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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 Band India launch set for today

OnePlus Band is set to launch in India today during a virtual event. The event can be watched on Amazon.in, OnePlus website, YouTube and official social media channels. The launch event will begin at 11am IST. With the OnePlus fitness band, the Chinese tech giant will look forward to take of the likes of other popular fitness bands available in the Indian market including the Xiaomi Mi Band 5, Realme Band, among others.

OnePlus is yet to reveal the official pricing of the band. Rumours suggest that the band price in India will be set at Rs 2499 similar to the Xiaomi Mi Band 5, which launched in India last year. The band will come with dual tone straps, the company has already suggested.

OnePlus fitness band: What we know

This is the first fitness band that the company will launch globally. Interestingly, India is the first country to get the fitness band first. While the company hasn’t confirmed but we expect the band to reach other markets in the days to come.

The key highlight of the band will be SpO2 support. This means the fitness band will be able to measure your blood oxygen level. This comes as a very important addition during the coronavirus times. We have mostly seen SpO2 feature in expensive watches till now, so it’s great to see OnePlus adding such an important feature to its band.

Amazon India has created a dedicated page for the band which reveals that it will be water resistant and come with heart monitoring. The company has also teased two colour options for the fitness band including Orange-grey and Black-grey.

The Amazon listing has also revealed that the fitness band will include OnePlus logo at the bottom of the screen. There will be several exercise modes and the band will long lasting battery life, claims the company.



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