January 10, 2022

AMD specific news

AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT graphics card will be unable to ship at MSRP and will cost even moreedit

AMD’s Radeon RX 6500 XT has only introduced a few days ago for $199 US, and AMD is convinced that it will be the most accessible graphics card released in the last two years, and they’ve taken many efforts to ensure that it is. Some of these efforts are discussed in an article here, which includes interviews with AMD’s CEO, Dr. Lisa Su, Head of Technical Marketing, Robert Hallock, and Gaming Chief, Frank Azor, which were published by PCWorld and HotHardware.

Publication: TechnoSports

AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X motherboard works fine on the extremely affordable A320 chipset motherboardsedit

TechEpiphany has chosen to install AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X on the Asus A320M-K, one of the most affordable A320 chipset motherboards on the market. AMD’s flagship Ryzen 9 5950X CPU looks to be perfectly happy living in the A320 motherboard thanks to new official support for Ryzen 5000 series on select A320 motherboards, with reported CPU clock speed surges of 5 GHz thanks to the enablement of PBO.

Publication: TechnoSports

Asus Zenbook 13 OLED Review – Beauty and Brawn Put Together (PROACTIVE)edit

Manufacturers have been turning to AMD’s Ryzen processors for laptops in the last year or two. The Ryzen chips offer tantamount performance as their Intel counterparts. Still, they are way ahead when it comes to power efficiency, and after using the Ryzen 7 5800U powered Zenbook 13 OLED for a few weeks, I don’t see myself picking an Intel-powered machine anytime soon. Also, I want OLED on every laptop now. But is it worth your money? Let’s find out in our full review.

Publication: TechQuila

Frank Azor: Radeon RX 6500 XT’s 4 GB VRAM makes it unattractive to crypto miners, 8 GB variant not being ruled outedit

AMD introduced the RX 6500 XT at CES 2022 targeting budget 1080p gamers, but the use of just 4 GB GDDR6 VRAM has come into question. AMD’s Frank Azor clarified that the use of 4 GB VRAM was to deter cryptocurrency miners from subjecting gamers to an availability disadvantage.

Publication: Notebookcheck

AMD brand mentions

Best of CES 2022: New tech that’s practical, innovative or just plain crazyedit

The event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas in early January each year. This year, given the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, it’s in part happening in cyberspace as well. (Last year it was all virtual.) Regardless of the adverse conditions, the show is yet again bringing to light innovations from all corners of the globe that are pragmatic, flat-out bonkers or both at once.

Publication: Mint

$180 Intel Core i5-12400F Beats the $290 Ryzen 5 5600X in Gaming Workloadsedit

Another budget 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake processor has destroyed its AMD rivals. Similar to the Core i3-12100F, the Core i5-12400F outplays its pricier Ryzen competitor, the 5600X across the majority of modern games. The Core i5-12400F features six “Golden Cove” performance cores with a boost clock of 4.4GHz. Like the rest of the non-K i5s and i3s, it lacks the efficiency cores and is aimed primarily at gamers.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs & RTX 3050 is here… Expect the Unexpected in 2022 (PROACTIVE)edit

Hey guys! CES 2022 is going on and what an amazing line up of announcements & launches happening! Watch the video to know more about what’s new from AMD, NVIDIA & intel in 2022.

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

5 Best Budget Graphics Cards 2022 For Gaming PC Builds! (PROACTIVE)edit

Best Budget GPUs For Gaming PC Builds in 2022 That offer you good Gaming Performace & Value for Money!

Publication: TechDroids

Competition in news

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro review: The ideal mid-range gaming laptopedit

There is a race among PC companies to make the latest and greatest gaming laptops with beefy specs and jaw-dropping designs. But there is a space for mid-range gaming laptops in the market that don’t necessarily offer headline-grabbing specs or sci-fi-like designs yet cover all the basics that are necessary for a true gaming experience. Lenovo’s Legion 5i Pro, though not cheap, is impressive for what it offers despite its flaws. I have spent over a week with the Legion 5i Pro and used the notebook for both gaming and regular computing tasks. Here’s what I have found.

Publication: Indian Express

Best of CES 2022: New tech that’s practical, innovative or just plain crazyedit

The event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas in early January each year. This year, given the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, it’s in part happening in cyberspace as well. (Last year it was all virtual.) Regardless of the adverse conditions, the show is yet again bringing to light innovations from all corners of the globe that are pragmatic, flat-out bonkers or both at once.

Publication: Mint

Intel At CES 2022: Intel Core i9-12900KS Chip Launched With Up To 5.5GHz Clock Speededit

American chipmaker Intel has announced one of its most powerful chip ever, the Intel Core i9-12900KS from the company’s 12th Gen “Alder Lake” line of CPUs. The Intel Core i9-12900KS was announced during the ongoing CES 2022 and comes with a 5.5GHz boost clock speed on a single core and is also capable of functioning at 5.2GHz on all cores while performing heavy-duty tasks. The new processor comes as a special edition offering from Intel and is similar to the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU that sports eight performance cores and eight efficiency cores.

Publication: News18

Best of CES 2022 | The 10 most interesting products from this year’s showedit

If you thought foldable smartphones were neat, say hello to a folding laptop. The Asus ZenBook 17 Fold OLED lets you use its massive 17.3-inch screen as a tablet, or you can just fold it and turn it into a regular laptop. Asus is also selling a physical keyboard accessory with the device.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Intel’s NUC laptop kit to feature the company’s ARC Alchemist GPUedit

In a post on Videocardz that references the French-language site Impact Hardware, the latest version of the high-end portable PC reference design, which is utilized by manufacturers such as ADATA to make their gaming laptops, has peaked its head over the parapet. The laptop, codenamed Alder County or NUC, has an Alder Lake CPU and a discrete Arc GPU.

