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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...

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 update rolling out with July 2020 security patch

Samsung recently rolled out the latest July 2020 security patch for several Galaxy devices in recent times. It was the first to roll out the July security update for the smartphones, even before the Pixel devices. Now, the company is rolling out the same software update for the Galaxy Note 8 users as well.

The Galaxy Note 8 latest update bumps up the software build version to N950FXXSCDTF1. The One UI firmware is about 4.00 GB in size and is based on the Android 9 Pie OS. The new update is rolling out for users based in the South America region with countries including Chile and Argentina. However, it should soon be available in other countries as well.

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Samsung is rolling out the OTA update incrementally. Thus, it may take a while in reaching all Galaxy Note 8 units gradually. Users will get a push notification to download the update. Alternatively, the update’s availability can also be checked by going to the Settings menu of the device.

As detailed by Google’s Android Bulletin, the July 2020 security update fixes a number of security bugs in the device. One of these exploits could have enabled a local attacker to bypass user interaction requirements to gain access to additional permissions. Samsung’s patch notes also mark 17 vulnerability fixes for the One UI interface and applications.

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features, specifications

The smartphone flaunts a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED screen with Quad HD+ (1440×2960 pixels) resolution and an 18.5:9 aspect ratio. The device also features a dual-camera setup at the back, including a 12-megapixel primary sensor, and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera with 2X optical zoom.

The Samsung Galaxy Note 8 features an Exynos 8895 SoC with Mali-G71 MP20 GPU. It packs a 3,300 mAh battery with 15W fast charging. In connectivity, the smartphone supports Wi-Fi dual-band, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, 4G LTE, and a USB Type-C port for charging.



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