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AMD specific news

AMD to close $35 bn deal for Xilinx in 2022edit

Chip company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said its $35 billion all-stock deal for rival Xilinx is now expected to close in the first quarter of 2022, delayed from a previous target of end-2021.

Publication: TelecomLead

CES 2022: AMD, P&G Join Google and Others in Opting Out of Event Over Omicron Fearsedit

“Our in-person engagements will now transition to virtual in the best interest of the health and safety of our employees, partners, and communities,” an spokesperson for chip designer [AMD] said.

Publication: NDTV Gadgets360

AMD Ryzen Chip in Tesla Model Y Carsedit

Electric car company Tesla has introduced the new AMD Ryzen chip and12v Li-ion battery in 2022 Model 3 Model Y vehicles. According to Electrek, a recent leak revealed that new Model 3 and Model Y vehicles, which are made in China and coming to Europa, would come with the new AMD Ryzen chip that is powering the media computer in the new Model S and Model X and the Model Y Performance made in China.

Publication: The Economic Times

Gaming and Streaming PC with Ryzen 9 5900X | Streaming-செய்ய என்ன தேவை? | Build Your Own PCedit

Gaming and Streaming PC with Ryzen 9 5900X

Publication: A2D Channel

Here are the leaked specs of AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro 5000-series CPUsedit

According to a leaked spec sheet, the upcoming 5000-series chips will support dual-socket AMD Threadripper systems, which means two chips can work in tandem in one system (like a dual-socket server), bringing up to 128 cores to workstations.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD shows off the list of 70 AAA games that will be supporting its FSR technologyedit

AMD has released a new video showcasing all of its available and upcoming FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) AAA games. The first year of AMD’s FSR technology has seen a slew of games and developer collaborations. AMD has over 70 AAA games that support or will support FSR so far, and the company isn’t stopping there.

Publication: TechnoSports

Forget RTX… AMD’s new “Budget” GPU is here! (PROACTIVE)edit

Hey guys! Today we’ll be checking out a new Budget GPU from AMD | AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU Unboxing India 2021 | AMD Radeon RX 6600 GPU Review & Gameplay Benchmarks India 2021

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

AMD to share more details on its upcoming Zen4 during CES 2022edit

AMD’s next-generation processors may be closer than we thought: AMD has announced that at CES 2022, it will begin sharing details on its 5nm “Zen 4” Ryzen chips. In an interview with Forbes contributor Anthony Leather, AMD chief technology officer Mark Papermaster teased its inclusion in the chipmaker’s presentation.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Zen 4 CPU details to be revealed at CES 2022edit

AMD Zen 4 CPU specs, details and features could be unearthed at the upcoming CES 2022 starting 5th January 2022. After the roaring success of the Ryzen 5000 series CPUs based on the AMD’s Zen 3 architecture, Lisa Su and Co. are prepared to dominate surprise the world of computing again with a rumoured 40% YoY improvement in CPU performance compared to last-gen chips.

Publication: Digit

AMD leads the IC market leaving Intel far behindedit

According to IC Insights, the top 17 semiconductor companies are expected to sell $460 billion worth of integrated circuits in 2021. Although all 17 companies have now exceeded the $10 billion mark, as in most markets, the top companies typically account for the vast majority of sales.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Radeon RX 7000 GPU series specs leaked onlineedit

The gaming GPU market is expected to explode next year. Not only are we expecting new products from AMD and NVIDIA, but we’re also expecting the first discrete graphics products from Intel’s Arc brand. Next year, we may even see new desktop GPUs based on PowerVR IP.

Publication: TechnoSports

Exclusive: AMD’s Jay Marsden says FSR was meant to be open-source & cross-platform compatible (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD announced its highly-anticipated Fidelity FX Super Resolution (FSR) this year as their new spatial upscaling technique that was somehow a competitor to NVIDIA’s existing machine learning based DLSS. While the latter is a more refined upscaling only limited to RTX graphics cards, AMD’s tech is aimed to be more open-source and cross-platform compatible.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Might be Working on AI Accelerators for RX 7000 GPUs to Tackle NVIDIA Tensor Coresedit

Upscaling techniques, especially AI-based algorithms such as NVIDIA DLSS have been one of the most critical parts of games this generation. Both NVIDIA and Intel have a cutting-edge upscaler in their arsenal. AMD, though (for the time being), is relying on its spatial FSR filter. Unfortunately, FSR almost always falls behind DLSS in supported titles. Team Red might change this with its next-generation of RDNA 3 graphics cards. A patent spotted by Coreteks indicates that the Radeon RX 7000 GPUs may feature a machine learning accelerator die for specialized upscaling algorithms.

Publication: Hardware Times

Best graphics card you can consider buying in India from AMD and Nvidiaedit

A graphics card is one of the most important parts of a PC/laptop, as it drives the system graphics. While for most an integrated card would be perfect, for creative professionals and gamers, a dedicated graphics card is a major component that people search for in a system. A dedicated graphic card handles all of the graphical work you might throw at it, whether it be rendering a game or editing a video. Here we will be taking a look at the best dedicated graphic cards currently available in the Indian market.

Publication: BGR

AMD announces new EPYC CPUs to boost the performance for data centres (PROACTIVE)edit

After bringing CPUs to boost the server market, Advanced Micro Devices (Alt-‘ID) is coming for more with a new lineup of EPYC processors for data centres. Data center computing powered by AMD EPYC” processors delivers leadership application performance and security features to help your business scale.

Publication: VARINDIA

GAMING PC WITHOUT GPU: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (PROACTIVE)edit

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Publication: ModxTech

AMD Radeon RX6600 would be capable to provide smooth 1080p gaming for $329edit

AMD has unveiled the new RX 6600 graphics card. This entry-level 1080p GPU is ideal for budget-conscious gamers, with prices starting at $329 (depending on configuration). Board partners such as MSI, Gigabyte, Sapphire, Asus, and others provide many configurations.

Publication: Tech Story

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X at Lowest Price Ever at $249.99, Ryzen 9 5900X at $469, 5950X at $600edit

AMD’s budget Zen 3 part, the Ryzen 5 5600X has dropped to an all-time low price tag of $249 for the first time since launch.

Publication: Hardware Times

Special briefing: Mark Papermaster—CTO at AMD—on high-performance computing, AI, India, and his passion for engineering (PROACTIVE)edit

In conversation with Forbes India, Mark Papermaster talks about what helped AMD, the future of semiconductors, the company’s work in India, and his advice to aspiring engineers.

Publication: Forbes India

AMD brand mentions

Rs 60000 PC Build for Gaming & Editing | RGB (PROACTIVE)edit

Rs 60000 Lakh PC Build for Gaming & Editing with Ryzen 5 5600G

Publication: ModxComputers

The Best Gadgets Of 2021edit

HP Pavilion Aero 13 is one of the best ultrathin-and-light Windows laptops on the market, finding a perfect balance between business and fun if you are still working remotely.Al though the Pavilion lineup is largely limited to value-for-money note books, the Aero 13 gets a lot of premium features including magnesium-aluminum chassis, long battery life, the performance from the AMD Ryzen 5 5 600U is impressive, and bright and colourful display.

Publication: Financial Express

10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022edit

The world’s biggest tech event, CES (2022) is just around the corner. After a gap, due to the pandemic, it is back. CES is an event where we get to see a glimpse of the future. The 52nd edition of the event should see over 1,900 exhibitors. So, if you were curious about what you would see in the upcoming event this article is for you. Here are 10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

India can be a winner in semiconductorsedit

The US has captured over half the share in core IP and chip design. While Intel and Samsung are present in most value chain parts, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and AMD focus on design. India plans to set up 20 semiconductor design companies to get a share in the design busi­ ness. Also, it will invest in develop­ ing high­tech clusters and support over 85,000 researchers.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

AMD and GlobalFoundries updated their wafer supply agreement once againedit

In a short note published by AMD this afternoon as part of an 8-K filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, AMD is disclosing that the company has once again updated its wafer supply agreement with long-time fab partner (and AMD fab spin-off) GlobalFoundries.

Publication: TechnoSports

What Was New In PC Industry In 2021?edit

The pandemic has had some great influence on the PC market, where OEMs shipped a record number of PCs and laptops due to the onset demand for personal computers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Here are some of the major updates that happened in 2021 with respect to the PC industry and where the market is heading in the coming days.

Publication: Gizbot

BGR Tech Excellence Awards 2021: Winners in the chipset categoryedit

The second iteration of the BGR Tech Excellence Awards just concluded. During the event, the best tech of the year that became a major part of our lives got its due recognition. Here we will take a look at all of the nominees in the chipset and processor category, while also taking a look at the winners.

Publication: BGR

Asus Vivobook Pro 14x review: The new workhorse in town for creatorsedit

The Asus Vivobook Pro 14x comes with AMD Ryzen 9 (5900HX) inside with 16GB RAM and 1TB of superfast SSD drive. Graphics are provided by NVIDIA GeForce 3050 Ti graphics card.

Publication: BGR

Best Laptops of 2021 – Indian Gadget Awards Nominees: MacBook Pro (M1 Max), Mi NoteBook Pro and Moreedit

Perhaps one of the hardest tasks that the Indian Gadget Awards 2021 jury has is to judge the list of nominees for the best laptops of 2021 across various categories. In the list below you will find the best laptops of 2021, which should give you a fair idea of which one to buy.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Here’s something crazy about the upcoming Asus ROG Mothership GZ700edit

Even though CES 2022 isn’t until early January, it appears that Asus is teasing a long-awaited update to its ROG Mothership GZ700. You know, the gaming “tablet” that looks like a love child between a Surface Pro and an Asus ROG gaming laptop.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD remains safe from Log4Shell Java vulnerability while Intel, NVIDIA, and Microsoft gets affectededit

Recently, a Java vulnerability (Log4Shell) was discovered that allows an attacker to remotely execute commands on the exploited machine. While AMD has stated that it’s software products are not vulnerable to the exploit, Intel has listed as many as nine Java-based applications that are currently vulnerable.

Publiation: TechnoSports

Upcoming Intel ARC Alchemist DG2-128 GPU to come with a 35W TDPedit

The GeForce RTX 2050, which was recently announced by NVIDIA, is an odd GPU that no one asked for, but the green team desperately needs it because of the upcoming Intel ARC Alchemist DG2-128 graphics chip for mobile devices.

Publication: TechnoSports

Cheapest gaming laptop you should buy right now – HP Victus 16edit

Get the HP Victus 16, powered by AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and Radeon RX 5500M for only ₹58,990

Publication: TechnoSports

Will CES 2022 be cancelled due to Omicron?edit

CES 2022 begins in precisely two weeks (January 5), but a surge in Covid-19 cases, as well as the looming threat of the Omicron version, has prompted Amazon, Meta (Facebook), Twitter, and Pinterest to withdraw. Meanwhile, Nvidia will focus on digital demos, while AMD and T-Mobile will have a smaller presence.

Publication: TechnoSports

Asus has just the thing for creatorsedit

The Vivobook Pro has an interesting virtual DialPad for a new form of input which depends on the software being used. This notebook is very configurable with a choice between either Intel and AMD processors, along with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX series graphics cards. There’s also 16GB DDR4 RAM on­board with 1TB of M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Intel Vs AMD Vs Apple In 2021: A New Wave Of Competition Among Chip Makersedit

Just a year ago, Apple used to depend on Intel and AMD to make their most powerful MacBook Pros, iMac, and Mac Pro. However, this all changed last year, when Apple announced that it is completely shifting its portfolio to Apple Silicon with the launch of MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Publication: Gizbot

Gadgets at work: Top laptops and tablets for hybrid workersedit

Laptops and tablets have been the go-to productivity devices for anyone working remotely since the pandemic started. Seeing the demand many new brands entered these segments while the more established names expanded their portfolio offering a more interesting and diverse range of products that would cater to everyone.

Publication: TechCircle

Samsung Galaxy S22: All you need to know about the 2022 flagshipedit

The S22 Ultra will feature a large 6.8-inch LTPO Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with a 120Hz variable refresh rate. The base model, on the other hand, will be smaller, housing a 6.1-inch display. The phones themselves will be powered by the latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or the Exynos 2200 with AMD gaming chipsets depending on the market region.

Publication: The Indian Express

HP Pavilion Aero 13 review: Proof that dieting helpsedit

The HP Pavilion Aero 13 is easily the most underrated laptop launched in 2021, especially for a laptop that costs less than ₹1 lakh. While other manufacturers were busy fitting Quad HD displays and fancy metal bodies, HP adopted a different formula – simplify and add lightness. Yes, that’s the mantra Lotus boss Colin Chapman followed for his race cars in the 1960s, and even after 50-60 odd years, it works wonders on a utilitarian laptop.

Publication: HT Tech

Digit Zero1 Awards 2021: Best High Performance Gaming Laptop (PROACTIVE)edit

Great things can happen when a manufacturer decides to go all out on a product. The extreme performance gaming laptop category rewards OEMs that bring their ingenuity of hardware, software and design to make the best performing product, free from any and every restriction holding such machines back. After testing the best of the best, here’s the ultimate gaming laptop that came out on top.

Publication: Digit

Digit Zero1 Awards 2021: Best Graphics Cards (PROACTIVE)edit

The graphics card shortage that was meant to get rectified late last year never happened. And GPU manufacturers as well as OEMs couldn’t be any happier. Retailers are also happy, well most of them are. The rest are being forced to buy out unsold inventory from distributors to be allocated any graphics cards. The only folks who are truly sad are us gamers. We really can’t catch a break with all the constant fluctuations.

Publication: Digit

Seagate Fuels Converged Storage Platform with New Exos AP Enterprise Data Storage System Controller Powered by AMD EPYC Processorsedit

Managing massive datasets is excessively complex and costly. Today, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a world leader in mass-data storage infrastructure solutions, announced the new Exos® Application Platform (AP) with a new controller featuring 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors. The efficient, scalable, affordable end-to-end compute and storage platform delivers integrated compute and storage in a single enclosure optimising rack space utilisation, power efficiency, heat dissipation and storage density.

Publication: Enterprise IT World

Seagate announces new Exos Application Platform (AP) with AMD EPYC processorsedit

Seagate Technology announced the new Exos Application Platform (AP) with a new controller featuring 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processors. The efficient, scalable, affordable end-to-end compute and storage platform delivers integrated compute and storage in a single enclosure optimising rack space utilisation, power efficiency, heat dissipation and storage density.

Publication: VAR India

Amazon Christmas Sale 2021: Discount Offers on Smartphones, Laptops, Headphones, Wearables, And Moreedit

Amazon has come up with yet another sale — the Amazon Christmas Sale 2021. During this sale, the e-commerce giant is offering deals and discounts on smartphones, laptops, headphones, wearables, and more. Here are some of the best deals to consider during Amazon Christmas Sale 2021.

Publication: Gizbot

Popular Mid-Range Laptop Deals to Take a Look Atedit

Here are some great deals on mid-range laptops, which are affordable yet feature-packed offerings. If you are looking for great performance without having to pay top bucks, then consider these popular mid-range laptop deals from brands like HP, Lenovo, Xiaomi, and Dell.

