeted from its official PlayStation account. The electronics giant had postponed the launch of its latest console earlier slated for June 4 in light of the recent protests in the United States (US) surrounding the death of George Floyd.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
Microsoft and Education Ministries across Asia enable remote learning for millions of students during COVID-19edit
Since the onset of the pandemic early this year, education ministries across Asia have pushed for mass migrations online, with the help of Microsoft Teams, Office 365 and Microsoft Azure, enabling millions of students to continue to learn from home. Beyond ensuring lesson continuity, schools have been facilitating real-time interactivity between teachers and students in class while enabling students to discover, create and share.
Publication: Express Computers
HP India sees strong growth in consumer segment as work-from-home drives salesedit
HP India on Tuesday said it is witnessing a strong growth in its consumer PC business compared to last year as people look for devices to support work and study from home efforts amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to PTI, HP India Market Senior Director (Personal Systems) Vickram Bedi said the company had initially seen huge demand coming in from enterprises that were moving their staff to work from home as part of business continuity efforts.
Publication: The New Indian Express
Current crisis has clearly established PCs as an essential device: HP Indiaedit
Personal computer (PC) maker HP on Tuesday expanded its portfolio of always connected PCs with the launch of the HP14s notebooks for mainstream users. These laptops have 4G in-built LTE of Reliance Jio, and other SIMs can also be used for services. According to the company, the new HP notebooks will fill a critical gap in the market by providing enterprise grade connectivity and security in an affordable price band — ranging from ₹45,000 to ₹85,000 — especially as millions of users have been forced to work from home during the ongoing global health emergency.
Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine
IBM is exiting facial recognition business over racial profiling concerns: CEO Arvind Krishnaedit
I BM says it is getting out of the facial recognition business over concern about how it can be used for mass surveillance and racial profiling. A letter to US lawmakers on Monday from new IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said the tech giant “has sunset its general purpose facial recognition and analysis software products”. Krishna was addressing Democrats who have been working on police reform legislation in Congress. The sweeping reform package could include restrictions on police use of facial recognition.
Publication: The Times of India
Asus TUF Gaming A15 review: Solid performance in a durable packageedit
My unit is equipped with an AMD Ryzen 7 4800H processor that’s paired with 8GB DDR4 SDRAM clocked at 3200MHz, with tow additional ports of RAM expansion. The new Ryzen 7 4800H processor offers visible performance boosts over the older models and with the Nvidia GTX 1660Ti, you are assured of great graphics rendering, without the ray-tracing goodness.
Publication: India Today
Asus TUF Gaming A15 laptop review: Making things ‘TUF’ for rivalsedit
The real highlight is AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series processor that powers the entire gaming machine. The model we received ran on AMD Ryzen 5 4600 (6 cores, 12 threads) with 8GB DDR4 3200Mhz RAM. And Right now it is arguably one of the very few Ryzen 4000 series laptops that are available in India.
Publication: HT Tech – Hindustan Times
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