AMD announced it is making significant enhancements to its channel strategy for its commercial-client and datacenter business verticals in India. To further enable the IT channel ecosystem to deliver high-performance computing across large enterprises and SMBs, the company has recently launched two key initiatives AMD Partner Hub and AMD Arena.

Publication: VAR India 

Women in Technology (WiT) India Forum, a collaborative and progressive platform that focuses on increasing women participation in STEM careers, today announced the first edition of their virtual conference ‘WiT Spark’. The virtual event will be held on July 16, 2020, with the core theme of ‘Accelerating the New Normal’. The experience will be hosted on STCH VirtuaLive, a dynamic & immersive online platform by STCH, a leading integrated marketing and experiential events company.

Publication: BW Businessworld 

In a first, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is introducing Augmented Reality (AR) in the curriculum. Given the shift and demand for such technologies now and in the future, it is imperative to equip students with new learnings and skills. The board has launched ‘Digital Safety and Online Well-Being and Augmented Reality’ curriculum in partnership with Facebook.

Publication: The Times of India 

At WWDC 2020 last month, Apple announced it is moving to its own silicon chip for future MacBooks from Intel. New details coming from renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggest Apple’s first MacBook with its own ARM chipset will be the 13.3-inch MacBook Pro. iMore was the first one to report this. Take this information with a pinch of salt as Apple is yet to confirm.

Publication: Indian Express 

With demand for PCs expected to pick up in India post lockdown, companies in the PC industry have been trying to come up with new offers to make the deal more appealing to buyers. Building a custom PC and then upgrading them as per requirement has always been more cost-effective compared to getting a laptop or desktop, which is what makes some of these deals even more exciting. AMD is offering a complimentary copy of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla which can be redeemed on AMD’s website on November 7, 2020. The offer is valid from July 7 and October 3 on new Ryzen 9 3900XT, Ryzen 7 3800XT, and Ryzen 5 3600XT processors.

Publication: Livemint

If you are looking for a laptop with multiple gaming features for casual gaming, then this laptop from ASUS could turn out to be an ideal fit for your needs. To start with, it is powered by an AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor with a base processor speed of 2.1GHz, which can go up to 3.7GHz. It also has 8GB RAM and 512GB SSD, which should be enough to support most titles. It has an immersive 17-inch FHD display. Furthermore, it comes with an integrated MD RADEON RX560X and 4GB Graphics card, which should deliver good visual output.

Publication: Digit

The Apple MacBook Pro is a premium laptop that’s ideal for working professionals who love minimalist aesthetics. This laptop is often considered ideal for graphic design and video editing (or any other task that requires sharp visuals) mainly because it has an AMD Radeon Pro 5300M graphics card with GDDR6 memory along with Intel UHD Graphics 630. As a result, you should be able to spot even the slightest aberrations in your work. The 16-inch Retina display coupled with the six-speaker system with force-canceling woofers should enable you to view corporate films and product launch videos with ease, without really requiring an external speaker set.

Publication: Digit

Last month, Asus launched its first gaming laptop powered by the new Ryzen 4000 H series processors in India. The company refreshed its affordable TUF lineup with AMD’s new 7nm mobile processors coupled with Nvidia’s GTX 16 series GPUs. The TUF A15 can be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 9 4900H processor and up to an Nvidia RTX 2060 graphics card.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Led by Lenovo and HP, worldwide PC shipments reached 64.8 million units in the second quarter of 2020, a 2.8 percent increase from the same period last year, according to preliminary results revealed by Gartner on Friday. The PC market returned to growth as vendors restocked their channels and mobile PC demand increased after a significant decline in the first quarter of the year due to Covid-19-related supply chain disruptions.

Publication: ET Telecom

With 32.5 percent market share in the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, Taiwanese technology giant Asus has emerged as the top gaming laptop brand in the country, according to International Data Corporation (IDC). “Ranking as the No.1 gaming laptop brand again reinforces the love and consistent support we have got from our customers, partners and fans across India. The pandemic has triggered a huge transformation in customer choice and preferences. We have been able to achieve more than double the sales of gaming laptops in the post lockdown phase in comparsion to the pre lockdown phase which bears testimony to the heightened demand for gaming and entertainment products.

Publication: Times Now News 

Microsoft has introduced a new platform security technology to prevent data corruption techniques being adopted by cybercriminals to target system security policy and tamper with data structures on Windows 10 devices. Called Kernel Data Protection (KDP), the technology prevents data corruption attacks by protecting parts of the Windows kernel and drivers through virtualization-based security (VBS).

Publication: ET CIO 

HP Pavilion Gaming 15 | Rs 54,990 | AMD Ryzen 5 3550H + Nvidia GTX 1650 | The HP Pavilion Gaming laptop is slightly cheaper than the other notebooks on our list, but that primarily comes down to the older AMD Ryzen 5 CPU. We’d still recommend opting for the Asus TUF A15 or the Acer Nitro 5 if you can spend the little extra, but if you are on a strict 55K budget, then the Pavilion Gaming laptop is a pretty decent pick. HP also offers this model with a 9th Gen Intel Core i5 chip, but that will cost you a bit more than the other machines on this list.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Magesh Venketramani, senior specialist data analytics, Deloitte, said business opportunities in AI, data science, and automation are expected to grow by several billion dollars globally, which could translate to job opportunities.

Publication: The Times of India 

Remember when devices were designed to only do one thing, in one place, and for a single user? Not anymore. Our world is changing fast; with smarter technology more prevalent than ever in our daily lives, multitasking has increasingly become the norm. With grab-and-go form factors, our screens are our lifelines when we’re on-the-go or just moving from room to room in our own homes.

Publication: CellIT

The new Acer Aspire 7 is aimed at casual gamers who want a take-anywhere laptop. The latest processors will deliver a complete platform with the performance to empower rich user experiences and the power efficiency to extend battery life. Acer is facilitating gamers with cutting-edge technology that is proven and reliable, considerably improving the experience.

Publication: CellIT

The Acer Aspire 7 is a pocket-friendly laptop for casual gamers. It comes in four variants: two models offer up to 9th generation Intel Core i7 processor, while the other two are powered by AMD Ryzen 3000 series chipsets.

Publication: The Economic Times 

Acer India, the global PC brand, announced the latest addition to its thin and light notebook series with the arrival of new Acer Swift 3, which is now available up to AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U Processor with Radeon™ Graphics. Acer Swift 3 is India’s first AMD Ryzen™ 4000 series mobile processor-powered laptop in the market for mobile computing needs.

Publication: CellIT

There are a lot of people who look to cool their CPU but are short on budget and do find a good CPU cooler for their processor. A dedicated CPU cooler is very important for those which do not come with one like Intel CPUs these days and AMD’s in-box coolers are still well enough but for enhanced performance and overclocking a dedicated one from the market is very much required.

Publication: TechnoSports 

Much expectedly, Asus after a big hit of its recent TUF Gaming A15 laptops with Ryzen 4000H gaming processors in India, the Taiwanese OEM has brought its budget end VivoBook laptops with the latest Ryzen 4000U APUs. But to my surprise, the word “budget” does not fit in with the pricing its currently available at. Both the ASUS VivoBook S14 M433IA laptops come with the 6 core Ryzen 5 4500U & 8 core Ryzen 7 4700U and do have some interesting features but the 4500U variant will cost you ₹ 65,000 while the Ryzen 7 4700U variant will cost you ₹ 75,000.

Publication: TechnoSports