Publication: NDTV Gadgets360

Rs 2.3 Lakh ULTIMATE Gaming/Editing PC Build (PROACTIVE)edit

Gaming PC Build

Publication: ModxComputers

Acer Aspire Vero laptop built with recycled plastic launched in India: Price, specificationsedit

Acer has launched its latest Aspire Vero laptop in India, which is priced just under Rs 80,000. The laptop is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core Processors and packs Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The highlight of the Aspire Vero is that its chassis is made with 30 per cent Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic chassis.

Publication: The Indian Express

When the Chips are Downedit

The leading players in the semiconductor industry are Intel, Texas Instruments (TI), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International China (SMIC). The chip itself was invented in the US, which continues to lead the world in terms of research, design and advanced manufacturing, while Taiwan is the world leader in assembly, packaging and testing.

Publication: The Economic Times

Samsung could manufacture AMD’s next 4nm CPU and 3nm GPU beginning 2022edit

Samsung revealed its latest plans for chipset fabrication a couple of months ago when we learned that the company had already started the mass production of 4nm-based chipsets. According to a new report, AMD could also be turning to Samsung Foundry for its next 4nm CPU designed for Chromebooks.

Publication: VARINDIA

Lenovo Legion 5i review: a processing powerhouse that could do with a better displayedit

As for the performance of the device, the Intel 11th-gen i7 11800H CPU based on the Tiger Lake architecture is more than sufficient to meet most of your processing needs without a hitch. There’s an AMD version of the laptop for the Legion 5 too, which makes use of the Ryzen 7 5800H.

Publication: 91mobiles

Rs 315000 Ultimate Gaming And Streaming PC : BEAST 2.0 (PROACTIVE)edit

We built a second version of the Beast gaming pc for our Gaming and streaming setup series using AMD Ryzen 9 5950X.

Publication: iGyaan

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9 12900K – The Ultimate comparison (PROACTIVE)edit

So, let’s quickly start the ultimate comparison between both the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Core i9 12900K processors and help you make a decision to buy any one of these during the holiday season.

Publication: TechnoSports

Western Digital hosts second edition of the WD_BLACK Cup Esports Tournament for gamers across South Asiaedit

Following the great success of the first edition of WD_BLACK Cup in India, earlier this year, Western Digital in association with AMD Ryzen is back with Season 2 of the esports Tournament. Together, these popular gaming brands, are hosting a 19-day long gaming marathon – WD_BLACK™ Cup Season 2.

Publication: Express Computer

Buying a laptop? These tips will make it easier to chooseedit

Buying a new laptop? It must be exhausting, isn’t it? Don’t worry though, as our buying guide will explain a few tips that should make your decision making process easier. No, we aren’t going to simply list random laptop models from the internet; we will help you choose your perfect laptop and make it as easy as clothes shopping session.

Publication: HT Tech

Best laptops for students: Look for study-oriented devices with good multimediaedit

Ensuring that specific needs of children and older students are met is important before buying a laptop for students. Here are few good examples.

Publication: HT Tech

GPU Shipments Grow 26% In 2021: Then Why The Shortage?edit

The world is facing a chip shortage that has led to several disruptions in the manufacturing and sales of many products. However, as per a market analysis by Jon Peddie Research (JPR), shipments of graphics cards increased by around 36% year-on-year in 2021. This raises the question of whether buying a GPU is really difficult right now, and where are all these extra units going?

Publication: Gizbot

BEST $500 Gaming PC Build December 2021 – Best Budget Gaming PC Buildedit

Due to The Increase in the Price of Graphics Cards, it has become really difficult to build a good value budget gaming PC under $500 as its really hard to find the best budget graphics card in 2021 so in this video, I will help you build the best budget $500 gaming PC build for 2021 & 2022 using the AMD Ryzen 5 5600g which in my opinion is the best budget GPU 2021.

Publication: Techdroids

PS5 restock: How to buy Sony’s flagship game console in Indiaedit

The Sony PlayStation 5 is going on sale today in India via various online and offline platforms. To recall, the Sony PS5 was launched globally last year with the device going on sale in India much later.

Publication: The Indian Express

How gaming has emerged as a viable career optionedit

Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems, HP India Market in an interaction told Business Today, “Consumers have also started embracing gaming as a profession in India. Apart from participating in esports tournaments, gamers also have the options to earn via streaming, or “casting” games which are now fast expanding in India as well.

Publication: Business Today

Here’s what Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA will be bringing to CES 2022edit

Both Intel and AMD will have their virtual news conferences on January 4th, with both companies likely to discuss a wide range of products, including high-end and mobile CPUs, as well as the newest graphics.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD Continues to Gain CPU Market Share as Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake Sales Remain Flatedit

AMD continues to rule the desktop CPU and gaming market despite the launch of Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors. Going by various reports from popular retails and statistics from Steam, AMD gained close to 1% of the CPU market in November, increasing its overall share to nearly 32%.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Core i9-12900K review: The Blue team is back, monstrous performance is hereedit

Yes, the Intel Core i9-12900K which I have spotted in multiple leaks only has been here for testing and boy I was surprised to see the performance! You are seeing a 100% jump in the number of cores and you cannot totally neglect the fact that even though they go up to 3.90 GHz max but is challenging a proper Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 performance cores.

Publication: TechnoSports

Best laptops under ₹60,000: A delight for multimedia and business professionalsedit

Laptops in the range of under ₹60,000 can be a big favourite among the latter lot. In case you have plans on buying one, here are some options that are popular online.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Best Gaming Laptops 2021 you can buy in India: Asus ROG, Alienware, Lenovo Legion, and moreedit

If you are trying to assemble a gaming desktop or simply want to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X, you aren’t going to have an easy road ahead. So, we’ve decided to make a list of the top gaming laptops you can buy right now, across different budgets.

Publication: Moneycontrol

If your new graphics card is running at 8x speeds, here are some troubleshooting tipsedit

We have listed below a number of troubleshooting techniques for you to resolve speed-related issues with your new graphics card.

Publication: The Indian Express

Intel CEO on CPU Market Share Loss: I haven’t lost share to AMD, I’ve given share to AMDedit

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger made some bold claims at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference. Responding to AMD’s rapid gains in the x86 CPU market (both consumer and server), he stated that “I haven’t lost share to AMD, I’ve given share to AMD, because they didn’t have the capacity, right. So a lot of this is just catching up to our growing market and years of under-investment.”

Publication: Hardware Times

Best laptops under ₹40,000: You can expect great features, increased efficiencyedit

So, if you are looking for best laptops under ₹40,000, then we are here to assist you in choosing one. Below is the list of laptops which come with a host of amazing features.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Gadget review: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and moreedit

The Zephyrus G14 from ROG is a powerful 14-inch home gaming laptop with sharp aesthetics. The lid is filled with mini-LEDs that can be customised. Weighing just 1.6kg, it comes with AMD Ryzen 9 innards for max performance while consuming less power.

Publication: The New Indian Express

AMD Zen 4 Based Ryzen 6000 CPUs Coming in July/August, Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs in August [Rumor]edit

Whispers from Chinese forums have revealed the possible launch dates for AMD and Intel’s next-gen processors. Going by the roadmaps of the two chipmakers, 2022 is going to be a very busy year. From Team Red, we’re looking at the Zen 3D-based Ryzen 5000 XT and Epyc Milan-X CPUs in the first half, followed by the Zen 4 based Ryzen 6000 and Epyc Genoa in the second half of the year. The company will also launch the first chiplet-based graphics architecture for gamers in the form of RDNA 3 based Navi 31/33 dies.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel’s Core i3-12100 Destroys AMD’s Ryzen 3 3300X in Leaked Benchmarksedit

Chinese outlet Xfastest has shared a review of the yet unreleased Core i3-12100. Featuring four performance (Golden Cove) cores, the budget Alder Lake-S SKU utterly destroys the dated Ryzen competition in the sub-$150 segment.

Publication: Hardware Times

Asus Zephyrus G15: a fantastic gaming laptopedit

Powered by AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS with Radeon Graphics, every game you throw at it is well played out. Graphics-intensive games like Red Dead Redemption II played out on maximum settings and ray tracing didn’t turn out to be an issue. We also played a lot of Asphalt 9: Legends effortlessly.

Publication: The Telegraph

What’s new about AWS Graviton3 processors?edit

Amazon Web Services (AWS) — at AWS re:Invent — introduced two custom computing chips aimed at helping its customers beat the cost of using chips from Intel and Nvidia.

Publication: Infotech Lead

Lenovo Legion 5i Review: Offering Intel’s Best on a Budgetedit

While the Legion 5 lineup is now powered by AMD, Lenovo carved out the Legion 5i variant for those who prefer Intel processors. We got the base variant for review, priced Rs 1,19,990, which mostly has all the right stuff for gaming. That includes the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11800H ith 16GB 3200Hz RAM. Powering the graphics is the NVIDIA RTX 3050 with 4GB of video buffer.

Publication: MySmartPrice

HP VICTUS 16 Gaming Laptop Review: Worth buying?edit

HP launched a new series of gaming laptops called Victus. The new gaming laptops will be available with both AMD and Intel processors, along with Radeon and Nvidia GPUs.

Publication: BGR

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop Review: Sophistication Fused With Poweredit

We have been testing the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU, and it retails in India for Rs. 1,45,990. Here is what we think makes the ROG Zephyrus G15 unique from other mid-range laptops.

Publication: Gizbot

Laptops under ₹50,000 come packed with powerful and latest features, top picksedit

We have curated a list of laptops under the price point of ₹50,000. On scrolling down, you will be amazed how these premium laptops come packed with powerful batteries and latest features.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Sapphire’s GPRO X080 and GPRO X060 AMD RDNA 2 Navi 22 and Navi 23 GPUs leaked onlineedit

El Chapuza Informatico has obtained information on Sapphire’s crypto-mining graphics cards based on the AMD RDNA 2 Navi 22 & Navi 23 GPUs. The Sapphire GPRO X080 and GPRO X060 graphics cards have both been leaked. Both cards use the AMD RDNA 2 architecture, with the X080 using the Navi 22 GPU core and the X060 using the Navi 23 GPU core.

Publication: TechnoSports

ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 Leaked Before Launch: Check Specs And Priceedit

The leaked specifications of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 suggest that the gaming laptop will come with the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8C/16T as the processor.

Publication: Republic World

Gaming laptops under ₹70,000 are sturdy in design, user-friendly in experienceedit

Below is the list of gaming laptops, all under the price point of ₹70,000 which come with stellar graphics and quick response time. Check them out.

Publication: Hindustan Times

HP Pavilion Aero 13 review: Super light design makes it an excellent buyedit

The AMD Ryzen 5-powered laptop ships with 16GB of RAM, which helps it handle multiple Chrome tabs (up to 30), and multiple apps in the background with ease.

Publication: India Today

Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptop Review: Polished Gaming Machineedit

The model that we are testing is based on AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU with RTX 3060 Mobile GPU with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, which comes with a retail price of Rs. 1,49,990 in India.

Publication: Gizbot

Competition in news

Another lockdown? Looks like it’s time to buy a new laptop for work from home, here are 5 we suggest­­edit

If you are on a hunt for a good laptop, then check out the below-mentioned list. This might help you decide which one will work best for you and even fall in your price range.

Publication: India Today

Domestic MFs’ foreign holdings balloon 229%edit

Mutual funds’ investment in shares of companies listed abroad surged this year, increasing to ~33,078 crore as of November from ~10,042 crore in December 2020. The sharp climb, seen in the figures of tracker primemfdatabase, comes despite a ceiling on mutual fund investment in foreign companies, which has remained unchanged at $7 billion since 2008. An increasing number of asset managers are launching schemes that invest abroad.

Publication: Business Standard

The metaverse isn’t quite ready for you, but your investment is welcomeedit

In other words, you may already be invested in a future metaverse company without even knowing it. Computer systems company Nvidia already has the Omniverse. Google parent Alphabet is focused on developing artificial intelligence and Apple is already knee-deep in wearables.

Publication: Mint

The Best Gadgets Of 2021edit

HP Pavilion Aero 13 is one of the best ultrathin-and-light Windows laptops on the market, finding a perfect balance between business and fun if you are still working remotely.Al though the Pavilion lineup is largely limited to value-for-money note books, the Aero 13 gets a lot of premium features including magnesium-aluminum chassis, long battery life, the performance from the AMD Ryzen 5 5 600U is impressive, and bright and colourful display.

Publication: Financial Express

10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022edit

The world’s biggest tech event, CES (2022) is just around the corner. After a gap, due to the pandemic, it is back. CES is an event where we get to see a glimpse of the future. The 52nd edition of the event should see over 1,900 exhibitors. So, if you were curious about what you would see in the upcoming event this article is for you. Here are 10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Intel lauds chip policy; govt extends an inviteedit

The government’s warm response to a social media post of a senior Intel Corp. executive lauding India’s new semiconductor policy is being viewed as a sign that the world’s largest chipmaker is exploring the idea of set- ting up a fab or at least an assembly, testing, marking, and packing (ATMP) unit in the country. On Tuesday, Randhir Thakur, senior vice- president at Intel, who is also president of Intel Foundry Services, lauded the 76,000 crore incentive scheme for semiconductor design and manufacturing in India, a proposal that was approved by the Union cabinet on 15 December.

Publication: Mint

Vaishnaw welcomes Intel in chip mfg with tweetedit

Intel, one of the world’s top tech companies, may well be looking at setting up a semiconductor manufacturing unit in India. The government aggressively kick-started attracting chip manufacturing in the country after announcing a Rs 76,000-crore incentive package earlier this month. Hints to Intel’s impending India plans on the semiconductor manufacturing front (it already has a large chip design centre in India) were dropped by electronics and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, who sent out a tweet at 7:49 AM in the morning which read, “Intel — welcome to India”.

Publication: The Times of India

India can be a winner in semiconductorsedit

The US has captured over half the share in core IP and chip design. While Intel and Samsung are present in most value chain parts, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and AMD focus on design. India plans to set up 20 semiconductor design companies to get a share in the design busi­ ness. Also, it will invest in develop­ ing high­tech clusters and support over 85,000 researchers.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Italy and Intel intensify their talks over the $9 billion advanced semiconductor packaging plant in the countryedit

Two sources close to the situation told Reuters that Intel and Italy are accelerating negotiations over an investment of roughly 8 billion euros ($9 billion) to establish an advanced semiconductor packaging plant.

Publication: TechnoSports

Here are the early Review Leaks for Intel Core i5-12400, Core i3-12300, and Core i3-12100edit

Enthusiast Citizen has published early performance reviews of Intel’s mainstream and entry-level 12th Gen Alder Lake Desktop CPUs, including the Core i5-12400, Core i3-12300, and Core i3-12100, over at Chiphell Forums.

Publication: TechnoSports

Diversity and Inclusion Must Impoact Business Outcomes, Top leadership must be invested in themedit

Work from anywhere allows women to combine family and career responsibilities.Publication: The Economic Times

Upcoming Intel Core i5-12400 & 12400F leaked on Neweggedit

If you have been waiting for budget 12th Gen Intel processors, finally, you have some good news, much expectedly, Intel’s upcoming Core i5 processors have been leaked multiple times and now we have leaked specs on Newegg website. These pages have been leaked and you can even order one for yourself.

