Oracle Corp on Wednesday said it is now offering to put all of its cloud computing technology inside its customers’ data centers for an $18 million spending commitment over three years and has signed customers in Japan and Oman. Cloud computing emerged more than a decade ago. Technology companies, such as Amazon.com’s Amazon Web Services, used their expertise at owning and operating data centers efficiently to rent out computing capacity and software tools to other businesses over the internet. But many businesses that turned to cloud providers still handled at least part of their computing inside their own data centers.

Publication: The Economic Times 

Surface Pro has maintained its spot as the top Windows tablet and is likely the de facto recommendation for many. This has ensured that the product lineup commands constant interest and popularity. Here is our review of the latest Microsoft Surface Pro 7 tablet.  Software giant Microsoft recently launched its latest Surface lineup of devices in the Indian market. These devices include the ARM-based Microsoft Surface Pro X, and the updated Pro 7 and Laptop 3.

Publication: BGR India 

It’s as we suspected. AMD will be launching the Ryzen 4000 “Renoir” APUs on the 21st of July for desktop PCs. However, these chips will be mainly limited to OEMs and pre-built computers. There will be only three SKUs, namely the Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G, and the Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G, along with their lower power (35W) GE variants. The absence of Renoir from the retail market can be seen as a way to prevent the cannibalization of the newly launched Ryzen 3000XT CPUs which will sell at similar prices, minus the iGPUs.

Publication: Hardware Times 

Japanese OEM, Lavie, has unveiled its new Direct N15 notebook which will feature a new (but not really) Renoir APU, namely the Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition. This is basically a variant of the Ryzen 7 4800U with a possible boost clock of 4.3GHz while the latter tops out at 4.2GHz. A difference of 100MHz in the max boost frequency, nothing major but it should still translate into slightly higher performance in single-threaded applications as well as gaming.

Publication: Hardware Times 

NVIDIA’s market cap has hit an all-time high of $249.63 billion for the first time, beating Intel to become the third-largest semiconductor firm in the world. At the time of writing, Team Green’s shares are valued at $406.58 while Intel’s are limited to a paltry $58.38. This is the first time NVIDIA has ever overtaken Intel in terms of market capitalization. The latter had a market cap of approximately $247 billion.

Publication: Hardware Times 

When AMD announced that Zen 2 (Matisse) would be getting a refresh, many were left confused. Isn’t that what Intel had been doing for a while (Before 10th gen)? Well, I decided to compare the newly launched Ryzen 7 3800XT to the original octa-core Zen 2 part – Ryzen 7 3700X. The results weren’t exactly unexpected, but if you already own a Zen 2 CPU, then you’re better off holding on to it. Check out our Ryzen 7 3800XT review get an idea of what’s new with the Zen 2 refresh. Presenting the most confusing battle of the Zen 2 counterparts – Ryzen 7 3800XT vs 3700X.

Publication: TechQuila

When a new range of CPUs is released, we don’t really really talk about the utilities/tools associated with it but maybe we should. With the release of the AMDs Ryzen 3000XT series of processors also comes some welcome upgrades to its utility software. Namely, the AMD StoreMI and the AMD Ryzen Master. Starting off with AMD StoreMI, it was AMD’s answer to Intel Optane when it came to storage acceleration. It was made in collaboration with Enmotus, an enterprise storage management company to bring their ‘FuzeDrive’ as StoreMI to Ryzen. FuzeDrive was designed to be a ‘tiered’ storage acceleration system.

Publication: TechQuila

Microsoft and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) on Wednesday partnered to provide digital skills to more than 1 lakh youth in the country over the next 12 months amid the covid-19 crisis. Microsoft will collaborate with NSDC’s eSkill India portal to provide free access to learning resources and conduct digital skilling awareness drives. The partnership is an extension of Microsoft’s global skilling initiative that seeks to help 25 million people worldwide acquire new digital skills.

Publication: Livemint

Dell Technologies has launched its new XPS 13 and XPS 15 premium consumer laptops in India. The XPS 13 starts at Rs 1,44,807 (including GST) while the XPS 15 starts at Rs 1,86,072 (including GST). The new XPS portfolio will be available for purchase on Amazon India and at select Dell Exclusive stores. The XPS 13 comes with Dell’s first-ever four-sided InfinityEdge display. It has an optimised 34 cm (13.4-inch) laptop design in a 28cm (11-inch) formfactor. The 4K UHD+ VESA-certified DisplayHDR 400 panel that is said to enable over 16 million colours, with 500- nits and 100% sRGB colour gamut.

Publication: The Times of India 

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Publication: Vimal Chintapatla – YT 

Gaming is a big industry today and its popularity is increasing all over the world. Manufacturers are putting in the extra hours to make computer hardware more powerful and look attractive too with creative LED lighting to give a good gaming experience. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced people all over the world to stay indoors. “Time spent with PCs, laptops, and smartphones indoors has increased significantly, leading to an upsurge in gaming across PCs, notebooks, consoles and smartphones. With the thrilling experiences that gaming offers, even casual gamers are spending more time playing,” Terry Makedon, Senior Director of AMD Software Strategy, told DH in an email interview.

Publication: Deccan Herald 

Intel had officially announced Thunderbolt 4 at CES 2020 when it stated that the new interconnectivity standard would be supported by Intel’s upcoming Tiger Lake platform. However, most of the specifications around Thunderbolt 4 were shrouded in mystery until today’s announcement. We now know that Thunderbolt 4 isn’t any faster than Thunderbolt 3, which had a bandwidth of 40 Gbps, rather it raises the bare minimum requirements for certification, expands the feature set and adds compliance with the USB4 specification since Thunderbolt 4 will use the USB Type-C connector.

Publication: Digit

AMD has unveiled the new Ryzen 3000XT CPUs in India. The desktop processors, which were launched last month, are built for enthusiasts and gamers who want the best possible performance. The new Ryzen 5 3600XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 9 3900XT will be available at all major retailers.  The new AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT processor is priced at Rs 19,990, which is about the same as its international price. The top-end AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT and Ryzen 9 3900XT costs Rs 30,990 and Rs 38,990, respectively. AMD notes that these prices do not include GST.

Publication: Moneycontrol