AMD: Consumers today want enhanced performance levels, sleeker design, better battery life and responsiveness all in a single portable, thin & light mobile computing device. And we are delivering all of these with the AMD Ryzen 4000 mobile processors. It is the world’s first 7nm x86 mobile processor, and with up to 8 cores and 16 threads for more demanding performance. The 7nm technology along with our Zen2 architecture is a breakthrough innovation in the mobile PC space, and together they pack high performance in ultra-thin form-factors with great user experience and increased power efficiency.

Publication: Digit

India holds enormous potential to become the ‘next destination’ for data centers propelled by policy initiatives, widening customer base and increasing corporate requirements for data storage. With growing digital consumption patterns such as online gaming, online education, streaming, e-commerce, total internet hits etc., DC operators are expected to see a huge demand for data center space.

Publication: Express Computers 

HP is adding three laptops to its line-up in India that integrate 4G LTE connectivity. The HP Laptop 14s with the Intel Core i3 processor and the HP 14s with the Intel Core i5 processor which are now available for Rs 44,999 and Rs 64,999 respectively, while the HP Pavilion x360 convertible will sport a price tag of Rs 84,999. Mind you, the 4G LTE connectivity in laptops isn’t exactly new. But thus far, its utility and uptake were restricted to the enterprise-focused laptops.

Publication: Network 18 

There has been a lot of rumours about the availability of the upcoming Zen 3 based processors including Ryzen 4000 CPUs and EPYC Milan server processors. Obviously, launching the Ryzen 3000XT processors was a move that got both negative and positive opinions, negative being AMD will not be able to deliver Ryzen 4000 CPUs that’s why they have substituted with these Matisse refresh processors. On the other hand, positive views being this is a smart move to extend its portfolio, offering the XT processors for those who need higher clock speed and bringing down the prices of its predecessors.

Publication: TechnoSports

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) in collaboration with NVIDIA, a multinational technology company, will be establishing India’s first ‘NVIDIA AI Technology Centre’ (NVAITC) to accelerate research on Artificial Intelligence and its commercial adoption. An event was held on Thursday to mark the commencement of operations of this Centre. NVAITC will accelerate research for the 220 faculty at IIT Hyderabad, which is already among India’s foremost research institutions in just over a decade into its inception.

Publication: The Times of India

As businesses emerge from the pandemic, automation technologies will replace humans in certain jobs, leaving organizations to move employees higher up the value chain in more critical roles, said panellists in a Mint Pivot or Perish discussion on the technology and automation sector on Thursday. While certain human jobs will be taken up by artificial intelligence-driven automation systems, technologies will by and large become a key enabler, often acting as a force multiplier, for enterprises as they look to improve efficiencies and conserve capital in the post-pandemic world.

Publication: Livemint

Dell has launched its new XPS 13 and XPS 15 laptops in India. The company claims that it has redesigned these models to achieve a “superior computing experience with premium materials, a smaller and thinner profile, and a larger display, the new XPS range offers the latest technology innovations in aggressive form factors.” The laptops come with a 16:10 ratio display, which also promises 100% sRGB color gamut reproduction in the XPS 13 and up to 100% Adobe RGB in XPS 15, 500-nits of brightness, and up to 4K+ resolution.

Publication: India Today 

Xiaomi recently unveiled the RedmiBook 16 and the RedmiBook 14 II series in China. The new Redmi notebooks come with 10th Gen Intel processors with up to Nvidia MX350 GPU. The two notebooks are the same models launched earlier in 2020 with Ryzen 4000 mobile processors. The RedmiBook 16 arrives in two variants with a 10th Gen Intel Core i5 and Intel Core i7 variants priced at CNY 4,999 (Approx. Rs 53,400) and CNY 5,699 (Approx. Rs 60,900). The RedmiBook 14 II arrives in four configurations starting from CNY 4,699 (Approx. Rs 50,200) and going all the way to CNY 5,699 (Approx. Rs 60,900).

Publication: Moneycontrol

Nvidia has overtaken Intel for the first time as the most valuable US chipmaker. In a semiconductor industry milestone, Nvidia’s shares rose 2.3% in afternoon trading on Wednesday to a record $404, putting the graphic component maker’s market capitalization at $248 billion, just above the $246 billion value of Intel, once the world’s leading chipmaker. Nvidia’s stock has been among Wall Street’s strongest performers in recent years as it expanded from its core personal computer chip business into datacenters, automobiles and artificial intelligence.

Publication: The Times of India 

Intel has outlined the next version of its cable communication solution, Thunderbolt 4, which is completely compliant with its predecessor Thunderbolt 3 and uses USB Type-C connectors. Intel had in January earlier this year at CES 2020 in Las Vegas announced the Thunderbolt 4. The first to incorporate Thunderbolt 4 technology would be Intel’s Tiger Lake handheld PC processors. It has also introduced the Thunderbolt 4 8000 series controller to add the latest experience to numerous Thunderbolt 3 PCs and accessories already available on the market.

Publication: Financial Express 

Calling all AMD PC builders. If you haven’t yet noticed, Digit is hosting a contest called MOD SQUAD in partnership with AMD. All AMD PC builders are welcome to participate and flex their rigs and earn some cool prizes in return. Participating in the contest is as easy as taking a few photos and videos and posting it on Instagram with the right tags. To know more about the competition, check this out. The competition has already gathered a lot of steam with over 400 submissions already. This includes videos as well as photographs of proud gamers and PC builders. Here’s a look at some of the entries we have received till now.

Publication: Digit