Publication: TechnoSports

In A Bluefield Vs Fungible Tussle, NVIDIA Comes Up With A Rebuttaledit

According to NVIDIA, its BlueField-2 DPU was able to achieve 41.5M IOPS during a storage benchmark test and claimed that it delivers “more than 4x IOPS than any other DPU.” NVIDIA made this claim in response to Fungible’s announcement last month that Fungible’s 10M IOPS storage demonstration, which was conducted with the San Diego Supercomputing Center, set new records for storage initiator performance on NVMe and TCP.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Intel reduces its presence at CES 2022edit

Intel will drastically reduce its presence at CES 2022, closing its booth and reducing the number of employees on hand. Its activities in the future will be entirely digital.

Publication: TechnoSports

What Was New In PC Industry In 2021?edit

The pandemic has had some great influence on the PC market, where OEMs shipped a record number of PCs and laptops due to the onset demand for personal computers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Here are some of the major updates that happened in 2021 with respect to the PC industry and where the market is heading in the coming days.

Publication: Gizbot

Intel, Italy intensify talks over chip factory worth $9 billionedit

Intel and Italy are intensifying talks over investments expected to be worth around 8 billion euros ($9 billion) to build an advanced semiconductor packaging plant, two sources close to the matter told Reuters.

Publication: Business Today

Why it’s ‘Intel inside’ advantage for Europe nowedit

Europe will soon produce a strategically vital component in the modern global economy as US semiconductor giant Intel chooses the site for a new cutting-edge chip factory.

Publication: The Times of India

Controversy erupts over Intel’s Xinjiang supplier statementedit

Intel apologised on Thursday for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the world’s biggest chipmaker joined other foreign brands that face the fury of state media over complaints of abuses by the ruling Communist Party in the mostly Muslim region.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Intel Releases 2022 Toolkits For OneAPI, Its Cross Architecture Middleware for Developersedit

The 2022 Intel® oneAPI toolkits deliver productivity and performance through a complete set of advanced tools, including libraries, compilers, analysers, pre-optimised frameworks and debuggers.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Intel issues apology after asking suppliers to avoid Xinjiangedit

Intel Corp. apologized Thursday for asking suppliers to avoid sourcing goods from Xinjiang after the world’s biggest chipmaker joined other foreign brands that face the fury of state media over complaints of abuses by the ruling Communist Party in the mostly Muslim region.

Publication: Hindustan Times

‘National interests trump everything’: Singer Wang cuts ties with Intel, sides with Xi over Xinjiang issueedit

The lead singer of one of China’s most popular boy bands has severed ties with Intel Corp., the first concrete backlash against the US chipmaker after its opposition to Xinjiang labor came to light this week.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Intel has placed unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave until the situation improvesedit

Intel is the latest company to place unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave in the wake of a sudden increase in Covid-19 cases, according to reports. In a December 7th memo, Intel warned employees that anyone who didn’t get the shot or submit an exemption by January 4th would be placed on unpaid leave.

Publication: TechStory

BGR Tech Excellence Awards 2021: Winners in the chipset categoryedit

The second iteration of the BGR Tech Excellence Awards just concluded. During the event, the best tech of the year that became a major part of our lives got its due recognition. Here we will take a look at all of the nominees in the chipset and processor category, while also taking a look at the winners.

Publication: BGR

Asus Vivobook Pro 14x review: The new workhorse in town for creatorsedit

The Asus Vivobook Pro 14x comes with AMD Ryzen 9 (5900HX) inside with 16GB RAM and 1TB of superfast SSD drive. Graphics are provided by NVIDIA GeForce 3050 Ti graphics card.

Publication: BGR

Best Laptops of 2021 – Indian Gadget Awards Nominees: MacBook Pro (M1 Max), Mi NoteBook Pro and Moreedit

Perhaps one of the hardest tasks that the Indian Gadget Awards 2021 jury has is to judge the list of nominees for the best laptops of 2021 across various categories. In the list below you will find the best laptops of 2021, which should give you a fair idea of which one to buy.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Here’s something crazy about the upcoming Asus ROG Mothership GZ700edit

Even though CES 2022 isn’t until early January, it appears that Asus is teasing a long-awaited update to its ROG Mothership GZ700. You know, the gaming “tablet” that looks like a love child between a Surface Pro and an Asus ROG gaming laptop.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD remains safe from Log4Shell Java vulnerability while Intel, NVIDIA, and Microsoft gets affectededit

Recently, a Java vulnerability (Log4Shell) was discovered that allows an attacker to remotely execute commands on the exploited machine. While AMD has stated that it’s software products are not vulnerable to the exploit, Intel has listed as many as nine Java-based applications that are currently vulnerable.

Publiation: TechnoSports

Upcoming Intel ARC Alchemist DG2-128 GPU to come with a 35W TDPedit

The GeForce RTX 2050, which was recently announced by NVIDIA, is an odd GPU that no one asked for, but the green team desperately needs it because of the upcoming Intel ARC Alchemist DG2-128 graphics chip for mobile devices.

Publication: TechnoSports

After Google, Intel starts cracking down on unvaccinated employeesedit

The technology giant is the latest in a list of American companies forced to use strong-arm tactics to ensure its employees follow the vaccine mandate. Earlier, Google had warned its employees that they will lose pay and eventually be fired if they refuse to get vaccinated.

Publication: CNBCTV18

AMD leads the IC market leaving Intel far behindedit

According to IC Insights, the top 17 semiconductor companies are expected to sell $460 billion worth of integrated circuits in 2021. Although all 17 companies have now exceeded the $10 billion mark, as in most markets, the top companies typically account for the vast majority of sales.

Publication: TechnoSports

Intel’s upcoming Laminar RH1 cooler for 12th Gen CPUs is all over the placeedit

Well, Intel seems to be really poor at hiding things as finally a refreshed stock cooler from the silicon giants is on its way with the 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake processors. Already they have launched the higher TDP based overclockable “K-series” and that includes a handful of processors, which anyways will require a dedicated cooler.

Publication: TechnoSports

Marwadi University And Intel Partner To Set Up Intel Intelligent Systems Labs On Campusedit

Rajkot : With a focus on driving industry-specific learning for industry 4.0 and enhancing student skillset and employability, Rajkot-based Marwadi University, together with Intel, has set up an Intel Intelligence System Lab at the institution, a multidisciplinary lab for Computer, Information Technology, Information and Communication Technology as well as Electrical engineering streams.

Publication: India Education Diary

Samsung Pips Intel to take Chip Crownedit

Samsung Electronics took over the top spot in the global semiconductor market by revenue in the third quarter on the back of strong memory chip sales, a new report revealed on Tuesday. Industry tracker Omdia said Intel, which had been the top chipmaker for 11 straight quarters, slipped to number two behind Samsung “as the memory segment, where Samsung is the number one DRAM and NAND supplier, was the largest growth area for semiconductor” in the three months ending in September.

Publication: The Economic Times

Intel Vs AMD Vs Apple In 2021: A New Wave Of Competition Among Chip Makersedit

Just a year ago, Apple used to depend on Intel and AMD to make their most powerful MacBook Pros, iMac, and Mac Pro. However, this all changed last year, when Apple announced that it is completely shifting its portfolio to Apple Silicon with the launch of MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Publication: Gizbot

AMD Rembrandt iGPU Faster than NVIDIA’s MX550 Mobile dGPU [Rumor]edit

A while back, NVIDIA announced its GeForce RTX 2050, MX550 and MX570 mobile GPUs. Two of these SKUs are based on the Ampere microarchitecture, with the RTX 2050 and the MX570 leveraging the GA107 core, and the MX550 being a derivative of the Turing-class TU117 core. The MX550 features around 1,024 shaders paired with 4GB of GDDR6 memory, while the MX570 will likely increase that figure to 1,280-1,536 (Ampere) FP32 cores.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Core i9-12900HK Nearly 50% Faster than the Ryzen 9 5900HX in Leaked Benchmarkedit

Intel’s Alder Lake processors, on account of their efficiency cores, appear to be a mobile-first architecture. However, going by the performance of the desktop SKUs, it’d be fair to say that the low-power cores do rather well in most workloads. The Alder Lake-P mobile processors are slated to be announced at CES 2021, followed by a launch in late Q1. A Geekbench benchmark of the high-performance Alder Lake-P flagship has surfaced, showing a staggering advantage over AMD’s Ryzen 9 5900HX.

Publication: Hardware Times

Nvidia announces RTX 2050 powered laptops along with GeForce MX550 and MX570edit

As gaming laptops become more affordable, Nvidia is looking at lowering the bar for modern gaming even more with the announcement of the RTX 2050 GPU. Laptops that come with the RTX 2050 will hit markets sometime in mid-2022. We have no idea what these newer RTX 2050 laptops will cost but they should be cheaper than laptops with an RTX 3050. The RTX 2050 is based on the Ampere GA107 architecture which also shaped the 3050.

Publication: Digit

Technology is driving DE&I, but there’s more to be doneedit

The Covid-19 pandemic threw a curveball at organizations that threatened to derail hard-fought diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) gains of preceding years. Most DE&I programs were not designed for remote or hybrid work and there was significant concern that they’d prove ineffective under new working conditions.

Publication: The Times of India

Intel plans on setting aside $2 billion for its employeesedit

Intel recently shared a presentation with its employees announcing a $2 billion increase in its compensation budget. In the new budget, $1 billion in wages and $1.4 billion in stock compensation have been added. The majority of it will be distributed to current employees, but some will be used to recruit new employees.

Publication: TechnoSports

Intel looks forward to metaverse, but chipmaker has some bad news for Mark Zuckerbergedit

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg’s dream metaverse project will need a 1,000-fold increase in computational efficiency to be successful, chipmaker Intel said.

Publication: Financial Express

Intel Delays Construction of $100 Billion Foundries in Europe and USedit

Intel has delayed the announcement of its $100 fabs in Europe and the US till 2022. As part of the chipmaker’s plans to regain process leadership from its East Asian rivals, plans to set up advanced wafer manufacturing facilities all over the world have been drawn up. The foundries in Arizona, Israel, Malaysia, and America have already received several billion-dollar expansion projects.

Publication: Hardware Times

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2050, MX550, MX570 laptop GPUs announcededit

Nvidia has announced three new GPUs for the laptop space based on its Turing and Ampere architecture. The new laptops add more affordable options to both the RTX series as well as the GeForce MX series. They will be powering new entry-level laptops that will be coming out in 2022 and could provide a better gaming performance on laptops in the space.

Publication: Indian Express

Year in review: Five technologies and trends that did not work in 2021edit

As we approach the end of the year, most people are celebrating the successes of companies like Apple in achieving heights of innovation or Samsung for their design excellence. However, the year was also marked by some damp squibs as well. Here is a look at the disappointing aspects of 2021:

Publication: Business Standard

Digit Zero1 Awards 2021: Best High Performance Gaming Laptop (PROACTIVE)edit

Great things can happen when a manufacturer decides to go all out on a product. The extreme performance gaming laptop category rewards OEMs that bring their ingenuity of hardware, software and design to make the best performing product, free from any and every restriction holding such machines back. After testing the best of the best, here’s the ultimate gaming laptop that came out on top.

Publication: Digit

Digit Zero1 Awards 2021: Best Graphics Cards (PROACTIVE)edit

The graphics card shortage that was meant to get rectified late last year never happened. And GPU manufacturers as well as OEMs couldn’t be any happier. Retailers are also happy, well most of them are. The rest are being forced to buy out unsold inventory from distributors to be allocated any graphics cards. The only folks who are truly sad are us gamers. We really can’t catch a break with all the constant fluctuations.

Publication: Digit

Intel to invest $7 billion in new plant in Malaysia, creating 9,000 jobsedit

Intel will invest more than $7 billion to build a new chip-packaging and testing factory in Malaysia, CEO Pat Gelsinger says, expanding production in the country following a global chip shortage.

Publication: The Economic Times

Infra we’ve today isn’t enough for metaverse’edit

Koduri is a veteran in the chip industry and has worked at Intel, AMD and Apple in the past. He wasn’t as bullish on the metaverse as Zuckerberg, but did note that it is possibly the next step in computing. The post says that Intel does have “building blocks” for the metaverse. But it is not hard- ware alone. Koduri noted that new algorithms and software will also be needed for the metaverse Big Tech is imagin- ing and marketing today.

Publication: Mint

NVIDIA Becomes 2nd Largest Fabless Chipmaker, AMD at #5 w/ Growth of 54% by Revenueedit

The pandemic was a massive boon to the PC market, even though the semiconductor shortages limited the maximum potential growth of the industry. Among the biggest winners, we have NVIDIA, AMD, Qualcomm, MediaTek, Apple, as well as memory and NAND manufacturers Micron, HK Hynix, and Samsung.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel: Boost the Gaming Performance of a Thin Laptop Using Your Desktopedit

Intel has been working on a unique technology that allows you to boost the GPU (read: gaming) performance of your thin laptop using a powerful desktop PC. Dubbed as a “continual compute” demonstration, this is achieved by taking the concept of an eGPU, and pairing it with a remote PC via a high-speed network connection. Presented by Raja Koduri (Head of Intel’s Graphics Division) at the Realtime Conference on Monday, it is being marketed as a concept of “the metaverse” as an opportunity to sell more products.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel CEO: TSMC/Taiwan are Unstable; Gelsinger: We’ll Continue to Invest in Taiwanedit

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has reached Taiwan with an aim to restrengthen the chipmaker’s supply chain in the region and improve foundry capacity at TSMC’s advanced process nodes. Before taking off on the flight to Taiwan, Gelsinger had a few words for his Taiwanese partners and employees. Starting off by explaining the impact of the pandemic on the semiconductor industry, and the chip shortages, Gelsinger noted Taiwan’s contributions to the industry. Calling the island nation the “center of digital innovation”, he revealed that Taiwan is home to more than 1,000 Intel employees.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel’s First Foray Into The Metaverse Will Be Software to Use Others’ Chipsedit

In their first public comments on its strategy for tapping into the “metaverse,” Intel executives said the firm is working on software that will help laptops tap into computing power from other devices, including chips from its rivals. While the definition of “metaverse” is broad, it generally refers to immersive virtual worlds that will be accessed via the internet and a variety of devices, like virtual reality headsets.

Publication: News18

Intel India on a Path To Provide Internet Through Electricity Cablesedit

Could India have internet being provided through electricity wires? Country head of Intel India, Nivruti Rai, thinks so.

Rai says that the company has begun a project in India called WoW, or Wireless over Wire, that takes internet through electrical wires. Considering that most villages have electricity connections if not fibre optic cables for internet, this could be a big breathrough if it works.

Publication: The Quint

Amazon Christmas Sale 2021: Discount Offers on Smartphones, Laptops, Headphones, Wearables, And Moreedit

Amazon has come up with yet another sale — the Amazon Christmas Sale 2021. During this sale, the e-commerce giant is offering deals and discounts on smartphones, laptops, headphones, wearables, and more. Here are some of the best deals to consider during Amazon Christmas Sale 2021.

Publication: Gizbot

Popular Mid-Range Laptop Deals to Take a Look Atedit

Here are some great deals on mid-range laptops, which are affordable yet feature-packed offerings. If you are looking for great performance without having to pay top bucks, then consider these popular mid-range laptop deals from brands like HP, Lenovo, Xiaomi, and Dell.

Publication: NDTV Gadgets360

Asus Chromebook CX1101 for students launched at Rs 19,999edit

Asus has added on to its portfolio of Chromebooks in India with the launch of the new Chromebook CX1101. The device features a durable design with a portable form factor meant for students as well as other users needing a versatile laptop. Here is what it has to offer at its price.

