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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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Xiaomi rolls out stable MIUI 11 update for Redmi 8 and 8A

Xiaomi Redmi 8 and 8A users are finally getting the MIUI 11 update of their phones. As per this report, the global variants of the Redmi phones are getting updating to firmware version V11.0.2.0.QCNxxXM and V11.0.1.0.QCPxxXM respectively. The phones are getting Android 10-based MIUI 11 instead of MIUI 12. But considering these are budget devices from Xiaomi, we’re just pleased to see them getting Android 10 in any form.

While the global variants get over the air (OTA) update, some regional variants (for China) need to be upgraded using the software ROM files, available through forums. In addition to the MIUI 11 update, the phones also get July 2020 security patch.

Redmi 8 was one of the most popular devices in Q1 2020. And even though it’s good to see the phone getting MIUI 11 update. We’re not sure when the phone will get the latest MIUI 12 update now.

Xiaomi Redmi 8 gets another price hikes in India

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 8 in India in October last year. The smartphone was made available in two storage options: 3GB RAM + 32GB storage variant was launched at Rs 7,999. However, few months back, the company revised the price of these devices. The 4GB RAM variant of Redmi 8 received a Rs 500 price hike and became available for Rs 9,499. Afterwards, Xiaomi in July once again announced a hike of Rs 300 on the smartphone in India, making it Rs 9,799.

The Redmi 8 from Xiaomi features a 6.22-inch display with HD+ resolution of 1520 x 720 pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 SoC and comes with 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB storage. For imaging, there is a dual rear camera setup with 12-megapixel main camera paired with a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It sports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and packs a 5,000mAh battery. It is also one of the cheapest smartphones to support 18W fast charging.



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