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...
Samsung confirms Unpacked 2022 to launch Galaxy S22 series with Noteworthy features
Samsung has officially announced its February Unpacked event for next month. The President & Head of MX Business, Samsung Electronics Dr. TM Roh confirmed little details about the upcoming Samsung Galaxy S22 series without revealing the launch date or the specifications.
In an official blog post, Dr. TM Roh said, “At Unpacked in February 2022, we’ll introduce you to the most noteworthy S series device we’ve ever created. The next generation of Galaxy S is here, bringing together the greatest experiences of our Samsung Galaxy into one ultimate device.”
With this, he once again hints at bringing features from the Note series to the S series. While rumours suggest that the South Korean tech giant may consider relaunching the Note series later, Dr. TM Roh’s statement sketch a different story.
To recall, after the Galaxy Note 20 and Note 20 Ultra, Samsung didn’t bring any Note device, instead focused on foldables. It is undoubtedly among the top smartphone manufacturers of foldable phones right now.
With every series, Samsung is trying its best to make its foldable devices affordable for the masses. The latest generation of foldable devices include the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3.
In the blogpost, Dr. TM Roh said that the upcoming Galaxy flagship device (without mentioning the name) will come with “noteworthy” upgrade. “With every fresh evolution of Samsung Galaxy devices, we have introduced features that redefine the entire mobile category. And we’re about to rewrite the rules of industry once again,” he said.
As per rumours, the company will launch three new smartphones under the upcoming S series. These models include – the Samsung Galaxy S22, Samsung Galaxy S22+, and the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The Ultra is likely to bring the Note’s S pen with it and also a similar boxy design. The other two models – Samsung Galaxy S22 and S22+ are expected to be the usual S series devices with curved design and no S Pen there.
A lot have been revealed about the S22 Ultra ahead of the launch. As for the specs, the “noteworthy” S series phone is tipped to include – a quad rear camera system with 108MP primary lens, a 6.8-inch 2X Dynamic AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 40MP front camera, a 5000mAh battery with 45W fast charging, 15W wireless charging support, and more.
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