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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...

ASUS ROG Phone 5 to go on its first sale in India on April 15: Price, offers and more

ASUS recently launched the ROG Phone 5, its next-gen gaming smartphone in India. The device is now set to go on its first sale in the country on April 15.

The main highlights of the device include a 144Hz display, the presence of the Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chip, and more. Here’s a look at the sale details.

ROG Phone 5 price, availability, offers

The ROG Phone 5 will be available to buy in India, starting April 15 at 12 pm. The sale will take place exclusively via Flipkart.

The device comes in two RAM/Storage variants, both of which will be available to buy via the sale. The 8GB/128GB model is priced at Rs 49,999 and the 12GB/256GB version is priced at Rs 57,999.

The smartphone gets two more variants: the ROG Phone 5 Pro with 16GB of RAM and the ROG Phone 5 Ultimate with 18GB of RAM. However, there’s no word on when these variants will be up for grabs in the country.

ROG Phone 5 features, specs

As a reminder, the ROG Phone 5, which launched last month, comes with a 6.78-inch Full HD+ AMOLED display with a 144Hz high refresh rate. The screen also supports up to 1,200 nits of brightness and is layered to Corning Gorilla Victus. It is powered by a Snapdragon 888 SoC.

The device comes with GameCool 5 for better thermal management, AirTriggers 5 with multi-input motion gestures for better gameplay, dual front-firing speakers, quad-mic noise-cancelling array, and more.

Camera-wise, there are three rear cameras: a 64-megapixel main camera, a 13-megapixel ultra-wide lens, and a 5-megapixel macro lens. The front camera stands at 24-megapixel. The phone is backed by a dual-cell 6,000mAh battery with 65W fast charging and runs Android 11 with ROG UI and Zen UI on top.

The ASUS ROG Phone 5 comes with an RGB light in the logo at the back.



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