AMD specific news
New AMD laptops bring up to 30 hours of battery lifeedit
AMD has just launched a new series of APUs, dubbed the Ryzen Pro 6000. The new chips are said to deliver outstanding battery life of up to 30 hours. The company is also releasing a host of Ryzen Pro 5000 APUs that are based on a different architecture.
Publication: Tech India Express
AMD announces 6nm Ryzen Pro 6000 processors for business laptops (PROACTIVE)edit
The first laptops with the new Ryzen Pro 6000 processors are expected to start shipping by the end of Q2 2022. These may include HP’s Elitebook 835, 845, and 865, as well as Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z series, T14, T16, and X13.
Publication: BGR MoneyControl
AMD Ryzen 7000 Raphael ‘Zen 4’ Engineering Sample spotted onlineedit
A fresh new AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Raphael’ CPU based on the Zen 4 core architecture has possibly been listed in the MilkyWay@home database. The same MilkyWay@home repository contained two unnamed CPUs earlier this year, which Benchleaks identified as AMD Raphael ES CPUs.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia and AMD GPU Prices are steadily coming down-hill in April 2022edit
According to 3D Center Germany’s Easter weekend roundup, graphics card costs have continued to increase throughout April. AMD GPU costs have dropped 13% on average over the last three weeks, while Nvidia GPU prices have dropped 6%.
Publication: TechnoSports
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HP Pavilion powered by the latest Intel 12th Gen and AMD 5000 series processors launched in Indiaedit
HP today announced the launch of Pavilion laptops with Intel Core 12th Gen processors in India. The series includes 2022 models of HP Pavilion 15, HP Pavilion 14, and HP Pavilion x360. The new HP Pavilion 15 comes with an EyeSafe certified display and Amazon Alexa integration.
Publication: Gadget Bridge Live Mint MoneyControl
Intel Sapphire Rapids 56-Core ES CPU touches an amazing 3.3 GHzedit
According to the source, the Sapphire Rapids-SP CPU has 56 cores and 112 threads. On paper, AMD’s EPYC 7003 (Milan) CPUs have up to 64 cores and 128 threads, so they appear to be uninspiring. Regardless, it’ll be fascinating to witness Golden Cove take on Zen 3 in the data centre.
Publication: TechnoSports
“Performance was the key driver of the decision making” – Mercedes reveal impact of PC chip optionsedit
F1 teams such as Mercedes have switched their computer processors to AMD ones following the ruthless cost caps imposed by the FIA.
Publication: Sportskeeda
Competition in news
Alienware x14, Alienware m15 R7 gaming laptops with 12th Gen Intel processors launched in India: Check prices, specsedit
Dell has officially launched the Alienware x14 and Alienware m15 R7 gaming laptops in India. Both laptops were announced recently at CES 2022. While the x14 is a 14-inch laptop, the m15 R7 has a 15.6-inch display. You get the latest 12th Gen Intel Core H-series processors paired with Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs and Alienware’s proprietary Cryo-Tech cooling tech under the hood.
Publication: The Financial Express
Detecting emotions using AI is a huge industry alreadyedit
Recently, Protocol reported Intel has collaborated with Classroom Technologies to leverage their solution of Class, a virtual school software integrated with AI and running on top of Zoom. The system can detect when students are bored, distracted or confused by assessing their facial expressions and how they’re interacting with educational content.
Publication: Analytics India
Semiconductor push: Tapping global expertise & providing infrastructure can make chip-making the ramp for India’s manufacturing growthedit
And of course, the diaspora in technology-related areas maintains strong connections with India. For example, one member of the committee, Vinod Dham, is the founder of Ind-US Venture Partners. Much earlier in his career, he played a key role in the development of Intel’s Pentium microprocessor, which embodied significant advances in chip design three decades ago.
Publication: The Financial Express
NVIDIA is rumoured to have started testing its AD102 GPU for GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Cardedit
According to Kopite7kimi, NVIDIA’s next-gen AD102 GPU is now being tested for the GeForce RTX 4090 graphics card. There was speculation that NVIDIA will use the GeForce RTX 50 series branding instead of the expected GeForce RTX 40 series branding.
