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AMD’s Radeon RX 6950 XT to Have a Boost Clock of Over 2.5 GHz w/ 350W Power Draw [Rumor]edit
Before launching the next-gen Radeon RX 7000 GPUs, AMD plans on releasing a mid-generation refresh in the form of the Radeon RX 69×0 series. A soft refresh of the Navi 21 and Navi 22 offerings, these GPUs will essentially combine a higher clocked GPU core with faster 18Gbps memory dies. The RDNA 2 refresh will retain the N7/7nm node, and launch sometime in the second quarter of 2022.
Publication: Hardware Times
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Nvidia to Scrap $40-Billion Acquisition of Arm After Objections From Regulators: Reportedit
US firm Nvidia is scrapping its $40 billion (roughly Rs. 2,98,600 crore) bid to buy UK mobile chip technology powerhouse Arm from SoftBank after persistent objections from regulators, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.
Publication: NDTV Gadgets360
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Adani Group incorporates data centre subsidiary in Mumbaiedit
The Adani group has incorporated a new data centre subsidiary in Mumbai as it looks to build a network of hyperscale data centres in India.
Publication: Fortune
Institutes shortlisted to train 85K engineers to make semiconductors: Vaishnawedit
India is aiming to become self-reliant, and the government has announced industry-friendly measures for the development of semiconductors and the display manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
Publication: Business Today
Apple MacBook Pro 2022 may be entry-level, come with M2 chip but without ProMotion displayedit
The new entry-level MacBook Pro will be eligible for an M2 chip – a successor to the M1 that arrived on the 2020 MacBook Pro, but it will miss out on the ProMotion display technology.
Publication: India Today
JioBook to come with ARM-based Windows 10: Here’s all we know aboutedit
Reliance Jio’s JioBook has been in the news for quite some time now. The upcoming laptop has already been spotted on Geekbench and it has already received BIS certification. Now, the JioBook has been spotted in a hardware document as well. Also Read – Reliance Jio’s JioBook laptop launching soon: Specs, features, India price, and more.
Publication: BGR
TCS bags e-passport mandate from MEAedit
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has bagged — from the Ministry of External Affairs — the contract for delivering electronic passports (e-passports), according to sources. This deal is in addition to the second phase of implementing the Passport Seva Program, which the company got from the ministry. Players such as Thales India and HP participated in this deal, which is expected to be of ~1,000- 1,200 crore. Sources also said e- passports would start rolling out by July-August. While the govern- ment will source the hardware chips, TCS will be responsible for their encoding. (IIT K)
Publication: Business Standard
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