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Neil Walker Has Passed Away - RIP Neil

Posted: 26 April

Neil Walker Has Passed Away - RIP Neil

My Dear, amazing wonderful husband, father and son-in-law has passed. A kind and generous man who lived life to the fullest. A loyal companion through thick and thin, a beloved father, 
has left us far too soon. Even though we said goodbye with tears and laughter, the loss is a void that cannot be filled. 

Neil Walker

24-01-1956 - 24-04-2024

Claudia & Oma Ina

Andy & Danielle

Vega-Lee...

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How to increase your chances of success in a tax dispute or appeal

Posted: 25 April

How to increase your chances of success in a tax dispute or appeal
by Martin O’Neill @ Keystone Law

Don’t represent yourself – Before any dispute, HMRC will conduct its investigation. This will involve having meetings with you and an analysis of your books and records. You won’t be told you need to have advisers present, and commonly HMRC try to keep the meetings relaxed. It may not feel like it, but the HMRC officers are conducting...

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Tech Radar Updates

Watch out, Nvidia - new benchmarks suggest Apple M4 Ultra could beat the mighty RTX 4090

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Take this with a grain of salt, but it seems that Apple’s M4 Ultra chip could dethrone the RTX 4090 in graphical performance across multiple APIs.
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AMD Ryzen 9800X3D overclocking potential shown: CPU hits jaw-dropping 6.9GHz, exceeds 1,200 fps in Counter-Strike 2

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The Ryzen 9800X3D is the first 3D V-Cache processor that allows for overclocking, and it looks seriously good in these early tests.
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Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series announcement could be closer than you think as reliable leaker suggests reveal is coming soon

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It appears that the wait for Nvidia’s RTX 5000 series reveal could soon be over if this new leak holds true.
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Gigabyte spoils AMD’s Ryzen 9000X3D surprise by leaking flagship 16-core CPU, which could be something special for gamers with X3D ‘turbo mode’

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Gigabyte lets 3D V-Cache cat out of the Zen 5 bag, casually mentioning 16-core Ryzen 9000X3D CPU in a press release.
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Don’t wait for Black Friday: Amazon has halved the price of this Intel Core i3 laptop to less than £220

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I have never seen a laptop with such a configuration at such a low price.
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Forget the RTX 4000 series, the RTX 3060 is the gift that keeps on giving as Nvidia's GPU tops Steam Hardware survey again for October

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A new survey from Steam shows that Nvidia’s RTX 3060 is still the most popular GPU for PC gamers, beating all of the RTX 4000 series models. What does this mean for Team Green’s latest GPU range?
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Nvidia’s DLSS is an obvious choice over AMD’s FSR, but this shouldn’t dictate your GPU buying decisions

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Picking AMD’s FSR over Nvidia’s DLSS might not be the best choice, but this shouldn't affect your choice of GPU.
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Intel could have a plan for its future GPUs to better challenge AMD and Nvidia, as patent hints at new chiplet design

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Intel patent suggests future GPUs could be split into chiplets – a whole new approach for 3rd-gen Celestial graphics cards?
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AMD Strix Halo leak suggests flagship mobile chip with integrated GPU to perhaps outdo an RTX 4070 – but there’s a catch

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New leak reveals more details about the Ryzen AI Max Pro range, which could leave Apple’s MacBook Pro laptops in the dust.
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Massive AMD leak promises a shining future for laptops, with a smorgasbord of new products landing in 2025

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Nvidia may have taken the GPU market by storm, but if this leak about AMD’s CES 2025 lineup is accurate, Team Red might manage to emerge victorious at CES next year.
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