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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...

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 launch confirmed for June 11; rumors suggest an incremental update

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 seems to have an official launch date. The successor to Mi Band 4 will be launched in China on June 11 and will go on sale a week later, starting from June 18. The information was found in the new posts shared by the company on Weibo, China’s micro-blogging platform. With Mi Band 5, Xiaomi will be seen further tweaking its successful wearable with new features. The sale date is said to be decided to coincide with a popular shopping festival called “618” in Xiaomi’s domestic market.

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 launch on June 11: What to expect

The Xiaomi Mi Band series has been one of the most successful wearable wherever it is sold. Soon after its China launch, we should see the product make its way to other markets as well. It should be available in markets like India and Europe soon after its launch in China. Ahead of the launch, some of the key features of the wearable have already leaked. The leaks so far expect the Mi Band 5 to be an incremental update priced in the sub-RMB 200 (around Rs 2,100) category.

However, there is a possibility that the Mi Band 5 is more expensive than its predecessor. It is expected to gain support for features like SpO2 sensor and offer NFC support as well. Xiaomi is also planning to add a remote camera control function to the system. The leaked renders depict a wearable with 1.2-inch and and a strap like its predecessor. However, there is no sign of punch-hole cutouts that were rumored in recently leaked images.

There are also rumors that Xiaomi Mi Band 5 will come with support for Amazon Alexa. Since Mi Band 5 runs a proprietary interface, it will be quite a work for Amazon to bring its digital assistant. However, the popularity of Xiaomi wearable might have been a no-brainer. It could be limited to International markets like India and Europe. The design is expected to be similar to that of Mi Band 4 but the major changes could be in the software.



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