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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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Google working closely with Reliance Jio to launch a 5G Jio smartphone: When is the launch?

Last year, at Google for India virtual event, top company executive announced that Google will bring a new affordable 5G smartphone in partnership with Reliance Jio. CEO Sundar Pichai now reveals more details about the upcoming smartphone, which is a result of the Google-Jio collaboration.

During a virtual conference with select reporters from Asia Pacific, Pichai highlighted that Google is working closely with the telecom giant to bring the promised “affordable” smartphone. “We are focused on building an affordable phone… we are committed to making progress on the project and we are working with them (Jio),” Pichai said during the virtual meet.

When is the Jio 5G phone launching?

Currently, there are no details about the release date of the Google-Jio affordable smartphone. We do expect the smartphone, which is said to come with 5G support, by later this year. It could also be possible that the phone could release when Jio announces its 5G network in the country. The telecom operator is currently testing 5G network in some parts of the country.

Jio Rechrage plans list

Reliance Jio currently sells few 4G smartphones in the country, the latest one being the JioPhone 2, launched in India several years ago. With the Jio Phone and the JioPhone 2, Reliance aimed at offering affordable 4G smartphone experience to the masses. The idea with be the same for the upcoming Jio-Google smartphone, to offer 5G experience to everyone in the country.

Some reports suggest that Reliance Jio could launch the Jio-Google smartphone at the annual general meeting (AGM) 2021 later this year. Reliance is yet to reveal the AGM date for 2021.

Reports also suggest that Reliance Jio is working on JioBook. The affordable Jio laptop is expected to come with a version of Android OS, called JioOS, Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (SM6125), The JioBook laptop could launch by later this year or next year.



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