Publication: India Today

How Intel plans to pack more computing power into chips beyond 2025edit

Research teams at Intel Corp on Saturday unveiled work that the company believes will help it keep speeding up and shrinking computing chips over the next ten years, with several technologies aimed at stacking parts of chips on top of each other.

Publication: Financial Express

Intel to Invest $7 b in Chip Packaging Plant in Malaysiaedit

The US chipmaker intends to invest 30 billion ringgit on shoring up its advanced chip packaging capabilities in the island state of Penang, Malaysia’s main investment promotion agency said in a press invitation distributed Monday. It will elaborate on its plans for the Asian country during a press briefing Wednesday in conjunction with Trade Minister Azmin Ali and Malaysian Investment Development Authority Chief Executive Officer Arham Abdul Rahman, according to the invite.

Publication: The Economic Times

Rs 2.3 Lakh ULTIMATE Gaming/Editing PC Build (PROACTIVE)edit

Gaming PC Build

Publication: ModxComputers

Ideal workplaces: The future of inclusion in an evolving workplaceedit

Over 80% of business leaders in India believe workplace disruptions driven by the pandemic have had a positive impact on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in their organisation, according to a new survey commissioned by Intel.

Publication: Financial Express

India playing a critical role in tech development, execution and innovation: Inteledit

Many  such companies  that  are  small today  cannot  have  their  own private cloud. So they leverage these cloud services, like AWS, or  Microsoft  Azure  or  Google which  who pay  for  the  ser­vices You have  probably  heard  many times  about  getting  platform as a service, you can get infra­ structure as a service and soft­ ware  as  a  service.  

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

More Computing Power into Chips Beyond 2025: Inteledit

Research teams at Intel Corp on Saturday unveiled work that the company believes will help it keep speeding up and shrinking computing chips over the next ten years, with several technologies aimed at stacking parts of chips on top of each other. Intel’s Research Components Group introduced the work in papers at an international conference being held in San Francisco. The Silicon Valley company is working to regain a lead in making the smallest, fastest chips that it has lost in recent years to rivals like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co and Samsung Electronics Co.

Publication: The Economic Times

When the Chips are Downedit

The leading players in the semiconductor industry are Intel, Texas Instruments (TI), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International China (SMIC). The chip itself was invented in the US, which continues to lead the world in terms of research, design and advanced manufacturing, while Taiwan is the world leader in assembly, packaging and testing.

Publication: The Economic Times

Intel Arc Graphics Cards to be available by May/June 2022: Up to RTX 3070 Ti Level Performance [Report]edit

The latest reports from the rumor mill indicate that Intel’s Arc graphics cards will be available later than originally anticipated. YouTuber Moore’s Law is Dead claims that the 128 EU SOC2 GPU will be paper launched in March for notebooks. However, supply is expected to be very limited. The higher-end SOC2 for desktops (512 EUs against the RTX 3070/3070 Ti) is slated to be ready by April, but it’s unclear whether the launch will be placed in the same time frame.

Publication: Hardware Times

Review of MVP “intel i3 12100” || the Best Budget CPU “Benchmarks”edit

The new intel core i3 is here, with the frequency of 4.1GHz on all core Turbo and 4 cores with 8 threads, this CPU can handle EVERYTHING you can throw at it, maximum Value for money chip the i3 12100.

Publication: Tech Phase

All Aorus 12th Gen Gaming PC Build… RGB Overdose!edit

Hey guys! Today we’ll be building an All Aorus Gaming PC featuring intel’s new 12th Gen CPU. Watch the video to know more.

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

Acer launches eco-friendly Aspire Vero laptop in India at Rs 79,999edit

Acer has launched its green and sustainable PC Aspire Vero in India. Apart from all the green and sustainable approach, the laptop also comes with 11th-generation Intel Core processor with integrated Intel Iris graphics.

Publication: The Times of India

Dell Technologies launches Dell EMC PowerEdge rack and tower serversedit

Dell Technologies introduces new Dell EMC PowerEdge building block rack servers and small footprint tower servers for customers in India starting 9 December 2021.

Publication: Express Computer

God of War PC features and system requirements revealededit

Ahead of its move to PC early next year, PlayStation has released a new trailer highlighting some of the features and improvements coming to ‘God of War.’ In addition, Sony has also released a system requirement sheet for the new version.

Publication: The Indian Express

Lenovo Legion 5i review: a processing powerhouse that could do with a better displayedit

As for the performance of the device, the Intel 11th-gen i7 11800H CPU based on the Tiger Lake architecture is more than sufficient to meet most of your processing needs without a hitch. There’s an AMD version of the laptop for the Legion 5 too, which makes use of the Ryzen 7 5800H.

Publication: 91mobiles

Infinix InBook X1, InBook X1 Pro arrives in India with 10th Gen Intel CPU, Windows 11: All you need to knowedit

The Infinix InBook X1 can be configured with an Intel Core i3-1005G1 and Core i5-1035G1 CPU. The Core i3 model comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of M.2 SSD storage, while the Core i5 version has the same RAM but doubles the storage. Infinix’s latest laptop also features Intel’s UHD Graphics.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Acer Aspire Vero laptop with 11th Gen Intel Core Processor launched in Indiaedit

The Acer laptop is powered by an 11th Gen Intel Core Processor with Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Continue reading to know more.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Lenovo delivers AI platform at the Edge to propel business transformationedit

Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) announces the expansion of the Lenovo ThinkEdge portfolio with the introduction of the new ThinkEdge SE450 server, delivering an artificial intelligence (AI) platform directly at the edge to accelerate business insights.

Publication: Express Computer

Rs 315000 Ultimate Gaming And Streaming PC : BEAST 2.0 (PROACTIVE)edit

We built a second version of the Beast gaming pc for our Gaming and streaming setup series using AMD Ryzen 9 5950X.

Publication: iGyaan

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X vs Intel Core i9 12900K – The Ultimate comparison (PROACTIVE)edit

So, let’s quickly start the ultimate comparison between both the AMD Ryzen 9 5950X and Intel Core i9 12900K processors and help you make a decision to buy any one of these during the holiday season.

Publication: TechnoSports

Supply-chain problems will last through 2023, Intel chief saysedit

Chip giant Intel, which has been at the center of the global semiconductor shortage, expects supply-chain issues to last through 2023, partly because it takes three years to build a new factory, CEO Patrick Gelsinger said.

Publication: Mint

Infinix InBook X1 series laptops with 10th-Gen Intel Core processors, Windows 11 launched in India; price starts at Rs 35,999edit

Transsion Holdings-backed Infinix launched the InBook X1 series laptops in India on Wednesday, December 8th. There are three models to boot with sleek, colourful all-metal bodies, 10th-Gen Intel Core processors, fast SSD storage, and Windows 11 software. Price starts at Rs 35,999 going all the way up to Rs 55,999.

Publication: Financial Express

Intel Announces Intent to Take Mobileye Publicedit

Intel today announced its intention to take Mobileye public in the United States in mid-2022 via an initial public offering (IPO) of freshly issued Mobileye stock, with the full approval of Intel’s board of directors. By forming a separate publicly traded company, Intel stockholders will be able to unlock the value of Mobileye, which will build on the firm’s outstanding track record and service its expanding market.

Publication: Tech Story

Buying a laptop? These tips will make it easier to chooseedit

Buying a new laptop? It must be exhausting, isn’t it? Don’t worry though, as our buying guide will explain a few tips that should make your decision making process easier. No, we aren’t going to simply list random laptop models from the internet; we will help you choose your perfect laptop and make it as easy as clothes shopping session.

Publication: HT Tech

Acer Predator Helios 500 laptop with Intel Core i9 CPU launched in Indiaedit

Acer Predator Helios 500 has made its debut in India. The laptop comes with an 11th-generation Intel Core i9 processor.

Publication: The Mobile Indian

GPU Shipments Grow 26% In 2021: Then Why The Shortage?edit

The world is facing a chip shortage that has led to several disruptions in the manufacturing and sales of many products. However, as per a market analysis by Jon Peddie Research (JPR), shipments of graphics cards increased by around 36% year-on-year in 2021. This raises the question of whether buying a GPU is really difficult right now, and where are all these extra units going?

Publication: Gizbot

Intel to take its mobileye unit public in 2022 IPO; shares jumpedit

Intel Corp. plans to list shares of its Mobileye self-driving car business by the middle of next year, letting the chipmaker capitalize on its investment in a burgeoning industry.

Publication: Business Standard

Rs 50000 Budget PC Build | Gaming & Editingedit

PC Build Video

Publication: ModxComputers

Deepmap: Implementing Artificial Intelligence Into Safe Autonomous Vehicle Industryedit

DeepMap leverages cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence to enhance mapping capabilities for the autonomous vehicle industry. It is a part of NVIDIA for scaling worldwide map operations and expanding the full-self driving expertise of NVIDIA. AI models are used to build high-definition maps to navigate the world without any potential accident.

Publication: Analytics Insight

Buying a Windows PC: Which Intel processor is best suited for youedit

Laptop and desktop buyers have a plethora of choices to pick from. However, it can get confusing as when you are in the market to buy a computer you would see Intel Core i9 or i7 or i5 or i3 processors.

Publication: The Times of India

Intel to list shares in self-driving car unit Mobileyeedit

Intel Corp is planning to publicly list shares in its self-driving-car unit Mobileye, which could value the Israeli unit at more than $50 billion, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Acer Launches Predator Helios 500 Gaming Laptop With 4K Mini LED Paneledit

Acer India has launched the Predator Helios 500 armed with desktop caliber gameplay 11th Gen Intel Core i9 processor with up to 5.01 GHz on multiple cores and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. Other key highlights of the latest Helios 500 include 4K Mini LED 120Hz display, 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D Fan Technology, Predator Pulsar lighting, patented mechanical MagTek Switches, Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, and DTS: X® ULTRA surround sound system for an exceptionally high-performance and immersive gaming experience.

Publication: BW Businessworld

Dell Latitude 7320 Review — A good-looking compact convertible let down by the keyboardedit

But Dell says that in its top configuration, you can power it up with Intel’s vPro-enabled 11th-Generation i7-1185G7 processor paired with Iris X integrated Graphics, 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a terabyte of PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSD.

Publication: Business Insider India

How gaming has emerged as a viable career optionedit

Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems, HP India Market in an interaction told Business Today, “Consumers have also started embracing gaming as a profession in India. Apart from participating in esports tournaments, gamers also have the options to earn via streaming, or “casting” games which are now fast expanding in India as well.

Publication: Business Today

Here’s what Intel, AMD, and NVIDIA will be bringing to CES 2022edit

Both Intel and AMD will have their virtual news conferences on January 4th, with both companies likely to discuss a wide range of products, including high-end and mobile CPUs, as well as the newest graphics.

Publication: TechnoSports

Intel Set to Build $100 Billion Foundry in Germany to Produce 4nm Chipsedit

As reported a while back, Intel is going to announce the site of its first major foundry in the EU in the coming days. With an initial investment of $20 billion and an overall inflow of $100 billion in the next ten years, this campus will serve as one of the key drivers of the chipmaker’s IDM 2.0 initiative. As per a French outlet (link at the end), Intel has chosen Germany as the key site of its European venture, with Italy and France likely to get an R&D and/or packaging plant.

Publication: Hardware Times

TSMC Chairman Reacts to Intel CEO’s Request to USG to Ignore Asian Chipmakers: “Not Worth Responding”edit

TSMC Chairman Liu Deyin has responded to Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger’s recent comments on the “instability” surrounding Taiwan. Gelsinger stated that the US government should focus on local chipmakers rather than offering subsidies to Asian foundries such as TSMC and Samsung.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Working to Secure TSMC 3nm Capacity for Future ARC Graphics Cardsedit

According to a report from DigiTimes, Intel is working to secure a chunk of TSMC’s N3 (3nm) supply for its next-to-next-gen Arc “Celestial/Druid” graphics cards.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Continues to Gain CPU Market Share as Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake Sales Remain Flatedit

AMD continues to rule the desktop CPU and gaming market despite the launch of Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake-S processors. Going by various reports from popular retails and statistics from Steam, AMD gained close to 1% of the CPU market in November, increasing its overall share to nearly 32%.

Publication: Hardware Times

Nvidia metaverse future bright even as Arm may slip from graspedit

Nvidia Corp’s dreams of acquiring British chip technology provider Arm for a hefty price of over $80 billion may not materialize, but analysts believe the chipmaker has plenty to focus on as it pushes into the metaverse.

Publication: ET Auto

Nvidia’s deal setback eased by soaring chip demandedit

The exploding growth in semiconductor demand that has helped turn Nvidia Corp. into a chip titan is expected to ease the setback facing the company if it can’t complete its acquisition of Arm Holdings, analysts said.

Publication: Mint

CCI closes case against Intel; finds no evidence of unfair biz practicesedit

The Competition Commission on Friday closed a four year-old case against Intel Corporation after concluding that there was no abuse of dominant position by the chip maker.

Publication: Business Standard

TSMC and Intel to finalize their deal as TSMC begins its 3nm productionedit

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun pilot production of its third-generation 3-nanometer semiconductor manufacturing node. This information is provided by the Taiwanese daily Digitimes, which also states that officials from the United States’ chip giant Intel Corporation would visit Taiwan later this month to confirm orders for the 3nm process.

Publication: TechnoSports

Union Transport Minister Suggests Use Of AI-driven Tech To Improve Road Safety In Indiaedit

Minister of Road Transport & Highways Government of India, Nitin Gadkari, at the second edition of Intel’s all.ai 2021 summit, talked about how he envisions amalgamating technology with road transport. Gadkari said road safety is the topmost priority of the Indian government, which is endeavouring to reduce road accidents by 50% by 2024.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Intel Core i9-12900K review: The Blue team is back, monstrous performance is hereedit

Yes, the Intel Core i9-12900K which I have spotted in multiple leaks only has been here for testing and boy I was surprised to see the performance! You are seeing a 100% jump in the number of cores and you cannot totally neglect the fact that even though they go up to 3.90 GHz max but is challenging a proper Ryzen 9 5950X with 16 performance cores.

Publication: TechnoSports

Best laptops under ₹60,000: A delight for multimedia and business professionalsedit

Laptops in the range of under ₹60,000 can be a big favourite among the latter lot. In case you have plans on buying one, here are some options that are popular online.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Best Gaming Laptops 2021 you can buy in India: Asus ROG, Alienware, Lenovo Legion, and moreedit

If you are trying to assemble a gaming desktop or simply want to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X, you aren’t going to have an easy road ahead. So, we’ve decided to make a list of the top gaming laptops you can buy right now, across different budgets.

Publication: Moneycontrol

If your new graphics card is running at 8x speeds, here are some troubleshooting tipsedit

We have listed below a number of troubleshooting techniques for you to resolve speed-related issues with your new graphics card.

Publication: The Indian Express

Intel CEO on CPU Market Share Loss: I haven’t lost share to AMD, I’ve given share to AMDedit

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger made some bold claims at the Credit Suisse Technology Conference. Responding to AMD’s rapid gains in the x86 CPU market (both consumer and server), he stated that “I haven’t lost share to AMD, I’ve given share to AMD, because they didn’t have the capacity, right. So a lot of this is just catching up to our growing market and years of under-investment.”

