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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...
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OnePlus Nord design details out with two color options; Indian version spotted on Geekbench

OnePlus has just shared some more details regarding its much-hyped and awaited mid-range smartphone, the OnePlus Nord. The company shared some information behind the quality and design of the smartphone to generate more interest and hype. This new batch of information comes just hours after it shared some details around the camera setup on the device. In addition, we have also seen OnePlus talk about the steps it took to make the smartphone experience smoother. Beyond the official information, we also spotted the Indian variant of the device on the benchmarking website Geekbench. Let’s check out the latest info including the Geekbench listing for the OnePlus Nord here.

OnePlus Nord design and Geekbench listing; details

First up, let’s talk about the design of the upcoming smartphone. The company emphasized the work it has done on the design of the smartphone including the quality. It highlighted the focus on quality regardless of the fact that it was a “more affordable product line”. OnePlus claimed that the affordable part did not affect the design and manufacturing aspects of the upcoming design. The attention on these sections ensures that the device is will appear as a “lower-end” smartphone. OnePlus staff member and Chief Designer for the Nord, Hope L also shared details around the color options. Hope noted that the device will be available in two colors including the “Gray Onyx” and the “Blue Marble”.

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In fact, the company also outlined its effort to get the right share of the Blue for the second color. OnePlus “adjusted the shade of blue 60 times” before getting to the final color. It noted that one color adjustment took “up to three days” after the work from the designer and the supplier. The company wanted the colors to reflect the “natural world and humanistic attributes”.

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Moving to the Geekbench listing, the Indian variant comes with the model number “OnePlus AC2001”. This is the same model that made its way to the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) website sometime back. The listing is in line with the announcements while showcasing Snapdragon 765G SoC, and 12GB RAM. Nord listing also features Android 10-based OxygenOS as per the expectations. The device scored 613 in the single-core test and 1,850 in the multi-core test.



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