In pics: Best foldable smartphones under Rs 70,000 in India

July 28, 2023

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...

Tech companies have been trying to make their smartphones stand out from the crowd, but all smartphones these days are just glass, metal or plastic slabs. Honestly, I found older phones to be much more fun, with their unique designs and form features. Now with technology advancements, smartphone manufacturers are once again making phones fun again, with foldables. However, since this technology is relatively new, the devices sporting this design philosophy are pretty expensive, launching north of Rs 1,00,000. A lot of you might want to get them, but the high price could be a deterrent. But now you can get one under Rs 70,000 in India, as BGR.in has noticed that a select few foldable smartphones are currently available in the country for under Rs 70,000.