Publication: Hardware Times

NVIDIA’s new GeForce Game Ready driver launched with support for ICARUSedit

NVIDIA has just released a new Game Ready driver that includes day-0 optimizations for ICARUS, the new co-op survival game by Dean Hall and RocketWerkz, and only GeForce RTX gamers get to launch day support for NVIDIA DLSS and ray tracing.

Publication: TechnoSports

Nvidia to release 12GB variant of RTX 2060 on December 7edit

Nvidia announced that it would be re-releasing the RTX 2060 on December 7 but in an updated variant that will have 12GB of RAM, double of what the card originally shipped with, in 2019.

Publication: Moneycontrol

US FTC sues to block Nvidia deal to buy Armedit

The US Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block US chip supplier Nvidia Corp’s planned $50 billion-plus acquisition of British chip design provider Arm.

Publication: The Times of India

Best laptops under ₹40,000: You can expect great features, increased efficiencyedit

So, if you are looking for best laptops under ₹40,000, then we are here to assist you in choosing one. Below is the list of laptops which come with a host of amazing features.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Asus TUF Dash F15 gaming laptop with Rs 30,000 discount is a deal you shouldn’t missedit

Asus offers decent under the hood power, including an 11th generation Intel Core i7-11370H processor with up to 32GB RAM support. For gaming enthusiasts, the laptop ships with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 graphics.

Publication: India Today

Intel CEO: 3nm, 20A, 18A Process Nodes Ahead of Schedule; Arc Graphics Cards in Q1 2022; First Trillion Transistor Chipedit

Talking about the Ponte Vecchio HPC accelerator, Gelsinger explained that it’ll be the chipmaker’s first 100 billion transistor chip. Paired with advanced packaging technologies, most notably 3D Foveros stacking and EMIB, we’re looking at a several trillion transistor SKU. On the topic of the Xe-HPG or Arc “Alchemist” graphics cards, Gelsinger confirmed that Intel’s first discrete graphics cards are coming in the first quarter of 2022.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Zen 4 Based Ryzen 6000 CPUs Coming in July/August, Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs in August [Rumor]edit

Whispers from Chinese forums have revealed the possible launch dates for AMD and Intel’s next-gen processors. Going by the roadmaps of the two chipmakers, 2022 is going to be a very busy year. From Team Red, we’re looking at the Zen 3D-based Ryzen 5000 XT and Epyc Milan-X CPUs in the first half, followed by the Zen 4 based Ryzen 6000 and Epyc Genoa in the second half of the year. The company will also launch the first chiplet-based graphics architecture for gamers in the form of RDNA 3 based Navi 31/33 dies.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel’s Core i3-12100 Destroys AMD’s Ryzen 3 3300X in Leaked Benchmarksedit

Chinese outlet Xfastest has shared a review of the yet unreleased Core i3-12100. Featuring four performance (Golden Cove) cores, the budget Alder Lake-S SKU utterly destroys the dated Ryzen competition in the sub-$150 segment.

Publication: Hardware Times

We Are In Automation Of Automation: Vishal Dhupar, MD, Asia-South, NVIDIAedit

India has the unique opportunity, as it lays down the infrastructure, to factor in changes that will make its tech journey transformational and future-ready, says Vishal Dhupar, MD, Asia-South, NVIDIA in this interview with BW Businessworld.

Publication: BW Businessworld

Uttar Pradesh girl develops app for soil identificationedit

Nandini Kushwaha has been awarded for devising a smart data-based AI tool that identifies the most suitable crop for soil by analysing the various nutritional components present in it. The entire initiative has been envisioned under the national programme for government schools, named ‘Responsible AI for youth’. It has been conceived and designed jointly by the national e-governance division, ministry of electronics and information technology, government of India and Intel India.

Publication: Telangana Today

Nitin Gadkari bats for AI-driven tech to improve road safety in Indiaedit

“With the help of AI, we can measure, manage and predict traffic conditions which will allow us to take necessary steps to avoid congestion in time. Road safety is another major global challenge for developing and middle-income countries like India. Today, India accounts for 5 crore accidents annually, about 150,000 fatalities and 300,000 serious injuries affecting livelihood,” said Nitin Gadkari at Intel’s second edition of ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI), for all’ Summit, a 24-hour marathon that spans five continents, starting from Australia and moves across to ASEAN, India, Middle East, Europe, Africa and South America.

Publication: Autocar Professional

HP Envy 14: It’s smart, stylish and extremely fastedit

HP Envy 14 is powered with 11th Gen Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q design graphics combine to bring faster rendering, seamless playback, and smooth multitasking.

Publication: Financial Express

[Tested] Gaming on an Intel Core i3 laptop? Here’s what to expectedit

I’ve been using the Realme Book Slim (review) for a hot minute and the laptop seldom gives me any performance woes. In fact, the unit can comfortably crunch through my workload that involves using Adobe XD for some editing, along with running your basic set of apps like Google Chrome, Microsoft Word, Slack, and the works. Now, truth be told, I wasn’t planning to hold onto the machine for so long, especially given how my unit ships with Intel’s Core i3-1115G4 dual-core processor.

Publication: 91mobiles

What’s new about AWS Graviton3 processors?edit

Amazon Web Services (AWS) — at AWS re:Invent — introduced two custom computing chips aimed at helping its customers beat the cost of using chips from Intel and Nvidia.

Publication: Infotech Lead

Lenovo Legion 5i Review: Offering Intel’s Best on a Budgetedit

While the Legion 5 lineup is now powered by AMD, Lenovo carved out the Legion 5i variant for those who prefer Intel processors. We got the base variant for review, priced Rs 1,19,990, which mostly has all the right stuff for gaming. That includes the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11800H ith 16GB 3200Hz RAM. Powering the graphics is the NVIDIA RTX 3050 with 4GB of video buffer.

Publication: MySmartPrice

HP VICTUS 16 Gaming Laptop Review: Worth buying?edit

HP launched a new series of gaming laptops called Victus. The new gaming laptops will be available with both AMD and Intel processors, along with Radeon and Nvidia GPUs.

Publication: BGR

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop Review: Sophistication Fused With Poweredit

We have been testing the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU, and it retails in India for Rs. 1,45,990. Here is what we think makes the ROG Zephyrus G15 unique from other mid-range laptops.

Publication: Gizbot

Laptops under ₹50,000 come packed with powerful and latest features, top picksedit

We have curated a list of laptops under the price point of ₹50,000. On scrolling down, you will be amazed how these premium laptops come packed with powerful batteries and latest features.

Publication: Hindustan Times

How AI has given a boost to the chip design ecosystemedit

Chips with AI acceleration, and chips that are designed for AI are coming in to deal with this. Semiconductor companies, startups, and even those like Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook, for whom AI is central to what they do, are all developing such chips. A lot of this work is happening in India, one of the world’s foremost chip design hubs.

Publication: The Times of India

NVIDIA to Lose $1.25 Billion if the Arm Takeover is Stopped by Regulatorsedit

CEO Jensen Huang has stated that NVIDIA can prosper as a company in the gaming, HPC, data center, and automobile segments even without Arm. At the same time, he has issued a warning to investors, saying that if the various regulators don’t approve the takeover within the deadline, NVIDIA would lose US$1.25 billion in advance payments.

Publication: Hardware Times

NVIDIA RTX 4080/4090 Launch Approaches as TSMC/Partners Prep, Chiplet Based Hopper to Pack 36,864 Coresedit

NVIDIA’s next-gen GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards are slated to land sometime in the second half of 2022, possibly even at Computex in late May.

Publication: Hardware Times

Infinix InBook X1 Laptop India Launch in December: 10th Gen Intel Processors, SSD Storage, 65W Charging and Moreedit

In terms of variants, the Infinix InBook X1 series will be available in three options – 10th gen Intel Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Intel appoints Steven A. Long as GM Asia Pacific and Japanedit

Intel Corporation has today announced the appointment of Steven A. Long as General Manager of Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) region. Currently, Steve Long is Corporate Vice President in Intel’s Sales, Marketing and Communications Group.

Publication: Mint

Gaming laptops under ₹70,000 are sturdy in design, user-friendly in experienceedit

Below is the list of gaming laptops, all under the price point of ₹70,000 which come with stellar graphics and quick response time. Check them out.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptop Review: Polished Gaming Machineedit

The model that we are testing is based on AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU with RTX 3060 Mobile GPU with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, which comes with a retail price of Rs. 1,49,990 in India.

Publication: Gizbot

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Rs 60000 PC Build for Gaming & Editing | RGB (PROACTIVE)edit

Rs 60000 Lakh PC Build for Gaming & Editing with Ryzen 5 5600G

Publication: ModxComputers

Another lockdown? Looks like it’s time to buy a new laptop for work from home, here are 5 we suggest­­edit

If you are on a hunt for a good laptop, then check out the below-mentioned list. This might help you decide which one will work best for you and even fall in your price range.

Publication: India Today

The Best Gadgets Of 2021edit

HP Pavilion Aero 13 is one of the best ultrathin-and-light Windows laptops on the market, finding a perfect balance between business and fun if you are still working remotely.Al though the Pavilion lineup is largely limited to value-for-money note books, the Aero 13 gets a lot of premium features including magnesium-aluminum chassis, long battery life, the performance from the AMD Ryzen 5 5 600U is impressive, and bright and colourful display.

Publication: Financial Express

10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022edit

The world’s biggest tech event, CES (2022) is just around the corner. After a gap, due to the pandemic, it is back. CES is an event where we get to see a glimpse of the future. The 52nd edition of the event should see over 1,900 exhibitors. So, if you were curious about what you would see in the upcoming event this article is for you. Here are 10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Dell Sees Multi-decadal Digital Opportunity Hereedit

The number of unicorns and global companies being built out of India presents a significant opportunity, said Amit Midha, president, Asia Pacific & Japan, Dell Technologies. “That represents a significant multidecade opportunity ahead in terms of creating economic value, talent growth, employment as well as inclusion,” Midha said. Dell’s global revenues were up 20% in the previous quarter at $28 billion, with Asia growing at 50% to $3.2 billion. India is the largest business for Dell in the Asia Pacific Japan region, though exact numbers are not available.

Publication: The Economic Times

HP Leases 1.8 L sq ft Office Space in Chennaiedit

US technology group Hewlett Packard has leased 1.8 lakh square feet office space in Chennai to consolidate and expand its operation in the city. The new facility will be used by HP to house around 1,800 employees. “The office space is coming up at Prestige Metropolitan and has been signed at ?75 per sq ft. The lease is for 15 years,” said people aware of the deal.

Publication: The Economic Times

What Was New In PC Industry In 2021?edit

The pandemic has had some great influence on the PC market, where OEMs shipped a record number of PCs and laptops due to the onset demand for personal computers during the COVID-19 lockdown. Here are some of the major updates that happened in 2021 with respect to the PC industry and where the market is heading in the coming days.

Publication: Gizbot

Tech major Lenovo shuns ‘CES 2022’ in-person amid Omicron threatedit

Tech major Lenovo has joined a growing list of companies that have decided not to attend the ‘CES 2022’ in-person, as the Omicron variant spreads fast across the globe, especially in the US where more than 73 per cent cases now belong to the new Covid variant.

Publication: Business Standard

Asus Vivobook Pro 14x review: The new workhorse in town for creatorsedit

The Asus Vivobook Pro 14x comes with AMD Ryzen 9 (5900HX) inside with 16GB RAM and 1TB of superfast SSD drive. Graphics are provided by NVIDIA GeForce 3050 Ti graphics card.

Publication: BGR

Best Laptops of 2021 – Indian Gadget Awards Nominees: MacBook Pro (M1 Max), Mi NoteBook Pro and Moreedit

Perhaps one of the hardest tasks that the Indian Gadget Awards 2021 jury has is to judge the list of nominees for the best laptops of 2021 across various categories. In the list below you will find the best laptops of 2021, which should give you a fair idea of which one to buy.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Here’s something crazy about the upcoming Asus ROG Mothership GZ700edit

Even though CES 2022 isn’t until early January, it appears that Asus is teasing a long-awaited update to its ROG Mothership GZ700. You know, the gaming “tablet” that looks like a love child between a Surface Pro and an Asus ROG gaming laptop.

Publication: TechnoSports

Cheapest gaming laptop you should buy right now – HP Victus 16edit

Get the HP Victus 16, powered by AMD Ryzen 5 5600H and Radeon RX 5500M for only ₹58,990

Publication: TechnoSports

HP Victus 16 Review: One of the best performing mid-range gaming laptops of 2021edit

HP’s new Victus gaming laptops aim to fill the gap between its affordable Pavillion and flagship Omen series. Our HP Victus model arrived with an 11th Gen Intel Core i7 CPU, an RTX 3060 mobile graphics card, and a 16-inch 144Hz IPS panel.

Publication: Moneycontrol

High performance computing: Bridging the hardware-software gapsedit

With rapid digitalisation, hyperscalers and enterprises which wish to set up their own servers are constantly looking for vendors who provide the best of hardware and software. Lenovo’s Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) aims to consolidate hardware-software offerings in the market across various scales of businesses. “In the top 500 supercomputing stack, we stand number one with 37% market share.

Publication: Financial Express

Asus has just the thing for creatorsedit

The Vivobook Pro has an interesting virtual DialPad for a new form of input which depends on the software being used. This notebook is very configurable with a choice between either Intel and AMD processors, along with NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX series graphics cards. There’s also 16GB DDR4 RAM on­board with 1TB of M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

HP starts manufacturing laptops, desktops in Indiaedit

HP on Wednesday announced local manufacturing of multiple PC products including lap- tops in India. HP has started manufacturing various models of laptops, desktop towers and minidesktops att he contract manufacturer Flex’s facility at Sriperumbudur near Chennai.

Publication: Financial Express

HP Spectre x360 14 review: A marvellous feat of engineeringedit

Convertible laptops have been all the rage for a while now. But as any wise person would tell you, there’s only so much power you can fit inside an “ultraportable” chassis before it starts to break a sweat. There are other nuisances too, the generally lacklustre port selection being one. In other words, finding the right balance between style and substance is what really sets a great machine apart from the rest. Case in point, the HP Spectre x360 14.

Publication: Financial Express

Asus ExpertBook B1400 lineup comes to India: Price, specificationsedit

ASUS has launched their new ExpertBook B1400 lineup of business-oriented laptops in India. The device is powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel processors and features a slim aluminium design and various customisation options.

Publicatiopn: Indian Express

Samsung Pips Intel to take Chip Crownedit

Samsung Electronics took over the top spot in the global semiconductor market by revenue in the third quarter on the back of strong memory chip sales, a new report revealed on Tuesday. Industry tracker Omdia said Intel, which had been the top chipmaker for 11 straight quarters, slipped to number two behind Samsung “as the memory segment, where Samsung is the number one DRAM and NAND supplier, was the largest growth area for semiconductor” in the three months ending in September.

Publication: The Economic Times

4 ways IT teams support a modern hybrid workplaceedit

Here are four ways Lenovo can help IT teams think bigger, free up time and resources, and deliver a consistently positive employee experience.

Publication: DataQuest

Intel Vs AMD Vs Apple In 2021: A New Wave Of Competition Among Chip Makersedit

Just a year ago, Apple used to depend on Intel and AMD to make their most powerful MacBook Pros, iMac, and Mac Pro. However, this all changed last year, when Apple announced that it is completely shifting its portfolio to Apple Silicon with the launch of MacBook Air and 13-inch MacBook Pro.