Publication: TechnoSports

$180 Intel Core i5-12400F Beats the $290 Ryzen 5 5600X in Gaming Workloadsedit

Another budget 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake processor has destroyed its AMD rivals. Similar to the Core i3-12100F, the Core i5-12400F outplays its pricier Ryzen competitor, the 5600X across the majority of modern games. The Core i5-12400F features six “Golden Cove” performance cores with a boost clock of 4.4GHz. Like the rest of the non-K i5s and i3s, it lacks the efficiency cores and is aimed primarily at gamers.

Publication: Hardware Times

Intel Reportedly Delays the Launch of its Arc “Alchemist” Graphics Cards to H2 2022edit

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”. The fact that no concrete details regarding the Xe-HPG lineup were shared at Intel’s CES 2022 keynote makes this even more likely.

Publication: Hardware Times

AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs & RTX 3050 is here… Expect the Unexpected in 2022 (PROACTIVE)edit

Hey guys! CES 2022 is going on and what an amazing line up of announcements & launches happening! Watch the video to know more about what’s new from AMD, NVIDIA & intel in 2022.

Publication: Vimal Chintapatla

5 Best Budget Graphics Cards 2022 For Gaming PC Builds! (PROACTIVE)edit

Best Budget GPUs For Gaming PC Builds in 2022 That offer you good Gaming Performace & Value for Money!

Publication: TechDroids

Partner in news

Lenovo Legion 5i Pro review: The ideal mid-range gaming laptopedit

There is a race among PC companies to make the latest and greatest gaming laptops with beefy specs and jaw-dropping designs. But there is a space for mid-range gaming laptops in the market that don’t necessarily offer headline-grabbing specs or sci-fi-like designs yet cover all the basics that are necessary for a true gaming experience. Lenovo’s Legion 5i Pro, though not cheap, is impressive for what it offers despite its flaws. I have spent over a week with the Legion 5i Pro and used the notebook for both gaming and regular computing tasks. Here’s what I have found.

Publication: Indian Express

Best of CES 2022: New tech that’s practical, innovative or just plain crazyedit

The event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas in early January each year. This year, given the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, it’s in part happening in cyberspace as well. (Last year it was all virtual.) Regardless of the adverse conditions, the show is yet again bringing to light innovations from all corners of the globe that are pragmatic, flat-out bonkers or both at once.

Publication: Mint

New work models: Hybrid workplaces drive hybrid cloud adoptionedit

The business and consumer landscapes have evolved tremendously over the last two years, ranging from the way consumers interact with businesses, to how organisations manage operations and deliver value in today’s remote environment. We have witnessed an acceleration in the adoption of new-age technologies, a result of increased demand by businesses prioritising streamlined operations, better speed to market, and seamless digital experiences for customers. Additionally, this has led to an increased focus on a robust IT infrastructure.

Publication: Financial Express

5 Best Budget Graphics Cards 2022 For Gaming PC Builds! (PROACTIVE)edit

Best Budget GPUs For Gaming PC Builds in 2022 That offer you good Gaming Performace & Value for Money!

Publication: TechDroids

Industry news

Best of CES 2022: New tech that’s practical, innovative or just plain crazyedit

The event formerly known as the Consumer Electronics Show takes over Las Vegas in early January each year. This year, given the surge of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, it’s in part happening in cyberspace as well. (Last year it was all virtual.) Regardless of the adverse conditions, the show is yet again bringing to light innovations from all corners of the globe that are pragmatic, flat-out bonkers or both at once.

Publication: Mint

Best of CES 2022 | The 10 most interesting products from this year’s showedit

If you thought foldable smartphones were neat, say hello to a folding laptop. The Asus ZenBook 17 Fold OLED lets you use its massive 17.3-inch screen as a tablet, or you can just fold it and turn it into a regular laptop. Asus is also selling a physical keyboard accessory with the device.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Michael Dell: “Pleased but never satisfied has been part of our culture since the beginning”edit

Michael Dell, chairman and CEO of Dell Technologies, has an epic life story with many lessons related to business, philanthropy, innovation and relationships.

Publication: Moneycontrol

PlayStation VR2: All you need to know about Sony’s next-gen VR headsetedit

Following a long list of rumours, CES 2022 saw the official announcement of Sony’s upcoming next-gen hardware aimed at creating virtual reality experiences. Dubbed ‘Playstation VR2,’ the device is expected to take VR gaming to the next level, “enabling a greater sense of presence” and overall immersion. The company also introduced the new controller, which features a similar naming scheme as its PS5 counterpart – PS VR2 Sense.

Publication: The Indian Express

India climbing up the ladder of emerging tech patentsedit

The IP regime is exploding with patent applications. Domestic and global com- panies in emerging technologies have filed over 80,000 applications in India between 2016 and 2020 in areas rang- ing from Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT), and big data to cloud, Edge, cyber security, and real time processing. They account for 70 per cent of all technology patents.

Publication: Business Standard

With skilled workforce, ecosystem, Hosur looks to ‘chip in’ for TNedit

Along with Hosur, the TN government is also promoting Coimbatore as an electronics hub as the city has several engineering institutes which have their own incubation centres and are involved in creating a talent pool in the sector. Tata Electronics and Taiwan’s Delta Electronics are building massive manufacturing units in and around Hosur, and the presence of the two companies, the government feels, will encourage other major players in the sector to make a beeline to the city.

Publication: Deccan Herald

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