NVIDIA already announced that the Shield Tablet would be updated to Android 5.0 (Lollipop) soon. Now it has announced that the update would be available as early as this November, so we can expect the roll out to begin in the next few weeks. It has also released a video that shows the new Android 5.0’s Material UI along with Material redesign for NVIDIA’s Shield Hub and Dabbler apps. Continue reading “NVIDIA to roll out Android 5.0 Lollipop update for Shield Tablet this November”
Nvidia Shield tablet was announced in July this year with only a 16GB and 32GB variant. At that time, the company had said that it will make the 32GB variant available later this year and now it has gone live for pre-order.
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Nvidia unveiled the Shield tablet in July which is specifically aimed at gamers. The tablet comes with a wireless gaming controller which is sold separately. We have already unboxed the device, and here is a photo gallery. Continue reading “Nvidia Shield Tablet Photo Gallery”
Reports and leaks about the HTC Nexus 9 have been looming the online world for a long time now. Today, NVIDIA may have inadvertently revealed and confirmed the existence of the Nexus 9 tablet. A leaked court documents from NVIDIA in which they claim Qualcomm and Samsung are infringing on their GPU patents not only makes mention of a Nexus 9, but reveals the manufacturer Google will be partnering with HTC for the same.
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Nvidia has sued Samsung and Qualcomm for infringing 7 of its patents. The maker of graphics chips and processors is asking the International Trade Commission (ITC) and in the U.S. District Court in Delaware to confirm that, ban devices, and award them damages.
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Nvidia unveiled Shield Tablet, the company first Tegra K1 powered tablet as the successor of Tegra Note last month. We brought you the unboxing of the tablet earlier this month, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with ARM Cortex A15 cores clocked at 2.22 GHz and 192-core Kepler GPU. It has a 8-inch (1920×1200 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 KitKat. We already brought you the benchmarks of the MiPad, another Tegra K1-powered tablet. Let us find out how this fairs up with the Mi Pad in the benchmarks. Continue reading “Nvidia Shield Tablet Benchmarks”
Nvidia announced their latest mobile chipset Tegra K1, sometime in January. This new chip, with its 192 core Kepler GPU was touted to be one of the best when it comes to gaming. We have started to see the results in devices like the Nvidia Shield Tablet and the Xiaomi Mi Pad, but announced alongside the normal 32-bit Quad Core K1 was the Dual Core 64-bit chip codenamed “Denver”. The 64-bit variant has now been detailed by Nvidia, and they say, with its high single core throughput, the chip will be able to offer PC-class performance on mobile, while sipping lesser power than usual. The company has also said that the chip will be ready for Android L, which will make things interesting.
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The Project Shield was Nvidia’s first portable gaming project, which turned out to be really interesting in terms of idea and concept, never took off as the company had imagined. The GPU manufacturer is back with a sequel, but with a different approach this time. The Shield 2, or rather, the Nvidia Shield Tablet, is the company’s latest unbundled approach to portable gaming. Acknowledging the reality of limited controller support in Android games and the need to cater to a wider audience, the company has gone for a powerful tablet + gamepad combo. The gamepad ships separately, but even standalone, the tablet is plenty powerful and can interface with your current controller setup if needed. Touting a 192 core desktop class Kepler GPU inside, the Shield tablet surely has the potential to change mobile gaming, but before we find out if that’s true, here’s an unboxing of the retail package, with a quick rundown of the hardware and the software –
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After months of leaks and reports, NVIDIA has finally launched its Shield tablet which is specifically aimed at gamers. Powered with Tegra K1 quad core processor, the tablet sports 8 inch Full HD display can support full 1080p high-definition or 4K UltraHD games. It has 2GB of RAM, 5MP front and rear cameras, a 10 hour battery, and support for pressure-sensitive input with NVIDIA’s DirectStylus 2 device.
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Last week press image of the NVIDIA Shield tablet showed us a glimpse of how the tablet will look from the front. Soon after that a new leak along with some images has provided more details about the specification of not only the tablet but also about the wireless controller. According to a number of promotional images, obtained by the website Videocardz, the Shield tablet is expected to be available for purchase on July 29.
NVIDIA’s Shield tablet was first revealed in Global Certification Forum earlier this month. Today, an alleged press image of NVIDIA’s Shield tablet has surfaced online thanks to @evleaks. The popular leakster has released a front view image of the tablet.
Nvidia is working on a Android-based gaming console, according to a report from BBC. The un-named device will run on the company’s flagship Tegra K1 mobile chip that was announced in January this year.
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NVIDIA launched the SHIELD gaming console last year. It also launched its Tegra Note tablets manufactured by several vendors last year. Now the NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet has been certified on Global Certification Forum or GCF. Last month it surfaced on the official NVIDIA Tegra Zone and also surfaced on FCC. The SHIELD Tablet is rumored to have GameStream system for streaming PC games to a mobile device. Continue reading “NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet with LTE revealed in certification”
An unknown NVIDIA Shield console codenamed P2570 has been spotted at the FCC. This could be the successor of the NVIDIA Shield that surfaced recently on AnTuTu. According to the image on the FCC, it is wider on the sides, probably for a better grip and the bushes are also bigger on the bottom. Otherwise the image doesn’t reveal anything in terms of the hardware. Continue reading “NVIDIA Shield 2 possibly spotted at FCC”
Half Life 2 and Portal, two of the most popular and classic PC Games are heading towards Nvidia Shield. Owners of the Android backed portable gaming console can download both the games from Google Play Store for $9.99 each.
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