Publication: Gizbot

Gadgets at work: Top laptops and tablets for hybrid workersedit

Laptops and tablets have been the go-to productivity devices for anyone working remotely since the pandemic started. Seeing the demand many new brands entered these segments while the more established names expanded their portfolio offering a more interesting and diverse range of products that would cater to everyone.

Publication: TechCircle

Samsung Galaxy S22: All you need to know about the 2022 flagshipedit

The S22 Ultra will feature a large 6.8-inch LTPO Super AMOLED Infinity-O display with a 120Hz variable refresh rate. The base model, on the other hand, will be smaller, housing a 6.1-inch display. The phones themselves will be powered by the latest flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 or the Exynos 2200 with AMD gaming chipsets depending on the market region.

Publication: The Indian Express

MSI Releases Ryzen 5000/Ryzen 6000 “Zen 3D”Support for B350/X350 Motherboardsedit

MSI will be supporting not only the vanilla Zen 3-based Ryzen 5000 CPUs on its 300 series motherboards but the “Zen 3D” Ryzen 6000 lineup as well. According to info received by WCCFTech, the board partner released a new Windows 11 compatible BIOS for its 300 series boards which contained the above-mentioned changes.

Publication: Hardware Times

Asus Chromebook CX1101 launched in Indiaedit

Chromebook lineup with the launch of the all-new Chromebook CX1 (CX1101) in India. The ruggedized Chromebook features an 11.6-inch display and a spill-resistant keyboard. The laptop comes with a 180° lay-flat hinge and military-grade certification. Asus Chromebook CX1101 comes in Transparent Silver colour option and will be available online on Flipkart starting December 15. As part of an introductory offer, the company is offering the all-new Chromebook at Rs 18,990.

Publication: Punya Nagari

HP Pavilion Aero 13 review: Proof that dieting helpsedit

The HP Pavilion Aero 13 is easily the most underrated laptop launched in 2021, especially for a laptop that costs less than ₹1 lakh. While other manufacturers were busy fitting Quad HD displays and fancy metal bodies, HP adopted a different formula – simplify and add lightness. Yes, that’s the mantra Lotus boss Colin Chapman followed for his race cars in the 1960s, and even after 50-60 odd years, it works wonders on a utilitarian laptop.

Publication: HT Tech

Digit Zero1 Awards 2021: Best High Performance Gaming Laptop (PROACTIVE)edit

Great things can happen when a manufacturer decides to go all out on a product. The extreme performance gaming laptop category rewards OEMs that bring their ingenuity of hardware, software and design to make the best performing product, free from any and every restriction holding such machines back. After testing the best of the best, here’s the ultimate gaming laptop that came out on top.

Publication: Digit

India’s PC shipments up 34% at 5.3 mn units in Q3; notebooks grows 31%: Reportedit

PC shipments in India grew by 34 per cent (on-year) in the third quarter (Q3) to reach a record 5.3 million units, 0.6 million desktops, 3.5 million notebooks and 1.2 million tablets, a new report has shown.

Publication: The Free Press Journal

Seagate Fuels Converged Storage Platform with New Exos AP Enterprise Data Storage System Controller Powered by AMD EPYC Processorsedit

Managing massive datasets is excessively complex and costly. Today, Seagate Technology Holdings plc, a world leader in mass-data storage infrastructure solutions, announced the new Exos® Application Platform (AP) with a new controller featuring 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ processors. The efficient, scalable, affordable end-to-end compute and storage platform delivers integrated compute and storage in a single enclosure optimising rack space utilisation, power efficiency, heat dissipation and storage density.

Publication: Enterprise IT World

Acer Announces Year End Sale with Upto Rs. 40,000 Off On Gaming Laptopsedit

Taiwanese laptop and PC maker Acer, today, announced the “Loot Out Store Sale (LOSS)” that brings discounts on many of its products in India. The company said that the discounts will be applicable between December 16th and 17th, and will be applicable only on products sold through Acer’s online store. The offers include discounts of up to 67% on the company’s gaming devices and accessories, while peripherals and some other products are also included in the sale. Acer’s air purifiers will also be available for sale on the LOSS year-end-sale.

Publication: MySmartPrice

Pandemic has put digitisation and virtualisation in sixth gear: Shailendra Katyaledit

Dispelling the predictions, marketing is alive and kicking where new tools have come up but fundamentals remain the same-brands will have to find the conflicts they want to resolve and be consistent and authentic, says Shailendra Katyal, CEO of Lenovo India. Advising brand leaders, Katyal said, “There are still a lot of stories to be told to the consumers. Brands will have to choose the conflict they want to resolve. Polarization is set to increase. Brands can help choose sides. Brands can be either side of the fence or become a bridge”.

Publication: Exchange4Media

Amazon Christmas Sale 2021: Discount Offers on Smartphones, Laptops, Headphones, Wearables, And Moreedit

Amazon has come up with yet another sale — the Amazon Christmas Sale 2021. During this sale, the e-commerce giant is offering deals and discounts on smartphones, laptops, headphones, wearables, and more. Here are some of the best deals to consider during Amazon Christmas Sale 2021.

Publication: Gizbot

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 OLED review: One dial to rule them alledit

An exhaustive name aside, the StudioBook 16 OLED is every creator’s dream laptop. And it all rests on that small plastic dial resting beside the trackpad. But that’s not all; Asus in typical Asus fashion has gone all out with the specs. An OLED display, a Ryzen 9 processor, and an NVIDIA RTX 3070 GPU make up the StudioBook 16 OLED.

Publication: HT Tech

Consumers now Game for Epic’s Metaverse Tooledit

Epic Games Inc, the American video game company known for its hit battle game Fortnite, is seeing significant adoption of its metaverse tools by consumers and enterprises across sectors in India, a senior executive said. Metaverse is an online world where people exist in shared virtual spaces through what are known as avatars.

Publication: The Economic Times

Asus eyes 20% of India consumer PC marketedit

Asus on Tuesday unveiled a laptop series aimed at content creators as it eyes 20% share in the In­dian consumer PC segment in 2022. The firm expects to grow 33% in its consumer and gaming PC business this year in the country.

Publication: The Hindu

Hybrid work will require changes; choose carefullyedit

Alysha Sidhartha, partner account manager for Teams Rooms in Microsoft India, said employees in a hybrid model expect the same inclusive experience they had when they were fully remote or fully in office. So you have to design for people not in the room, and provide high quality audio-video experiences so that everyone can participate as if they were there in person.

Publication: The Times of India

Sony announces new PS5 faceplates in a range of coloursedit

Sony has finally announced custom covers and new controller variants for the PlayStation 5. The accessories will be available in new galaxy-inspired colours and are scheduled to launch in select territories in January 2022.

Publication: Indian Express

Popular Mid-Range Laptop Deals to Take a Look Atedit

Here are some great deals on mid-range laptops, which are affordable yet feature-packed offerings. If you are looking for great performance without having to pay top bucks, then consider these popular mid-range laptop deals from brands like HP, Lenovo, Xiaomi, and Dell.

Publication: NDTV Gadgets360

Asus Chromebook CX1101 for students launched at Rs 19,999edit

Asus has added on to its portfolio of Chromebooks in India with the launch of the new Chromebook CX1101. The device features a durable design with a portable form factor meant for students as well as other users needing a versatile laptop. Here is what it has to offer at its price.

Publication: India Today

Rs 2.3 Lakh ULTIMATE Gaming/Editing PC Build (PROACTIVE)edit

Gaming PC Build

Publication: ModxComputers

Acer Aspire Vero laptop built with recycled plastic launched in India: Price, specificationsedit

Acer has launched its latest Aspire Vero laptop in India, which is priced just under Rs 80,000. The laptop is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core Processors and packs Intel Iris Xe Graphics. The highlight of the Aspire Vero is that its chassis is made with 30 per cent Post-Consumer Recycled (PCR) plastic chassis.

Publication: The Indian Express

Growth momentum of the PC industry is likely to continue: HP Indiaedit

Not just for the family, but in­ dividually. So, not only has the PC clearly emerged as essential, it has also become a one­on­one device, especially now in the cur­ rent consumption phenomena, whether you have your online meetings or your education or even entertainment. Everything is personalised with your own stream of YouTube and Net? ix and Zoom meetings and calen­ dars. It is no longer a device that you could share for a few hours between di? erent users.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

MS Launches Availability Zones at Pune Data Centreedit

Microsoft India announced the launch of Availability Zones in its Pune data centre, ensuring uptime of up to 99.99%, allowing Microsoft customers in India to spread their infrastructure and applications across the data centres’ locations and delivering additional protection and isolation from localised failures.

Publication: The Economic Times

Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and others warn of widespread software flawedit

Cybersecurity officials at major tech companies are scrambling to patch a serious flaw in a widely used piece of internet software that security experts warn could unleash a new round of cyber- attacks. The bug, hidden in an obscure piece of server soft- ware called Log4j, has prompted investigations into the depth of the problem withinAmazon.com Inc., Twitter Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., according to the companies.

Publication: Mint

Samsung could manufacture AMD’s next 4nm CPU and 3nm GPU beginning 2022edit

Samsung revealed its latest plans for chipset fabrication a couple of months ago when we learned that the company had already started the mass production of 4nm-based chipsets. According to a new report, AMD could also be turning to Samsung Foundry for its next 4nm CPU designed for Chromebooks.

Publication: VARINDIA

Asus Chromebook with military-grade durability to launch in India on December 13edit

Asus is all set to launch a new Chromebook model with military-grade durability in India on December 13.

Publication: The Times of India

Acer launches eco-friendly Aspire Vero laptop in India at Rs 79,999edit

Acer has launched its green and sustainable PC Aspire Vero in India. Apart from all the green and sustainable approach, the laptop also comes with 11th-generation Intel Core processor with integrated Intel Iris graphics.

Publication: The Times of India

Dell Technologies launches Dell EMC PowerEdge rack and tower serversedit

Dell Technologies introduces new Dell EMC PowerEdge building block rack servers and small footprint tower servers for customers in India starting 9 December 2021.

Publication: Express Computer

After Hours: Harish Kohli, MD & President, Acer Indiaedit

It has been over two decades, and I love working in this industry because the nature of tech keeps me on my toes. I enjoy the challenges of having to be flexible to respond to various situations as the industry moves at a fast pace. Also, there is no new day that is the same as the last, and there are endless opportunities to build my skills, challenge myself, and feel the rush of helping to break barriers between people and technology.

Publication: The Financial Express

“We in the gaming industry have the opportunity to show people that possibilities are limitless”: Ian Tan, Gaming Lead of Lenovo Asia Pacificedit

Sportskeeda Esports’ Abhishek Mallick got in touch with Ian Tan, Gaming Lead of Lenovo Asia Pacific, to talk about the importance of entry-level gaming PCs and how affordable devices will be the forerunners in helping the industry reach newer heights.

Publication: Sportskeeda

Acer reports NT$28.85 billion revenue in November, the Highest November in the last eight yearsedit

The Taiwanese OEM giant Acer is on a streak to make more out of the current consumer PC and laptop market with its wide range of products. Acer Inc. has announced today its consolidated revenues for November at NT$28.85 billion, this is the highest November revenue in the last eight years.

Publication: TechnoSports

Lenovo Legion 5i review: a processing powerhouse that could do with a better displayedit

As for the performance of the device, the Intel 11th-gen i7 11800H CPU based on the Tiger Lake architecture is more than sufficient to meet most of your processing needs without a hitch. There’s an AMD version of the laptop for the Legion 5 too, which makes use of the Ryzen 7 5800H.

Publication: 91mobiles

Acer Aspire Vero laptop with 11th Gen Intel Core Processor launched in Indiaedit

The Acer laptop is powered by an 11th Gen Intel Core Processor with Intel Iris Xe Graphics. Continue reading to know more.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Lenovo delivers AI platform at the Edge to propel business transformationedit

Lenovo Infrastructure Solutions Group (ISG) announces the expansion of the Lenovo ThinkEdge portfolio with the introduction of the new ThinkEdge SE450 server, delivering an artificial intelligence (AI) platform directly at the edge to accelerate business insights.

Publication: Express Computer

“We’ve got your back!” says Lenovo in latest campaignedit

From education to finance to agriculture, Lenovo’s latest ad campaign showcases how the brand has been able to provide technological infrastructure and innovation to many industries in India. Conceptualised by The Womb, the four ad films attempt to highlight Lenovo’s impact.

Publication: Afaqs

Buying a laptop? These tips will make it easier to chooseedit

Buying a new laptop? It must be exhausting, isn’t it? Don’t worry though, as our buying guide will explain a few tips that should make your decision making process easier. No, we aren’t going to simply list random laptop models from the internet; we will help you choose your perfect laptop and make it as easy as clothes shopping session.

Publication: HT Tech

Best graphics card you can consider buying in India from AMD and Nvidiaedit

A graphics card is one of the most important parts of a PC/laptop, as it drives the system graphics. While for most an integrated card would be perfect, for creative professionals and gamers, a dedicated graphics card is a major component that people search for in a system. A dedicated graphic card handles all of the graphical work you might throw at it, whether it be rendering a game or editing a video. Here we will be taking a look at the best dedicated graphic cards currently available in the Indian market.

Publication: BGR

Best laptops for students: Look for study-oriented devices with good multimediaedit

Ensuring that specific needs of children and older students are met is important before buying a laptop for students. Here are few good examples.

Publication: HT Tech

HP Omen 16 (2021) launched in India with 11th Gen Intel processor: Check price, specsedit

HP Omen 16 launched in India is the company’s new gaming laptop that features an 11th-generation Intel processor. The 2021 gaming laptop also comes with improved thermal management with an upgraded fan design. HP Omen 16 price in India starts at Rs 1,39,999.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Acer Predator Helios 500 laptop with Intel Core i9 CPU launched in Indiaedit

Acer Predator Helios 500 has made its debut in India. The laptop comes with an 11th-generation Intel Core i9 processor.

Publication: The Mobile Indian

Rs 50000 Budget PC Build | Gaming & Editingedit

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Publication: ModxComputers

Acer Launches Predator Helios 500 Gaming Laptop With 4K Mini LED Paneledit

Acer India has launched the Predator Helios 500 armed with desktop caliber gameplay 11th Gen Intel Core i9 processor with up to 5.01 GHz on multiple cores and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080. Other key highlights of the latest Helios 500 include 4K Mini LED 120Hz display, 5th Gen AeroBlade 3D Fan Technology, Predator Pulsar lighting, patented mechanical MagTek Switches, Thunderbolt 4 USB-C ports, and DTS: X® ULTRA surround sound system for an exceptionally high-performance and immersive gaming experience.

Publication: BW Businessworld

Dell Latitude 7320 Review — A good-looking compact convertible let down by the keyboardedit

But Dell says that in its top configuration, you can power it up with Intel’s vPro-enabled 11th-Generation i7-1185G7 processor paired with Iris X integrated Graphics, 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM and a terabyte of PCIe Gen 3 M.2 SSD.

Publication: Business Insider India

PS5 restock: How to buy Sony’s flagship game console in Indiaedit

The Sony PlayStation 5 is going on sale today in India via various online and offline platforms. To recall, the Sony PS5 was launched globally last year with the device going on sale in India much later.

