If you are looking to buy a new one for your WFH requirement within a budget of less than Rs.1 lakh, there are some decent options available in the market from several brands, including Asus, Dell, Apple, HP and Xiaomi.

Publication: Hindustan Times

The latest Steam Hardware and Software survey results are out and they come out with amazing news. December was a bumper month for NVIDIA’s Ampere line, with the RTX 3060 gaining more users than any other card while the Ti variant and the RTX 3070 experiencing significant gains too.

Publication: VARINDIA

For chip buyers ranging from computer gamers to automakers, there’s no near-term fix on the way for shortages that have caused higher prices and production delays, semiconductor executives said.

Publication: ET Telecom

NVIDIA and AMD’s next-gen graphics cards are likely to be priced higher than their existing counterparts. This is largely due to the ongoing semiconductor shortages, and the inflation in graphics card prices. At the moment, more than 50% of gamers are using GPUs that are 5+ years old, with less than 70% having support for ray-tracing. Only 14% of the GeForce database is using an RTX 30 series “Ampere” GPU.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel may work with TSMC to leverage its 2nm process node. This info was shared by Northland analyst Gus Richard who raised Intel’s stock price to $62. According to Richard, Intel will not only leverage TSMC’s 3nm node but is also discussing the potential on working together to optimize its 2nm process technology.

Publication: Hardware Times

In another masterful stroke, Intel has succeeded in poaching another top-tier chip architect, this time from Apple. Jeff Wilcox who worked as the director of Mac System Architecture at the Cupertino company has announced his departure from Apple after serving the post for eight long years.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel may have delayed the launch of its Arc “Alchemist” graphics cards to the second half of 2022. While this hasn’t been confirmed just yet, the chipmaker has quietly changed the launch date on its official website to “2022” from “Q1 2022”.

Publication: Hardware Times

With an aim to make repair and maintenance easy, Dell in collaboration with Intel has introduced Concept Luna which explores revolutionary design ideas to make components immediately accessible, replaceable and reusable, reducing resource use and keeping even more circular materials in the economy.

Publication: The CSR Journal

The Dell XPS 13, inspired by the Gen-Z crowd, features an edge-to-edge keyboard, the latest Intel 12th Gen processor, none of the ports you might need, and a lot more. Here’s a quick rundown.

Publication: Digit

NVIDIA Deep Learning Institute (DLI) is offering a four-hour, self-paced course titled “Deploying a Model for Inference at Production Scale” that introduces MLOps coupled with hands-on practice with a live NVIDIA Triton Inference Server.

Publication: Analytics India Magazine

Mobileye, an Intel-owned firm that specialises in advanced driver assistance and autonomous driving, has released the latest version of its EyeQ system-on-a-chip (SoC), which it describes as its most powerful system yet. The news was announced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in 2022.

Publication: TechnoSports

American tech company Intel might make some noise in the Indian sub-continent following the country’s decision to reward players in the semiconductor market with a new government approved scheme.

Publication: IGN

Intel has started to roll out new driver updates for Windows 10 and Windows 11 operating systems. According to a report by WindowsLatest, the new driver updates focus on fixing and improving the quality of wireless networks.

Publication: The Times of India

Acer has announced new additions to boost its gaming portfolio at CES 2022. The company has a new lineup of Predator Orion desktops and gaming monitors namely the X32 series, and a 48-inch OLED display.

Publication: The Indian Express

Lenovo recently dropped a ton of new consumer and gaming laptops at CES 2022. The Lenovo Legion series got four new models including the Legion 5i Pro (2022), Legion 5 Pro (2022), Legion 5i (2022), and Legion 5 (2022). Lenovo also unveiled new ThinkBook and Yoga models at the event.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Acer has unveiled a host of new laptops at CES 2022. There is a new range of the ultra-portable Swift X, and have announced new gaming laptops with the latest hardware.

Publication: The Indian Express

OMEN 45L gaming Desktop and HP’s first next-gen console compatible OMEN 27u 4K Gaming Monitor were all unveiled as part of HP’s newest gaming range at CES 2022. The company has also upgraded its OMEN 16 and 17 Laptops. The gaming desktop comes armed with top Intel, Nvidia and AMD hardware while the gaming monitor features a 144Hz refresh rate and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro.

Publication: Gadget Bridge

The Acer Nitro 5 is a gaming laptop that gives players everything they need to explore and enjoy the latest titles, featuring up to a 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7 (AN515-58) and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti GPU. The Acer Nitro 5 can also be equipped with up to an AMD Ryzen 6000™ Series processor (AN515-46) and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, plus up to 32 GB of the latest-generation DDR5 4800 MHz RAM.

Publication: TechnoSports