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AMD to invest $400 million in India by 2028: Here’s what we know

US chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices said on Friday it will invest around $400 million in India over the next five years and will build its largest design center in the tech hub of Bengaluru. AMD’s announcement was made by its Chief Technology Officer Mark Papermaster at an annual semiconductor conference that started Friday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat. Other speakers at the flagship event include Foxconn Chairman Young Liu and Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra. Despite being a late entrant, the Modi government has been courting investments into India’s nascent chip sector to establish its credentials as a chipmaking hub. AMD said it will open its new design centre campus in Bengaluru by end of this year and create 3,000 new engineering roles within five years. “Our India teams will continue to play a pivotal role in delivering the high-performance and adaptive solutions that support AMD customers worldwide,” Papermaster said. The new 500,000-square-foot (55,5...

OnePlus 8 5G now available on sale via Amazon India; price starts from Rs 41,999

OnePlus 8 5G, the new flagship smartphone from OnePlus, is now available for purchase in India. The smartphone is currently going on sale starting at Rs 41,999, on Amazon India. The OnePlus 8 series was initially said to become available from May 29. However, with relaxations announced as part of lockdown 4.0, it seems OnePlus has decided to make the smartphone earlier in the country. This makes OnePlus 8 one of the torchbearer of 5G smartphones in the country.

OnePlus 8: Price in India, Specifications

OnePlus 8 is available in three different storage options in the country. The base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage is available for Rs 41,999. The variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage is priced at Rs 44,999. You can get the 12GB RAM variant with 256GB storage for Rs 49,999. It is available in Onyx Black, Glacial Green and Interstellar Glow colors. As part of the sale, SBI card holders can get flat Rs 2,000 off and additional Rs 1,000 back in the form of Amazon Pay balance. There is also no-cost EMI on the device for up to 12 months.

OnePlus 8 features a 6.55-inch Full HD+ Fluid AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. Powered by Snapdragon 865 SoC with Adreno 650 GPU, it comes with three different storage options. The smartphone runs OxygenOS 10 based on Android 10 and supports UFS 3.0 storage. For imaging, there is a 48-megapixel main camera on the back. It is paired with a 16-megapixel ultrawide and a 2-megapixel macro camera. It has a 16-megapixel selfie camera, 4,300mAh battery and support for 30W fast charging.

The details remain murky at the moment and it is still not clear whether the device will start shipping immediately. We have reached out to OnePlus to get clarity on the status of availability and shipping. However, if you were planning to buy OnePlus 8 then this is your moment. The smartphone is listed on Amazon India with “Sale is ON” in red colors.



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