Publication: The Indian Express

How gaming has emerged as a viable career optionedit

Vickram Bedi, Senior Director, Personal Systems, HP India Market in an interaction told Business Today, “Consumers have also started embracing gaming as a profession in India. Apart from participating in esports tournaments, gamers also have the options to earn via streaming, or “casting” games which are now fast expanding in India as well.

Publication: Business Today

Dell and AWS partner to protect consumer data from ransomwareedit

Dell Technologies has partnered with Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com, Inc. company, to protect customer data from ransomware by bringing Dell’s cyber recovery solution to the AWS Marketplace with the launch of Dell EMC PowerProtect Cyber Recovery for AWS.

Publication: Mint

Best laptops under ₹60,000: A delight for multimedia and business professionalsedit

Laptops in the range of under ₹60,000 can be a big favourite among the latter lot. In case you have plans on buying one, here are some options that are popular online.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Best Gaming Laptops 2021 you can buy in India: Asus ROG, Alienware, Lenovo Legion, and moreedit

If you are trying to assemble a gaming desktop or simply want to buy a PS5 or Xbox Series X, you aren’t going to have an easy road ahead. So, we’ve decided to make a list of the top gaming laptops you can buy right now, across different budgets.

Publication: Moneycontrol

PC market grew 21% in Q3 2021, HP emerges leader with 27% market share: Reportedit

The overall PC market in Western Europe saw an year-on-year growth of about 21 percent during Q3 2021, according to a new report from Canalys. The report says that HP emerged as the market leader, shipping a total of 4.4 million PC units in Western Europe, accounting to a total of 27 percent of the market share.

Publication: News18

Best laptops under ₹40,000: You can expect great features, increased efficiencyedit

So, if you are looking for best laptops under ₹40,000, then we are here to assist you in choosing one. Below is the list of laptops which come with a host of amazing features.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Asus TUF Dash F15 gaming laptop with Rs 30,000 discount is a deal you shouldn’t missedit

Asus offers decent under the hood power, including an 11th generation Intel Core i7-11370H processor with up to 32GB RAM support. For gaming enthusiasts, the laptop ships with Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 graphics.

Publication: India Today

Gadget review: ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 and moreedit

The Zephyrus G14 from ROG is a powerful 14-inch home gaming laptop with sharp aesthetics. The lid is filled with mini-LEDs that can be customised. Weighing just 1.6kg, it comes with AMD Ryzen 9 innards for max performance while consuming less power.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Lenovo to support SMBs with a new portfolio of cloud-based managed IT servicesedit

Lenovo announced the introduction of Lenovo Managed Services, a suite of tools built to Microsoft specifications and delivered through Lenovo’s indirect model to channel partners, to provide SMBs the support they need to get the most out of Microsoft 365.

Publication: Express Computer

4 ways to speed up business growth with the As-A-Service Modeledit

I believe that it’s safe to say that the as-a-Service model is the future of any successful business. As IaaS becomes the next big thing, we will see how business strategies and decisions are made and how organizations find newer ways to innovate.

Publication: CRN

HP Envy 14: It’s smart, stylish and extremely fastedit

HP Envy 14 is powered with 11th Gen Intel Core processors and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q design graphics combine to bring faster rendering, seamless playback, and smooth multitasking.

Publication: Financial Express

Asus Zephyrus G15: a fantastic gaming laptopedit

Powered by AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS with Radeon Graphics, every game you throw at it is well played out. Graphics-intensive games like Red Dead Redemption II played out on maximum settings and ray tracing didn’t turn out to be an issue. We also played a lot of Asphalt 9: Legends effortlessly.

Publication: The Telegraph

Lenovo Legion 5i Review: Offering Intel’s Best on a Budgetedit

While the Legion 5 lineup is now powered by AMD, Lenovo carved out the Legion 5i variant for those who prefer Intel processors. We got the base variant for review, priced Rs 1,19,990, which mostly has all the right stuff for gaming. That includes the 11th Gen Intel Core i7 11800H ith 16GB 3200Hz RAM. Powering the graphics is the NVIDIA RTX 3050 with 4GB of video buffer.

Publication: MySmartPrice

HP VICTUS 16 Gaming Laptop Review: Worth buying?edit

HP launched a new series of gaming laptops called Victus. The new gaming laptops will be available with both AMD and Intel processors, along with Radeon and Nvidia GPUs.

Publication: BGR

Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 Gaming Laptop Review: Sophistication Fused With Poweredit

We have been testing the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 with the AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS CPU and the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 mobile GPU, and it retails in India for Rs. 1,45,990. Here is what we think makes the ROG Zephyrus G15 unique from other mid-range laptops.

Publication: Gizbot

Laptops under ₹50,000 come packed with powerful and latest features, top picksedit

We have curated a list of laptops under the price point of ₹50,000. On scrolling down, you will be amazed how these premium laptops come packed with powerful batteries and latest features.

Publication: Hindustan Times

For the gamers: We talk to Anand Subramanya from Dell on 25 years of Alienware and its journey in Indiaedit

Anand Subramanya, Director – Product Marketing, Consumer & Small Business for Dell India talks about what makes the brand so appealing to the hardcore gamer and how what can gamers expect from the brand going forward as it completes 25 years in the gaming arena.

Publication: Digit

ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 Leaked Before Launch: Check Specs And Priceedit

The leaked specifications of the Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 GX650 suggest that the gaming laptop will come with the AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX 8C/16T as the processor.

Publication: Republic World

Gaming laptops under ₹70,000 are sturdy in design, user-friendly in experienceedit

Below is the list of gaming laptops, all under the price point of ₹70,000 which come with stellar graphics and quick response time. Check them out.

Publication: Hindustan Times

HP Pavilion Aero 13 review: Super light design makes it an excellent buyedit

The AMD Ryzen 5-powered laptop ships with 16GB of RAM, which helps it handle multiple Chrome tabs (up to 30), and multiple apps in the background with ease.

Publication: India Today

Alienware m15 Ryzen Edition R5 Gaming Laptop Review: Polished Gaming Machineedit

The model that we are testing is based on AMD Ryzen 7 5800H CPU with RTX 3060 Mobile GPU with 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, which comes with a retail price of Rs. 1,49,990 in India.

Publication: Gizbot

Industry news

TSMC to start mass-producing energy efficient in 2025edit

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to start producing chipsets using the 2nm process starting 2025. According to a report by WccfTech, the company is seeking to build a second 2nm chip production facility on a golf course next to the Zhonke Park in Taichung, Taiwan. Also Read – Apple to use in-house 5G modem manufactured by TSMC in 2023 iPhone series: Report

Publication: BGR

Govt. to accept chip unit applications from Jan 1edit

The government will start receiving applications from companies for setting up of semiconductor fabs, display units and related schemes from January 1. Announcing this, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday exhorted players to leverage this ‘good opportunity’ to set up their operations.

Publication: The Hindu

Chips scarcity to ease by 2H 2022edit

Consumer electronics makers expect the semiconductor shortage to ease by the second half of 2022, pinning their hopes on plans of global chipmakers to roll out more fabrication units abroad

Publication: Mint

Why organisations are flocking to serverless cloud computingedit

Serverless cloud addresses the shift in application architecture from a server-based architecture to an event-driven architecture by enabling a simpler, more cost-effective way to build and operate cloud-native applications.

Publication: ET CIO

New Semiconductor Policy needs R&D eco-system to flyedit

Few analysts observed that implementing the proposals of the scheme requires availability of advanced technology which is not available in the country.

Publication: Fortune

India gearing up for the next phase of socio-economic development with 5Gedit

The significance of telecommunications services has never been so pronounced as it has been during the pandemic with the networks keeping people connected, enabling people to work from home, students to study at home, and switch to online for getting a lot of their day-to-day activities done.

Publication: The Times of India

10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022edit

The world’s biggest tech event, CES (2022) is just around the corner. After a gap, due to the pandemic, it is back. CES is an event where we get to see a glimpse of the future. The 52nd edition of the event should see over 1,900 exhibitors. So, if you were curious about what you would see in the upcoming event this article is for you. Here are 10 things to expect from the consumer electronics show (CES) 2022.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

Tech may Hike Pay by 120% to Hire, Retain Niche Talentedit

Increased investments in areas like Artificial Intelligence, Cloud, security, and engineering will be among the top technology drivers for 2022, said Vijay Sivaram, CEO of Quess IT Staffing. “Large digital transformation deals, hybrid cloud adoption, automation of front-end and back-end systems, and investments in tech-enabled assets will continue to underpin the business performances and manpower hiring sprees,” Sivaram said.

Publication: The Economic Times

China pursues ‘self-reliance’ in tech fuelling global uneaseedit

Without those, China is falling farther behind, said Bain’s Hanbury. “The TSMC horse is sprint- ing away and the Chinese horse is stopped,” he said. They can’t move forward. Washington stepped up pressure on Huawei last year by barring global foundries from using American technology to produce its chips. US vendors can sell chips to the company, but not for next-gen- eration“5G” smartphones.

Publication: Financial Express

India can be a winner in semiconductorsedit

The US has captured over half the share in core IP and chip design. While Intel and Samsung are present in most value chain parts, Qualcomm, Nvidia, and AMD focus on design. India plans to set up 20 semiconductor design companies to get a share in the design busi­ ness. Also, it will invest in develop­ ing high­tech clusters and support over 85,000 researchers.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

It’s not too late for India to gain a global edge with high-end chipsedit

When India announced incentives worth ₹76,000 crore for a domestic semiconductor industry, sceptics were quick to argue how this was too late in a global market dominated by a few multinational firms based in even fewer countries. Did the government announce that scheme in fear of increased trade barriers and the impact of higher input costs on India’s big plans for renewables and electric vehicles (EVs)?

Publication: Mint

Will Quantum Computing Take a Big Leap in 2022?edit

Quantum computing has progressed from a research experiment to a tool that is already making inroads in the enterprise to solve complex problems. Experts believe, the world has entered into the Quantum Decade — an era when enterprises begin to see quantum computing’s business value.

Publication: CXO Today

How the Semiconductor Chip Stopped the Worldedit

The shortage of semiconductor chips has hit businesses across sectors. But despite the demand, only a handful of companies have the capability to make them. Where does India stand and why is it so difficult to make them?

Publication: Business Today

Back to Office? Not So Soonedit

“Most IT-BPM companies have not resumed working from the office, and the share of people coming to the office is very low,” said Sangeeta Gupta, senior vice-president (VP) at Nasscom. “Companies will determine the impact of Omicron over the next ten days and take a call if the 10% odd that has started coming to work will revert to more of a WFH situation such that around 95% continue working remotely.”

Publication: The Economic Times

Roll-out of 5G technology to drive mobile gaming in India in 2022edit

With cutting-edge technologies now available in smartphones, the mobile gaming industry is among the fastest booming segments in India. The whole scenario is set to witness a sea change with the roll out of 5G technology in smartphones which are already 5G-enabled.

Publication: Business Standard

Chip production: a long way to goedit

Only a few countries have mastered its production and the rest are dependent on its import. Taiwan’s TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) and South Korea’s Samsung manufacture as much as 70% of the world’s semiconductors. A developing country like India can’t depend on one coun- try for this vital product.

Publication: The Indian Express

Tech that dominated 2021edit

As 2021 draws to a close, we look at some of the tech trends that got bigger, and those that will continue to dominate in the coming year.

Publication: Business Standard

Why is India unable to make cutting edge silicon fabs though it possesses the finest engineers?edit

Piyush Goyal, India’s Minister of Commerce and Business, once invited Indian industry to build a semiconductor fabrication unit in the country, but industry experts are divided on whether this is a viable proposition because the risks are too high and the investment necessary is too large.

Publication: TechnoSports

India Sees Chipmakers Starting Local Production in 2-3 Yearsedit

India expects at least a dozen semiconductor manufacturers to start setting up local factories in the next 2-3 years after the South Asian nation offered incentives for the sector, the country’s information and technology minister said.

Publication: Bloomberg Quint

Data centre firms ramp up capacity in Indiaedit

Local and international data centre operators are making large investments in the country, encouraged by rising demand and supportive government policies.

Publication: Mint

Will CES 2022 be cancelled due to Omicron?edit

CES 2022 begins in precisely two weeks (January 5), but a surge in Covid-19 cases, as well as the looming threat of the Omicron version, has prompted Amazon, Meta (Facebook), Twitter, and Pinterest to withdraw. Meanwhile, Nvidia will focus on digital demos, while AMD and T-Mobile will have a smaller presence.

Publication: TechnoSports

Arm server deployments surge amid semiconductor supply shortage according to Omdiaedit

Shipment of servers with Arm CPUs reached record levels according to the latest Data Center Server Tracker from research group Omdia. 5% of the servers shipped in the third quarter of 2021 had an Arm CPU, driven by cloud service provider demand.

Publication: TechnologyForYou

Semiconductor Policy Notifiededit

The government on Tuesday notified the semiconductor policy, which was cleared by the Union Cabinet last week. According to a gazette notification, the government will provide up to 50% of the project cost for two semiconductor and two display fabs in the country.

Publication: The Economic Times

Why programme managers are so valuable in today’s digital eraedit

PMI has been working with organisations like Google, Microsoft, IBM, Amazon, and Nasa, to understand the future of programme management. Srinivasan says what they are learning is, historically, companies have chosen their most senior project managers to manage programmes. But those project managers grew up in a particular domain. But the breadth and scope of a programme is more than one domain. So, today, at the centre of PMI’s skilling platform is a course called Programme Management Professional (PgMP), a global certification that is transferable across industries.

Publication: The Times of India

Here’s when Qualcomm may launch its next most powerful Android chipsetedit

American semiconductor company Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 is one of the most powerful Qualcomm chipsets for android.

Publication: The Times of India

10 technology trends that could prove to be real game-changersedit

From edge computing to the rise of the metaverse, 2022 promises to be a watershed year for emerging tech

Publication: Mint

2021 Year Ender | Here are some of the biggest trends of Gaming industryedit

It is estimated that Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo – the big three of the game console market – will grow at least 13% to hit $36.1 billion in revenue by the end of the year.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Red carpet for chipmakersedit

By this initiative, India seeks to reshape sup-ply chains to cut its reliance on China amid a global chip shortage that has impacted the production of goods ranging from cars to computers. The incentive plan will hopefully facilitate the production of critical components used in automo-biles and mobile phones locally. In addition, incen-tives provided under the scheme are expected to help design, fabricate, pack and test the semicon-ductor chips and develop a complete ecosystem.

Publication: Telangana Today

Year in review: Five technologies and trends that did not work in 2021edit

As we approach the end of the year, most people are celebrating the successes of companies like Apple in achieving heights of innovation or Samsung for their design excellence. However, the year was also marked by some damp squibs as well. Here is a look at the disappointing aspects of 2021:

Publication: Business Standard

What kept cybersecurity busy in 2021?edit

According to a report by consulting firm Accenture, there was a 31% jump in the average number of attacks per company since 2020. Besides, successful breaches to the organisations through the supply chain rose from 44% to 61%.

Publication: The Hindu

IT Majors Tread with Caution on Return to Officeedit

TCS, the country’s largest software exporter, said less than 10% of its associates are working from its offices currently, while any plans for a fullfledged return to office will be a “calibrated move.” In Bengaluru, IT major Infosys said it has “taken a cautious approach” keeping in mind the “changing health situation.” HCL Technologies said it “will continue to monitor the emergence and impact of Covid variants which could limit the movement of employees.”