Publication: TechnoSports
Nvidia and AMD GPU Prices are steadily coming down-hill in April 2022edit
According to 3D Center Germany’s Easter weekend roundup, graphics card costs have continued to increase throughout April. AMD GPU costs have dropped 13% on average over the last three weeks, while Nvidia GPU prices have dropped 6%.
Publication: TechnoSports
HP Pavilion powered by the latest Intel 12th Gen and AMD 5000 series processors launched in Indiaedit
HP today announced the launch of Pavilion laptops with Intel Core 12th Gen processors in India. The series includes 2022 models of HP Pavilion 15, HP Pavilion 14, and HP Pavilion x360. The new HP Pavilion 15 comes with an EyeSafe certified display and Amazon Alexa integration.
Publication: Gadget Bridge Live Mint MoneyControl
Intel Sapphire Rapids 56-Core ES CPU touches an amazing 3.3 GHzedit
According to the source, the Sapphire Rapids-SP CPU has 56 cores and 112 threads. On paper, AMD’s EPYC 7003 (Milan) CPUs have up to 64 cores and 128 threads, so they appear to be uninspiring. Regardless, it’ll be fascinating to witness Golden Cove take on Zen 3 in the data centre.
Publication: TechnoSports
Partner in news
Alienware x14, Alienware m15 R7 gaming laptops with 12th Gen Intel processors launched in India: Check prices, specsedit
Dell has officially launched the Alienware x14 and Alienware m15 R7 gaming laptops in India. Both laptops were announced recently at CES 2022. While the x14 is a 14-inch laptop, the m15 R7 has a 15.6-inch display. You get the latest 12th Gen Intel Core H-series processors paired with Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs and Alienware’s proprietary Cryo-Tech cooling tech under the hood.
Publication: The Financial Express
AMD announces 6nm Ryzen Pro 6000 processors for business laptops (PROACTIVE)edit
The first laptops with the new Ryzen Pro 6000 processors are expected to start shipping by the end of Q2 2022. These may include HP’s Elitebook 835, 845, and 865, as well as Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z series, T14, T16, and X13.
Publication: BGR MoneyControl
HP Pavilion powered by the latest Intel 12th Gen and AMD 5000 series processors launched in Indiaedit
HP today announced the launch of Pavilion laptops with Intel Core 12th Gen processors in India. The series includes 2022 models of HP Pavilion 15, HP Pavilion 14, and HP Pavilion x360. The new HP Pavilion 15 comes with an EyeSafe certified display and Amazon Alexa integration.
Publication: Gadget Bridge Live Mint MoneyControl
Industry news
Winning the tech game: The role of AI and data science in the evolving gaming industryedit
The gaming industry is evolving at a breakneck pace, bolstered by the proliferation of smartphones and the immense traction gained during the recent lockdowns. India had 400 million gamers in mid2020, and this number is still skyrocketing as the industry is expected to reach a valuation of $3.9 billion by 2025, as per KPMG.
Publication: The Times of India
Cloud computing is set for a massive spending boost in 2022edit
Businesses growing desire for more and more public cloud services is showing no signs of slowing down, according to the latest figures from Gartner. The analyst house predicted global public cloud spending will rise 20.4% in 2022 to a total of $494.7 billion, up from $410.9 billion in 2021.
Publication: Tech Radar
DLF to invest Rs1700cr in office space, Data centreedit
DLF will invest close to Rs 1700crore in developing about 3.7 million sq.ft of office space and a data centre in Noida, a senior executive told ET.
Publication: The Economic Times
Detecting emotions using AI is a huge industry alreadyedit
Recently, Protocol reported Intel has collaborated with Classroom Technologies to leverage their solution of Class, a virtual school software integrated with AI and running on top of Zoom. The system can detect when students are bored, distracted or confused by assessing their facial expressions and how they’re interacting with educational content.
Publication: Analytics India
Semiconductor push: Tapping global expertise & providing infrastructure can make chip-making the ramp for India’s manufacturing growthedit
And of course, the diaspora in technology-related areas maintains strong connections with India. For example, one member of the committee, Vinod Dham, is the founder of Ind-US Venture Partners. Much earlier in his career, he played a key role in the development of Intel’s Pentium microprocessor, which embodied significant advances in chip design three decades ago.
Publication: The Financial Express
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