Year: 2025

Apr 12 2025

Trump’s tariffs may be paused, but that won’t stop GPUs being overpriced and expensive

4 minutes of reading / AI, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

Trump has introduced a 90-day pause on tariffs excluding ChinaThere is still a 10% base tariff and a 25% tariff on semiconductor goodsNvidia and fellow companies partnered with TSMC are in the clear for nowNvidia and its fierce rival AMD have had their third-party GPU prices hike to unprecedented levels in recent months, due to…

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Apr 12 2025

Old unsupported iPhones can now use ChatGPT with a free app

2 minutes of reading / AI, API, Apple, ChatGPT, Intel, iPhone, iPod, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

It’s been 12 years since Apple released iOS 6. If you still have a legacy iPhone like an iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, or iPhone 5, you know there’s very little you can do with it nowadays.However, a developer just gave these devices new life, as ChatGPT can be used on iPhones running at least iOS…

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Apr 11 2025

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti benchmark leak hints at performance boost over its predecessor – but it won’t matter if it doesn’t stay at retail price

4 minutes of reading / AI, API, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

Nvidia’s unannounced RTX 5060 Ti has a benchmark leak revealing its performance leap over the RTX 4060 TiIt is reportedly up to 14% faster using the Vulkan graphics rendering APIIt’s expected to be cheaper than its predecessor but may face inflation considering the current GPU market trendWe’re still awaiting an official announcement of Nvidia’s RTX…

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Apr 11 2025

MSI has apparently leaked new its Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti third-party GPUs, and I’m worried these budget GPUs will come with a ‘new motherboard’ tax

4 minutes of reading / AI, MSI, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

Nvidia’s new RTX 5060 Ti GPU is almost here as MSI’s third-party models have been leaked in new imagesThe images reveal the GPU’s PCIe 5.0 interface along with 16-pin or 8-pin power connectorsPCIe 4.0 motherboard users may need to upgrade to get the best out of the new GPUNvidia has yet to complete the full…

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Apr 11 2025

Nvidia RTX 5060 series shipping leak reveals the same memory bus as last-gen

4 minutes of reading / AI, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

A new leak suggests Nvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti and non-Ti variant will stick with the previous gen’s 128-bit memory busThis is contrary to other RTX 5000 series GPUs using higher memory busesThe rumored use of GDDR7 VRAM may be the biggest highlight over their predecessorsNvidia isn’t done with its RTX 5000 series GPU lineup yet,…

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Apr 11 2025

Why SLMs could be a big deal for businesses looking for an edge

8 minutes of reading / AI, automation, chatbot, compliance, data privacy, data science, edge computing, internet of things, MacBook, open source, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

CIOs have been under immense pressure for some time to deliver successful digital initiatives while navigating budget constraints and increasing demands from senior executives. A recent Gartner survey reveals that 92% of CIOs anticipate integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their organisations by 2025, yet 49% struggle to assess and showcase the technology’s value. Are we…

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Apr 11 2025

We now have midrange GPUs launching at almost $1000

4 minutes of reading / AI, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

PowerColor has launched a new Radeon RX 9070 XT Red Devil Spectral White GPU at $899.99Its Hellhound model is available at $849.99Best Buy features even older RDNA 3 GPUs at high prices above their MSRPIf you thought the GPU market would get any better after recent pricing issues, think again: unfortunately, there’s yet another huge…

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Apr 10 2025

KubeCon London: Prepare for a shake-up

5 minutes of reading / AI, Cloud, DevOps, Google, Google Cloud, HP, Kubernetes, machine learning, open source, software engineering, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

During a discussion at the recent KubeCon + Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) Europe 2025 event in London, panel members discussed one of the big criticisms of modern software development: why is code deployment still fraught with problems? Shifting left, where developers take on more responsibility for putting their code into production appears to have…

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Apr 10 2025

Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti price rumor is what all gamers want to hear – these models may be cheaper than RTX 4060 Ti equivalents, especially the 16GB GPU

5 minutes of reading / AI, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

RTX 5060 Ti price rumor suggests Nvidia could lower MSRPsSupposedly we’re looking at $379 and $429 for the 8GB and 16GB models respectivelyPrevious pricing speculation has hinted that Nvidia might stick to the same MSRPs as the RTX 4060 Ti models, thoughNvidia’s RTX 5060 Ti graphics cards could be priced more affordably than their predecessors,…

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Apr 10 2025

Post Office can’t find evidence for over 1,000 Horizon scandal redress claimants

3 minutes of reading / Computer, Tech / By Comkex / Leave a Comment

The Post Office is pushing the government to give the benefit of the doubt to more than 1,000 former subpostmasters claiming compensation, where it hasn’t yet found evidence that Horizon errors caused shortfalls. The claimants have applied for a £75,000 fixed payment under the Post Office’s Horizon Shortfall Scheme (HSS) – previously called the Historical…

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