AMD specific news
New AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX becomes the PassMark mobile CPU chart leaderedit
AMD has recently announced its new Ryzen 5000 series processors for laptops and has introduced the world’s first overclockable processors or the Ryzen 5000HX series. Indeed the new Ryzen 9 5900HX is a total beast when it comes to performance and it is evident from the recent Passmark numbers.
Publication: TechnoSports
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Intel Z590 Motherboard Pricing Detailed by ASUS, ASRock, and MSIedit
Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S CPUs are slated to launch at the end of this quarter with an aim to take back the gaming crown from AMD.
Publication: Hardware Times
Tech launches today: Soundcore Infini Pro Soundbar, JBL C115 TWS earbuds, and moreedit
The Asus ROG Moba 5 laptop has been launched in China for CNY 12,999 (approximately Rs 1.46 lakh). The device ships with a 15.6-inch full-HD IPS display with 300Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time and 100 percent sRGB coverage. It packs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB DDR GDDR6 VRAM.
Publication: The Indian Express
LG launches 32UN880 Ultrafine Display Ergo 4K monitor at Rs 59,999edit
The new monitor comes with AMD FreeSync and carries a price tag of Rs 59,999.
Publication: Gadgets Now
TSMC is heavily investing for development of advanced nodes in 2021edit
However, TSMC looks to target the high-performance computing (HPC) currently dominated by AMD who solely uses TSMC’s 7nm nodes. So, TSMC cites stronger-than-expected demand for 5nm process in 2021.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel Rocket Lake-S Core i5-11400 CPU spotted on Geekbenchedit
It even achieves a performance close to that of the Core i7-8700K but still Intel’s biggest competitor AMD has processors with higher base frequencies. The results indicate that the new processor from the blue team, when compares to the Ryzen 5 3600X, in single-core scores managed to get a tie.
Publication: TechnoSports
LG Ultrafine Display Ergo 4K Monitor With HDR10 Support, AMD FreeSync Launched in India: Price, Specificationsedit
The company claims that the monitor has a 5ms Grey-to-Grey (GTG) response time and comes with AMD FreeSync for an enhanced visual experience.
Publication: My Smart Price
Asus ROG Moba 5 and Moba 5 Plus launched with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Nvidia RTX 3070: All you need to knowedit
They are powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor paired with Nvidia’s RTX 3070 GPU. The Moba 5 laptops are paired with 16GB GB of RAM and up to 1TB of NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD storage.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Competition in news
Reliance Digital announces Digital India Sale: Here are the top offersedit
This sale will begin on January 22 and it will go on until January 26 and it comes shortly after the company announced the Republic Day Digital India sale.
Publication: HT Tech
HP ZBook Create Spotted w/ 8-Core Intel Tiger Lake-H CPUedit
An HP ZBook system powered by an 8-core Tiger Lake-H processor has been spotted in the UB database. Featuring eight Willow Cove cores and a base clock of 3.1GHz, this CPU is part of the elusive 10nm octal-core mobile lineup expected to revive Intel’s fortunes in the HP laptop gaming market.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Core i7-10700 Draws More Power than the 10700K Under Load Despite Lower TDP Ratingedit
According to a test conducted by AnandTech, Intel’s Core i7-10700 (non-K) appears to draw more power than the 11700K under load. This is despite the fact that the former had a TDP nearly half as much as the latter: 65W vs 125W. Then why is this happening?
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Z590 Motherboard Pricing Detailed by ASUS, ASRock, and MSIedit
Intel’s 11th Gen Rocket Lake-S CPUs are slated to launch at the end of this quarter with an aim to take back the gaming crown from AMD.
Publication: Hardware Times
Intel Reportedly Plans to Sign Outsourcing Deal with Samsung for Fabbing GPU Chiplets [Rumor]edit
According to a report from SemiAccurate, Intel is looking to sign an outsourcing deal with Samsung, most likely to manufacture chiplets for its future GPUs. Unlike the deal with TSMC which is expected to transfer the production of the Core i series class CPUs to TSMC’s advanced sub-7nm nodes, this particular agreement is over a more mature 10nm/14nm node.
Publication: Hardware Times
Semiconductor revenue grew 7.3% to $450 bn, MediaTek improves rankingedit
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 7.3 percent in 2020 to $449.8 billion, according to Gartner. Semiconductor revenue declined 12 percent in 2019.
Publication: Telecomlead
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale: Deal on Laptopsedit
Amazon India is offering price drops across a vast variety of laptops, be it thin and light, gaming or just regular ol’ machines to get the basics out of the way.
Publication: Digit
A look at Intel’s NUC11 Enthusiastedit
At CES 2021 platform, Intel announced its series of NUCs based on the Tiger Lake SoCs. The NUC11 Performance lineup was covered earlier. This piece looks at another exciting NUC11 offering in the enthusiast category.
Publication: TechnoSports
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go with 10th gen Intel Core i5 processor launched starting at ₹63,499edit
Under the hood, the Surface Laptop Go is powered by 10th-Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor and comes with Intel UHD graphics.
Publication: Business Insider
Intel 11th-generation Rocket Lake-S Core i5 processor surfaces online on Geekbench, reveals scores, clock speed and moreedit
Intel might launch another mid-range processor soon. As a new Rocket Lake-S processor has surfaced online on Geekbench.
Publication: Gadgets Now
Intel outsourcing clues mount ahead of earnings under new CEOedit
Intel will likely address its manufacturing strategy after it reports fourth-quarter results. Investors and analysts have criticized the company for falling behind and failing to deliver a concrete plan during previous earnings reports.
