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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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Apple’s AirTag works with Android devices too: Here’s how

Apple, after around two years of speculations, launched the AirTag, a Tile-like device that helps in finding lost items. The small, circular device made its entry at the Cupertino tech major’s Spring Loaded event that took place virtually recently.

An AirTag is based on the U1 ultra wideband chip, Bluetooth, and the Find My network to function. These details were mentioned during the launch event. However, what wasn’t mentioned was the fact that an AirTag can work with an Android device too. Here’s what’s it all about and how it will work.

How AirTag works with Android?

As spotted by 9To5Mac, Apple has a support page that highlights the AirTag’s working with iPhones or Android devices. While an AirTag’s said compatibility with Android might get you excited, you shouldn’t.

In reality, the ability is all about how an Android or any NFC-enabled device will be able to find the AirTag in the proximity.

To put things into perspective, An Android device will be able to read the AirTag if an iPhone isn’t in the vicinity. This can only happen if the AirTag in the Lost mode. The Lost mode can be enabled via an iPhone, which will show the map to locate the lost item with the AirTag on it.

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If the AirTag is found, the person can bring the device close to the AirTag to find more about it. This way, the person who owns the AirTag can be detected and the lost item (which has now be found by someone else) can be returned to the concerned person.

This means that the Android devices will only be able to help iPhone users find their AirTags. The tracking device won’t pair with an Android smartphone just like it does with an iPhone.

To recall, an AirTag sends secure Bluetooth signals for nearby devices (billions of Apple devices) to get detected. These devices can then send the AirTag location to iCloud, following which the owner can easily go to the place and get their lost items.

The Apple AirTag starts at Rs 3,190 and will be up for grabs, starting April 30.



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