Are we where China is, absolutely not. Can we become, absolutely yes? I’m giving it five years.” That was Intel India head Nivruti Rai responding to questions on semiconductor and electronics manufacturing at a panel discussion organized jointly by Nasscom and Times Techies. The dependence on China for manufactured goods is a subject that riles many in India, more so since the recent emergence of geopolitical issues between the two. In value, electronics imports are the biggest.

Publication: Gadgets Now 

So here’s the deal — if you are okay with using Windows, which most of the world is, then this is the best in the business. Asus and AMD have changed the game. And while doing so they have created something that’s just not meant for gamers, but everyone.

Publication: Warpcore

The key role India engineers played in building Renoir comes into focus at a time when Chinese semiconductor designs from the likes of Zhaoxin have made major inroads in the x86 space. With greater global tensions and diplomatic issues between India and China, in particular, domestic IC design capabilities and the possibility of technology transfer become more and more relevant. It’ll be interesting to see what AMD Hyderabad and Bangalore do next. More importantly, it’ll be important to see if skill, experience, and technology transfer translate into meaningful gains for India’s nascent semiconductor industry.

Publication: Hardware Times 

As you can see, the RX 5600 XT is clearly made for high-end 1080p gaming while the 5700 is better suited for 1440p 60 FPS. While the former can still run most titles at QHD without any problems, you’ll run into VRAM bottlenecks in certain titles. Considering that the RX 5700 costs just ~$40-50 more, it’s a small price to pay for markedly smoother gameplay and a bit of future-proofing.

Here is an all AMD video editing and gaming build video with the latest Ryzen 3600XT.

Publication: iGyaan – YT 

Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”), one of India’s largest integrated telecom providers, today announced a multi-year, Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to deliver a comprehensive set of innovative cloud solutions to large enterprise and small and medium enterprise (SME) customers in India. Airtel serves over 2,500 large enterprises and more than a million emerging businesses and companies with an integrated product portfolio, including Airtel Cloud, a multi-cloud product and solutions business.

Publication: Express Computers 

Prof Govindan Rangarajan, Director, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has taken charge of the institute in the middle of the pandemic. He speaks to Chethan Kumar on the institute’s goals and vision, the path Indian science must take in the coming years to be able to compete globally and COVID response.

Publication: The Times of India 

This joint collaboration will help customers drive business continuity by enabling remote IT support and solutions, as they seek to keep employees productive amid social distancing boundaries and other remote-work limitations that have become the new normal, a Wipro statement said. Wipro integrated the Intel vPro platform into LIVE Workspace, a suite of digital workplace services to provide remote manageability of devices, it said. “This extends to users at home or in the office and provides enhanced protection and security against firmware- level attacks.

Publication: Deccan Herald

Expanding its Republic of Gamers (ROG) laptop lineup, Taiwanese tech giant Asus has launched its Zephyrus G14 gaming laptop powered by AMD’s latest 7nm Ryzen 4000-series processors based on Zen2 Core architecture in India. It comes with a customised intelligent cooling system, up to Nvidia RTX 2060 MaxQ GPU and up to a UHD resolution Pantone validated 100% sRGB color-accurate display. Another major highlight of the laptop is its new AniMe Matrix display that allows users to customize their top panel as per their choice.

Publication: The Times of India 

Originally showcased at CES 2020 in Las Vegas in January, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 comes with a 14-inch IPS display that has up to WQHD (2,560×1,440 pixels) resolution and 120Hz refresh rate. The notebook features a highly finished magnesium-alloy keyboard frame with a dot-matrix design and an Ergo-Lift hinge. Asus has provided up to AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS processor, coupled with Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060 Max-Q GPU and up to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM. There is also up to 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD.

Publication: Gadgets 360 

This is the current best CPU for 2020 and finally, the Zen 2 based CPU we were waiting for is here for all the budget gamers and enthusiasts. A deadly CPU at its budget with strong single-core performance, helpful for gaming along with SMT enabled for fast multi-threading performance. Pair it with a B450 motherboard to get the max performance and being future proof for another generation, just go for it.

Publication: TechnoSports

For a 2-in-1 laptop, the Latitude needs to convince us that it’s an entertainment package ready for office duties. The pro-office benefits come with its industrial design, great microphones, a healthy list of ports (including HDMI) and great battery life. On the flip side, you also have an awesome screen coupled with fantastic audio and 2-in-1 acrobatics to kick back and call it a day. There’s plenty to love here, especially in the new normal and for people with deep pockets. It balances the best of both worlds, work and personal.

Publication: Stuff

Acer, today has announced the extension of its existing Aspire laptop line-up powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core processors in India, with the launch of the Acer Aspire 5 in Magic Purple color. The specialty about this is that the color changes hues when seen from different angles, offering users a distinctive look in a sleek, stylish, and lightweight package. Acer has priced the laptop at just Rs 37,999.

Publication: TechnoSports

This meant that the microprocessor manufacturers like Intel and Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) had to constantly be under pressure to squeeze in more transistors in their designs and also at the same time, upgrade their manufacturing processes to accommodate the desired precision. Usually, these skills required operating at the nanometer level and had to consider having breakthroughs in processes, material sciences, product chemistry etc., besides having to consider doing all these at high productivity levels.

Publication: Forbes India  

ZenBook 14 is likely “the world’s slimmest 14-inch” laptop with an AMD processor. The laptop features Ryzen 7 4700U CPU with up to 16GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB PCIe SSD. ZenBook 14 also features an FHD screen with NanoEdge design and “up to 22 hr battery” backup. The laptop will be available in the “Piney Grey” color. Moving to the Vivobook series, the Vivobook Ultra K15 KM513, Ultra 14 M413, Ultra 15 M513, and Flip 14 TM420 will get up to AMD Ryzen 7 4700U. In addition, users will also 8GB DDR4 RAM, and up to 512GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.

Publication: BGR India 

The Ryzen 3 3200G is AMD’s latest APU (Accelerated Processing Unit) which means it’s not only a processor but it also has inbuilt graphics capabilities. This way you get the best of both worlds without breaking the bank. For this simple reason, APUs like the Ryzen 3 3200G sell like hotcakes in the budget segment. The Ryzen 3 3200G is usually seen on Amazon for about 8.3K and for Amazon Prime Day 2020, it’s currently priced at INR 7.8K.

Publication: Digit