Publication: HT Tech
TSMC is heavily investing for development of advanced nodes in 2021edit
However, TSMC looks to target the high-performance computing (HPC) currently dominated by AMD who solely uses TSMC’s 7nm nodes. So, TSMC cites stronger-than-expected demand for 5nm process in 2021.
Publication: TechnoSports
Intel Rocket Lake-S Core i5-11400 CPU spotted on Geekbenchedit
It even achieves a performance close to that of the Core i7-8700K but still Intel’s biggest competitor AMD has processors with higher base frequencies. The results indicate that the new processor from the blue team, when compares to the Ryzen 5 3600X, in single-core scores managed to get a tie.
Publication: TechnoSports
Asus ROG Moba 5 and Moba 5 Plus launched with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Nvidia RTX 3070: All you need to knowedit
They are powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor paired with Nvidia’s RTX 3070 GPU. The Moba 5 laptops are paired with 16GB GB of RAM and up to 1TB of NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD storage.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Partner in news
HP hires Sarabjit Baveja as chief strategy, incubation officeredit
PC and printer major HP Inc has appointed Sarabjit Singh Baveja as Chief Strategy and Incubation Officer who will lead the strategy, corporate development and new business incubation efforts focused on driving new sources of growth and long-term value creation.
Publication: Express Computer
Reliance Digital announces Digital India Sale: Here are the top offersedit
This sale will begin on January 22 and it will go on until January 26 and it comes shortly after the company announced the Republic Day Digital India sale.
Publication: HT Tech
Understanding how Datacenter Automation is taking shapeedit
Dell introduced an automative IT operations tool called the Dell EMC Powerone. It is built around asymmetrical scaling principles and provides fully automated business outcomes.
Publication: Analytics Insight
Michael & Susan Dell foundation and Avanti Finance collaborate to provide affordable loans to COVID-affected Micro Entrepreneursedit
The Dell Foundation has provided Avanti Finance with a low-cost debt of Rs 15 crore, which Avanti will utilize to provide unsecured loans amounting to as much as Rs 150,000 to low-income borrowers in urban and peri-urban areas in Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, and Tamil Nadu for a period of up to 30 months.
Publication: KNN
HP ZBook Create Spotted w/ 8-Core Intel Tiger Lake-H CPUedit
An HP ZBook system powered by an 8-core Tiger Lake-H processor has been spotted in the UB database. Featuring eight Willow Cove cores and a base clock of 3.1GHz, this CPU is part of the elusive 10nm octal-core mobile lineup expected to revive Intel’s fortunes in the HP laptop gaming market.
Publication: Hardware Times
Amazon Great Republic Day Sale: Deal on Laptopsedit
Amazon India is offering price drops across a vast variety of laptops, be it thin and light, gaming or just regular ol’ machines to get the basics out of the way.
Publication: Digit
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go with 10th gen Intel Core i5 processor launched starting at ₹63,499edit
Under the hood, the Surface Laptop Go is powered by 10th-Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor and comes with Intel UHD graphics.
Publication: Business Insider
Tech launches today: Soundcore Infini Pro Soundbar, JBL C115 TWS earbuds, and moreedit
The Asus ROG Moba 5 laptop has been launched in China for CNY 12,999 (approximately Rs 1.46 lakh). The device ships with a 15.6-inch full-HD IPS display with 300Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time and 100 percent sRGB coverage. It packs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX CPU and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 GPU with 8GB DDR GDDR6 VRAM.
Publication: The Indian Express
LG launches 32UN880 Ultrafine Display Ergo 4K monitor at Rs 59,999edit
The new monitor comes with AMD FreeSync and carries a price tag of Rs 59,999.
Publication: Gadgets Now
LG Ultrafine Display Ergo 4K Monitor With HDR10 Support, AMD FreeSync Launched in India: Price, Specificationsedit
The company claims that the monitor has a 5ms Grey-to-Grey (GTG) response time and comes with AMD FreeSync for an enhanced visual experience.
Publication: My Smart Price
Asus ROG Moba 5 and Moba 5 Plus launched with AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, Nvidia RTX 3070: All you need to knowedit
They are powered by the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX processor paired with Nvidia’s RTX 3070 GPU. The Moba 5 laptops are paired with 16GB GB of RAM and up to 1TB of NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD storage.
Publication: Moneycontrol
Industry news
Understanding how Datacenter Automation is taking shapeedit
Dell introduced an automative IT operations tool called the Dell EMC Powerone. It is built around asymmetrical scaling principles and provides fully automated business outcomes.
Publication: Analytics Insight
Online gaming industry to reach $2.8 billion by 2022: Reportedit
According to a report by Deloitte India, the online gaming industry will likely touch the $2.8 billion mark by 2022. The industry is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate(CAGR) of 40%. This would pull up the industry from the 1.9 billion U.S dollars stage in 2019 to the expected in 2022.
Publication: TechQuila
Semiconductor revenue grew 7.3% to $450 bn, MediaTek improves rankingedit
Worldwide semiconductor revenue increased 7.3 percent in 2020 to $449.8 billion, according to Gartner. Semiconductor revenue declined 12 percent in 2019.
Publication: Telecomlead
TSMC is heavily investing for development of advanced nodes in 2021edit
However, TSMC looks to target the high-performance computing (HPC) currently dominated by AMD who solely uses TSMC’s 7nm nodes. So, TSMC cites stronger-than-expected demand for 5nm process in 2021.
Publication: TechnoSports
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