Publication: The Economic Times

UP aiming to become semiconductor hub as India expects massive investmentedit

Armed with the new UP Electronics Manufacturing Policy 2020, which envisages a total investment of Rs 40,000 crore in the electronics/IT sector and creating 400,000 job opportunities, the state has started wooing the private sector players to set up semiconductor units in UP. The prominent companies include Microsoft, MAQ, Adani Group, Hiranandani Group, Netmagic Services, STT and Agarwal Associates have taken the initiative to set up data centres in Noida.

Publication: Hindi Business Standard

Enterprise, govt, education segments to keep PC sales alive in 2022edit

Another report by Cyber- media Research (CMR), pub- lished on 13 December, said that tablet shipments in India grew by 116% sequentially during the September quarter, and Lenovo led the market with a 27% share. The com-pany also acquired a 27% market share in the PC segment on the back of large commercial orders, surpassing HP which was No. 1 earlier, and now has a 24% market share.

Publication: Mint

Chipmakers Seek Clarity on PLI Schemeedit

The electronics and semiconductor industry has sought greater clarity on the nature of sweeteners being offered under the government’s ?76,000-crore production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the sector, even as they hailed the package as being both progressive and comprehensive. Stakeholders also want to know whether states can offer incentives to the semiconductor ecosystem that is over and above the Centre’s grant and how fast approvals will come through for fabs, or fabrication units, to be set up.

Publication: The Economic Times

Infra we’ve today isn’t enough for metaverse’edit

Koduri is a veteran in the chip industry and has worked at Intel, AMD and Apple in the past. He wasn’t as bullish on the metaverse as Zuckerberg, but did note that it is possibly the next step in computing. The post says that Intel does have “building blocks” for the metaverse. But it is not hard- ware alone. Koduri noted that new algorithms and software will also be needed for the metaverse Big Tech is imagin- ing and marketing today.

Publication: Mint

We can now recreate Indian electronics with Indian brandsedit

Rajen Vagadia, president for India at US semiconductor major Qualcomm, said the programme has a holistic long-term vision and includes several critical aspects aside from manufacturing, like growing the pool of skilled engineering talent in India via the Chips to Startups (C2S) scheme and support to design firms and startups, through the Design Linked Incentive (DLI) scheme, which will further propel local innovation and IPR within the India ecosystem.

Publication: The Times of India

India Is Tipped To Be The Fastest Growing Mobile And PC Games Market Globallyedit

Video games have surpassed even movies as the most profitable form of entertainment. From a hobby in the 80s to now being one of the largest industries in the world, gaming has come a long way. Gaming in India has seen its own rise with games like PUBG and Battlegrounds: Mobile dominating the mobile gaming scene. In fact, a new report by Niko Partners states that Indian is the fastest growing gaming market in the world.

Publication: Skoar

India to be at core of Metaverse’edit

He said the online gaming sector in India has seen a lot of growth over the past few years and the group’s investments in gaming have been growing as it moves towards the metaverse. He also counted investments in companies such as Unacademy (education) and Meesho (commerce) as “important use cases… towards the future that we’re building”.

Publication: The Times of India

Semiconductor PLI will spur ecosystem: Nasscomedit

The government’s plan for a production­linked incen­ tive (PLI) scheme for semi­ conductor and display board production is a pro­ gressive, welcome step and provides a much­needed impetus to establish a holis­ tic ecosystem in India, said Nasscom.

Publication: The Hindu

Cabinet approves 76,000­cr PLI for semiconductor ecosystemedit

This is the third attempt that India is making to set up its own semiconductor eco­ system. The ? rst and second at­ tempts were made in 2007 and 2012, respectively, by the previous governments. Intel and AMD were interested at that time, but due to lack of support from India, the com­ panies had to shift to other countries such as Vietnam and Taiwan.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Why is it hard to govern e-gaming?edit

The e-gaming sector in India is in its infancy and has run into some teething trouble. Industry insiders say there is a problem of perception around e-gaming and playing for real money, especially by the regulatory authorities.

Publication: Fortune

Asus ProArt StudioBook 16 OLED review: One dial to rule them alledit

An exhaustive name aside, the StudioBook 16 OLED is every creator’s dream laptop. And it all rests on that small plastic dial resting beside the trackpad. But that’s not all; Asus in typical Asus fashion has gone all out with the specs. An OLED display, a Ryzen 9 processor, and an NVIDIA RTX 3070 GPU make up the StudioBook 16 OLED.

Publication: HT Tech

Cabinet may take up proposal to set up T76,000-cr semiconductor missionedit

The Union Cabinet is likely to take up a proposal to set up semiconductor mission in the country with an outlay of 76,000 crore. This will be an umbrella mission under which the government will offer incentives to companies for manufacturing semiconductor devices.

Publication: Financial Express

Consumers now Game for Epic’s Metaverse Tooledit

Epic Games Inc, the American video game company known for its hit battle game Fortnite, is seeing significant adoption of its metaverse tools by consumers and enterprises across sectors in India, a senior executive said. Metaverse is an online world where people exist in shared virtual spaces through what are known as avatars.

Publication: The Economic Times

Data analytics, UX design are hottest entry-level coursesedit

There’s also a spike in interest in social media marketing courses. The social media marketing certification course by Facebook has seen 17,000 enrolments in India since its September 2020 launch. “Who better to teach social media marketing than Facebook? And who’s better positioned to teach sales operations than Salesforce? The Salesforce Sales Operations certification is the 10th most popular course in India in 2021,” Gupta says. (IBM)

Publication: The Times of India

India’s 5Gi to be merged with global standardedit

India’s local 5G standard, 5Gi, is likely to be merged with the global standard for the fifth-generation mobile network technology under a “compromise formula” between the industry and indigenous standard proponents, said people aware of the matter.

Publication: The Economic Times

India may See Pilots, Tests for Metaverse’edit

India has been an early adopter for us for years now. One of the reasons we have invested for years in the Indian market is for exactly these reasons. Some based on scale, but largely because of what we are seeing in the market from an entrepreneurial perspective, from a creative perspective,” said Vishal Shah, vice president for Metaverse at the company. “We have seen great early adoption and excitement here, be it for Spark, our augmented reality platform, or for the short-video format Reels,” he added.

Publication: The Economic Times

Cloud adoption considerations and trends for small and medium businessesedit

India’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) have come a long way in the last few decades, having served as the backbone of our economy with 63M+ establishments providing employment to 120M+, driving half of India’s exports, and contributing close to 30% of India’s GDP. MSMEs have been among the worst sectors to have been impacted by the effects of lockdown and Covid-19 pandemic, forcing them to re-think their business models.

Publication: The Times of India

Share of gadgets, white goods in e-com GMV set to declineedit

The share of mobile phones, consumer electronics and durables to annual e-com- merce gross merchandise value or GMV could climb down from 60% in 2020 to 30% over the next decade as newer, emerging categories such as fashion and food and grocery increase their share of internet only sales.

Publication: Hindustan Times

IT’s Time to Return to Office, Folksedit

Plans to return to work had been thrown off course by the second wave and then the Omicron threat, forcing companies to extend work-from-home (WFH) policies until December. Some IT firms had aimed to step up office attendance in June-July this year, but were stymied by the second wave. Work from home makes it hard to instill a company’s ethos, especially as hiring has spiked in IT.

Publication: The Economic Times

Tech giants Microsoft, Amazon and others warn of widespread software flawedit

Cybersecurity officials at major tech companies are scrambling to patch a serious flaw in a widely used piece of internet software that security experts warn could unleash a new round of cyber- attacks. The bug, hidden in an obscure piece of server soft- ware called Log4j, has prompted investigations into the depth of the problem withinAmazon.com Inc., Twitter Inc. and Cisco Systems Inc., according to the companies.

Publication: Mint

When the Chips are Downedit

The leading players in the semiconductor industry are Intel, Texas Instruments (TI), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Qualcomm, Nvidia, Broadcom, Samsung, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International China (SMIC). The chip itself was invented in the US, which continues to lead the world in terms of research, design and advanced manufacturing, while Taiwan is the world leader in assembly, packaging and testing.

Publication: The Economic Times

Chips Down, Govt Plans Rs 76kcr Sops to Lure Cosedit

The government is planning to provide incentives worth Rs 76,000 crore towards setting up over 20 semiconductor design, components manufacturing and display fabrication (fab) units over the next six years, in a bid to make India a hub for electronics.

Publication: The Economic Times

Chip-delivery wait times grow again, signaling shortages will drag onedit

Delivery times for chips lengthened again in November, dashing hopes that the end of shortages that have hammered many industries is finally in sight.

The Economic Times

Semiconductor manufacturing: Government open to tech, financial tie-upsedit

The government on Wednesday informed that it is open for any technological and financial collaborations and investments that would help India to become a semiconductor manufacturing hub in the post-covid scenario.

Publication: The New Indian Express

Chip crunch delays VW India’s plans to increase productionedit

Shortage of semiconductors has stalled Skoda Auto Volkswa­gen India’s (SAVIPL) plans to start the scheduled third shift at the Chakan factory in Maha­rashtra even as buyers line up to book four of its freshly launched cars.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Microsoft, Monster to Launch Career Fair for Cloud Professionalsedit

Microsoft along with Monster.com launched a virtual career fair for cloud professionals, to be held from December 13 to 17. The virtual career fair intends to cater to over 25,000 participants with over 50 hiring partners and more than 400 job opportunities. It will offer certifications in the areas of infra, applications, data, AI, security, compliance, and identity, among others, through exam preparation bundles, discounted vouchers, etc. The platform offers guides for the path the candidates might want to take from fundamental to expert level courses, reads the official notice.

Publication: News18

HP Omen 16 (2021) launched in India with 11th Gen Intel processor: Check price, specsedit

HP Omen 16 launched in India is the company’s new gaming laptop that features an 11th-generation Intel processor. The 2021 gaming laptop also comes with improved thermal management with an upgraded fan design. HP Omen 16 price in India starts at Rs 1,39,999.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Samsung names new CEOs to merge two divisionsedit

Samsung said Han Iong hee,the head of visual display business, will become a co- CEO, leading the newly merged division spanningmobile and consumer electronics as well as continuing to lead the television business. Hanhas risen through the ranks in Sam- sung’svisual display business,with outexpe- rience in mobile.

Publication: Financial Express

‘Acceleration in demand has led to a war for digital talent’edit

In an interview, Debjani Ghosh, president of industry body Nasscom, talks about the future of IT firms, supply-side pressures and tech trends for 2022.

Publication: Mint

Datacenters in Noida are running out of capacityedit

North India including NCR region is home to major industries including automobile, information technology, auto components, media, real estate, pharma, etc. Noida, part of Uttar Pradesh is one of the flourishing business hubs in the country.

Publication: Express Computer

The role of cloud computing has never been more importantedit

The rise of the digital economy has increased the dependency on effective use of cloud technology to support ongoing business processes and gain a competitive edge. According to Forbes, around 83% of workloads will be hosted on the cloud by 2020. 74% of Tech CFOs believe cloud computing will be the biggest business driving force. 89% of enterprises plan to adopt or have already adopted digital transformation.

Publication: Express Computer

Chip’ping in with a novel offering but there are risks tooedit

Nippon India Mutual Fund has launched its Taiwan Equity Fund, an open ended fund that will invest in stocks listed in Taiwan.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Surging global shortage to dent Tata’s chip-making plansedit

The Tata Groups’ reported plans to set up a $300-million semiconductor manufacturing facility on a wartime basis is likely to face some headwinds given the absence of raw materials in the country and its scarce availability outside due to the ongoing shortage globally since the pandemic, says a report.

Publication: Deccan Herald

Gaming eyes $7bn pie in five yearsedit

The gaming industry in India is expected to grow around five fold over the next five years. At a panel discussion on the future of gaming at Infocom 2021, the flagship event of ABP Group, industry officials said the growth would be driven by better monetisation opportunity, growth of smartphone and Internet accessibility and a variety of content and format.

Publication: The Telegraph

5G cloud gaming: Industry’s next big bet?edit

Experts say 5G could redefine gaming by enhancing the gaming experience and helping explore more revenue models.

Publication: Business Today

India needs ‘National Semiconductor Mission’, revamp of PLI scheme for smartphones, IT hardware: Industry tells govtedit

India needs to create a ‘National Semiconductor Mission’ as the “world needs India in this field,” top companies and industry bodies told the government on Wednesday.

Publication: CNBC-TV18

India needs a 20-year semiconductor strategyedit

At the inaugural Sydney Dialogue, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi emphasised that semiconductors will be a crucial layer in India’s technology stack. Hinting at an upcoming policy specifically for semiconductor manufacturing units (fabs), he said, “We are preparing a package of incentives to become a key manufacturer of semiconductors”.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Sustainability and climate actions dominate 2022 data center trends to watchedit

Vertiv, a provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, has released its annual list of the key data center trends to watch in 2022, headlined by a dramatic acceleration in actions to address sustainability and navigate the climate crisis.

Publication: Express Computer

India IT spends to cross $100 bn in 2022: Gartneredit

IT spending in India is expected to hit $101.8 billion in 2022, an increase of 7% over 2021, according to the latest forecast released by Gartner on Wednesday. Analysts at the technology research and consulting firm estimate the surge in spending to be largely driven by the digital-first approach that businesses are betting on.

Publication: Fortune India

Hiranandani group to build two more data centres buildings in Greater Noidaedit

Yotta Infrastructure, a Hiranandani group company, will start construction of two more data centers in its Greater Noida Data Center Park in January 2022 at a cost of Rs 2000 crore. Each of the two buildings will have a capacity of 30 MW and will be ready to go live in January 2024.

Publication: Financial Express

Growth prediction for memory chip market halved for next yearedit

Leading industry tracker World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) on Wednesday cut in half its growth projection of the global memory chip market next year.

Publication: ET Auto

Semiconductor crunch chips away at car salesedit

Notwithstanding robust demand, passenger vehicle (PV) sales in November remained in the slow lane. Semiconductor shortage continued to cripple production.

Publication: Business Standard

How AI has given a boost to the chip design ecosystemedit

Chips with AI acceleration, and chips that are designed for AI are coming in to deal with this. Semiconductor companies, startups, and even those like Google, Apple, Amazon and Facebook, for whom AI is central to what they do, are all developing such chips. A lot of this work is happening in India, one of the world’s foremost chip design hubs.

Publication: The Times of India

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ASUS Z690 MOTHERBOARDSedit

The performance-driven Z690 motherboards are built to support the latest 12th Gen Intel Core processors that can feature up to 16 cores and 24 threads. Featuring limit- shattering DDR5 and extensive PCIe 5.0 M.2 slots, the Z690 motherboards are also integrated with a new memory overclocking platform called ASUS Enhanced Memory Pro?le.

Publication: T3

Infosys Sees Cloud Demand Changing Nature of IT Dealsedit

The average project implementation timeline for cloud deals has been cut to two months from eight earlier, and more clients are looking for integrated solutions in the cloud space, a senior Infosys executive said. In the second quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, Infosys’ digital revenue (a large part of which is revenue from cloud services) was $2.2 billion, a growth rate of 43% year on year.

Publication: The Economic Times

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