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...
Amazon Prime mobile-only plan for Airtel users launched in India to take on Netflix
Amazon aims to make Prime Video’s content more accessible to users. For this, the company has introduced Amazon Prime Video mobile-only plans starts at Rs. 89 per month in collaboration with Airtel in India. Read on to know more about the Amazon Prime new plans, their benefits, and more.
Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition new plans launched
The Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition is meant to work on mobile only, for users to consume online content on their smartphones the most. One thing noteworthy is that India is the first country to get Amazon Prime Video’s mobile-only plans.
Amazon Prime has joined hands with Airtel for the launch of the mobile-only plans in the country. With this, Airtel users will be able to access Amazon Prime content in SD quality on their smartphones. The Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition is much like the Netflix mobile-only plan that also offers SD content for single users.
What’s interesting about the Prime Video mobile plans is that apart from offering a range of online content to users, it also provides them with 4G data to further enhance the user experience.
Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition: Plans, how to avail
The Amazon prime new plans start at only Rs. 89 and goes up to Rs. 349. The base Rs. 89 includes Amazon Prime Video access along with 6GB of data for 28 days. There is also the Rs. 299 plan that offers Amazon Prime Video, unlimited voice calls, and 1.5GB of data (per day) for 28 days.
Lastly, the Rs. 349 plan includes full Amazon Prime Video access (with multi-user access, faster Amazon India deliveries, ad-free Amazon Music, Prime Reading, other Prime benefits), 2GB of data (per day), and unlimited calls for 28 days. Alternatively, the full Amazon Prime services can be availed by just paying Rs. 131 month sans the calling or data benefits.
As an introductory offer, all Airtel users using prepaid packs can get a free 30-day trial of the Prime Video Mobile Edition. Following this. they can choose from the aforementioned plans as per their choice. The free trial can be availed via the Airtel Thanks app by simply signing in to the Amazon account with the use of the mobile number.
The new Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition will be available to buy via the Airtel Thanks app and various other recharge places.
Amazon Prime Video mobile-only plans compete with the Netflix mobile-only plan, which is priced at Rs. 199. With the inclusion of data and other benefits (provided in a much affordable package), Amazon Prime Video seems to have an edge over Netflix leading to more and more users subscribing to the service.
Maybe, Netflix can buckle up further and introduce more competitive plans in the future!
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