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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...

Google Play Store reveals best Android apps, games of 2020 in India

The year 2020 is about to end in a month. Google Play Store recalls the year, probably the most difficult one for most of us thanks to the pandemic, and lists out the best Android apps and games in 2020. Google announced Sleep stories for calm sleep – Meditate with Wysa by Touchkin to be the best app of 2020 while Legends of Runeterra by Riot Games is awarded as the best game of the year in India. The list is localized and the best apps in categories differ across regions.

Google said that Sleep by Wysa is ‘beautifully designed and thoughtfully executed’ and that the app lets one explore tools and exercises that help calm the mind using cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia and relax with evening journaling and meditation. For the best game of 2020, Legends of Runeterra, Google said that the game lets players ‘adapt, outwit, and outplay opponents in quick-fire card battles’.

In addition, Google also announced Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint & more as the winner of Users’ Choice App Award in 2020.  On the other hand, the  Users’ Choice Game of 2020 is given to World Cricket Championship 3 – WCC3.

Best apps of 2020 in categories

Google announced winners across a bunch of categories under the Best Apps of 2020. Under the Best Everyday Essentials category apps like Koo: Connect with Indians in Indian Languages, Microsoft Office, The Pattern, Zelish – Meal Planning, Grocery Shopping & Recipes, and Zoom Cloud Meetings are listed.

In the Best for Personal Growth category apps like apna – Job Search App, Bolkar App: Indian Audio Question Answer, Mindhouse – Modern Meditation, MyStore, and Writco were listed as the best. Google’s list of Best Hidden Gems of 2020 includes appsl like Chef Buddy, Finshots, Flyx, goDutch, and Meditate with Wysa.

On the other hand, the Best for Fun apps list include apps like Free Audio Stories, Books, Podcasts – Pratilipi FM, Mok Short Video App, MX TakaTak, Reface, and Vita. Google also announced the Best Apps for Good category that include apps like InnerHour Self-Care Therapy – Anxiety and Depression.

Under the Best Competitive Game category, Google listed Bullet Echo, KartRider Rush+, Legends of Runeterra, Rumble Hockey, and Top War: Battle Game as the best ones. On the other hand, the Best indie games list includes apps like Cookies Must Die, Maze Machina, Motorsport Manager Racing, Reventure, and Sky: Children of the Light.

Another category that Google highlighted is the Best Casual category, which includes apps like Asian Cooking Star, EverMerge, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells, SpongeBob: Krusty Cook-Off, and Tuscany Villa. Lastly, the Best Innovative apps list includes Fancade, Genshin Impact, Minimal Dungeon RPG, Ord, and Sandship: Crafting Factory.



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