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RTX 5090 GPU Prices Drop Below MSRP in New Price Crash
Graphics card prices are falling fast across major retailers. The powerful RTX 5090 sells at its official price or even less at some stores. Buyers can find better deals than they could just weeks ago. The MSI GeForce RTX 5090 Ventus 3X OC hit €1,999 on Mindfactory recently. This price sits well below the €2,229 launch price that NVIDIA set for Europe. Many RTX 50 series cards show similar price cuts at different shops. The RTX 5080, RTX 5070 Ti, and RTX 5070 all cost less than before. These cards used to sell for 40 to 50 percent above their official prices. Shoppers can find several RTX 5090 models between €2,200 and €2,500 range. Most experts suggest waiting a few more weeks for prices to settle completely. AMD graphics cards are...
Samsung Galaxy S26 to Get 16GB RAM Upgrade for AI Boost
Samsung faced harsh reviews about weak Galaxy S24 features last year. The company decided to boost all Galaxy S25 phones with 12GB memory as the basic amount. Galaxy S25 Ultra models got 16GB memory but only sold in Korea, China and Taiwan. People want better phone performance as AI apps become more popular. Research companies think Samsung will add 16GB memory to every Galaxy S26 phone next year. Apple plans to keep iPhone memory at 12GB according to research data. Macquarie Research shared information that Samsung wants to compete better with Chinese phone makers. Those companies load their devices with top hardware specs. Galaxy S26 phones with 16GB memory could run more AI features and keep more apps open at once. Samsung hopes...
Apple Set for Smaller, Faster Chips in iPhone 18 Next Year
Apple plans to launch the world's first 2nm chips next year. The company will reveal these chips when it shows off the A20 and A20 Pro processors. These chips will power the iPhone 18 series. Apple wants to be first to market with this cutting-edge technology. The move puts Apple ahead of other phone makers. The tech giant will switch to two different chip packaging methods starting 2026. Apple chose WMCM packaging for the A20 and A20 Pro chips. The company picked SoIC packaging for its server processors. TSMC will handle both packaging types at separate facilities. Each packaging method offers unique benefits for different chip types. WMCM packaging lets Apple combine multiple chip parts at the wafer stage. Engineers can mix CPU...
Intel Nova Lake HX Chips Spotted Bigger and Faster Laptops Ahead
Intel started testing new Nova Lake processors for laptops. Documents show the company ships these chips to test their power systems. The HX version targets gaming laptops that need serious performance. People found evidence of this testing through shipping records. Nova Lake represents Intel's next generation of computer chips. The new mobile processors use a much larger socket than current chips. Intel picked the BGA2540 socket for Nova Lake-HX models. This socket measures 20 percent bigger than what Arrow Lake-HX uses today. Raptor Lake-HX chips use an even smaller socket that's 29 percent smaller. Panther Lake mobile chips will also use this same bigger socket. Desktop Nova Lake processors take a different approach with sockets...
Museveni tells Bunyoro to ditch tribal and faith politics
President Museveni told people in Bunyoro to avoid tribal and religious politics during a Saturday event. He spoke at Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja's thanksgiving ceremony at Mpasana Seed Secondary School playground. The President said anyone who brings up tribes and religions in politics hurts the country. He believes the National Resistance Movement brought peace through good politics that includes everyone. Museveni wants leaders at every level to help bring people together. The President urged citizens to focus on making money through farming, factories, and services. He said roads, electricity, schools, and hospitals are important but real change comes from creating wealth. Museveni talked about the Parish Development Model that...
Chaos at Kalerwe market as troops kill bomber suspect
Security forces killed a woman who tried to attack Kalerwe market with a bomb. The female suspect carried dangerous explosives and worked with the Allied Democratic Forces terror group. Army officers had watched her movements for three days before the deadly shooting. She refused to stop when security teams confronted her outside the busy marketplace. Soldiers fired their weapons and killed her right away. The woman had traveled to the market on a motorcycle taxi from Busega area. Police are searching for the motorcycle rider who brought her there. One person got hurt during the security operation that happened early Sunday morning. Army spokesman Felix Kulayigye said they knew about her plans to bomb the market. Security teams blocked...
Five die in smash on Fort Portal Kasese highway
Five people lost their lives when a medical school van crashed with a passenger bus on Saturday night. The deadly accident happened at 10:50 pm on the Fort Portal-Kasese highway. Vincent Twesige from Rwenzori West police said both vehicles hit each other on a narrow part of the road. The impact made the Toyota Hiace van flip over many times before it stopped upside down. The van belonged to Fins Medical University from Fort Portal City. The Isuzu bus was carrying many passengers when the crash occurred. Everyone on the bus survived without serious harm. The bus driver only had small cuts and bruises. Police say the van was coming back from a medical help camp at Busita Playground. The team had been treating sick people in Bunyangabu...
Three held after burglars hit Bakoko's home
Police officers arrested three people who broke into former Gender minister Zoe Bakoko Bakoru's house. The crime happened on Thursday night after Bakoko came back to her Arura home from Kampala. Thieves climbed over the wall around her property and went into the boys' quarters. Her driver Kassim Tusiime was sleeping there when they entered. Collins Asea from the regional police said the criminals took advantage of poor security. Bakoko and her driver reached home around 11:30 at night feeling very tired from traveling. They forgot to lock the metal door because of their exhaustion from the long journey. She woke up at 3:30 morning and discovered the door was open. Many of her belongings had disappeared during the night. The stolen...
Lightning zaps two seniors at Kabale polls
Two older people got hurt when lightning hit them during voting day in Kabale district. Moses Kenaama aged 69 and Faith Bushambire aged 73 lived in Habugarama village and came out to vote on Thursday. The weather turned bad fast and made voters run into a nearby house for safety. Lightning struck the building and injured both elderly people inside. Doctors at Kitooma health center are treating them and their condition remains very serious. Jovia Kenaama told people that her husband Moses was one of the victims who got struck. She explained how the storm came quickly during the election and forced everyone to find shelter. The lightning bolt hit the house where people had gathered to stay dry. Emergency workers rushed both injured...
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