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  1. Android News

    NVIDIA hosts a winter game sale, discounts games on GeForce Now and Google Play

    NVIDIA is currently discounting a number of games on a couple of Android platforms. Firstly, you can get games like LEGO's Marvel Super Heroes, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings for 75% off on their GeForce Now service. Then, NVIDIA Shield compatible games on the Google Play Store are 50%...
  2. Android News

    NVIDIA is Now Selling the Shield Game Controller in the Google Store

    NVIDIA has been selling their Game Controller for NVIDIA Shield tablet and NVIDIA Shield TV users for a while but now it has appeared in the Google Store. You can purchase the Bluetooth accessory directly from Google for $59.99 right now.
  3. Android News

    NVIDIA Confirms Android 6.0 Marshmallow is Coming to the Original Shield Tablets

    Earlier today NVIDIA announced their plans to bring Android 6.0 Marshmallow to their Shield TV, but some customers have been wondering about the first Shield devices. In a reply on Twitter, NVIDIA confirms that they are working on getting Android 6.0 ready for their original tablets as well.
  4. Android News

    NVIDIA Announces Android 6.0 Marshmallow and New Games for the NVIDIA Shield TV

    In a new blog post, NVIDIA has announced plans to update the NVIDIA Shield to Android 6.0 Marshmallow. Along with this, we are told that Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is also coming to their game streaming service. Lastly, NVIDIA tells us about some that Ultraflix, with its huge 4K library of...
  5. Android News

    NVIDIA Announces the Drive PX 2, a Water-Cooled Supercomputer for Automobiles

    At CES 2016, NVIDIA has just announced their plans to enter the automated driving business with the Drive PX 2. The Drive PX 2 is a liquid-cooled supercomputer that has the power equivalent to 150 MacBook Pros. It has 12 CPU cores, Pascal GPU, to give it 8 teraflops worth of processing power...
  6. Android News

    Watch NVIDIA's CES Live Stream Here at 6:00 PM PT

    NVIDIA is at CES this year and you can watch the live stream of their press conference right here.
  7. Android News

    NVIDIA Discounts Games for Their 12 Days of SHIELDsmas Promotion

    NVIDIA is holding a promotion for Christmas and is discounting a bunch of games spanning across the Google Play Store and GeForce NOW service. Discounts include. . . 50% Off Native SHIELD Android TV Games (12/24-1/4): The Battle of Sol Chariot Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions Heckabomb Killing...
  8. Android News

    Judge says NVIDIA was the one infringing on Samsung's patents

    It wasn't long ago when NVIDIA sued Qualcomm and Samsung for supposedly infringing on their patents. We weren't sure what to expect from Samsung when they turned the tables and countersued NVIDIA, but now we do: the Korean giant is actually the one whose patents were infringed, while Samsung is...
  9. Android News

    NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet K1 is now getting Android 6.0 Marshmallow

    NVIDIA teased it, and now they're delivering: Android 6.0 Marshmallow has arrived for the SHIELD Tablet K1. You can check for the upgrade over-the-air by heading to the settings menu.
  10. Android News

    NVIDIA teases Marshmallow on the SHIELD Tablet K1 [VIDEO]

    NVIDIA has given us a nice sneak peak at Android 6.0 Marshmallow for the SHIELD Tablet K1. While it doesn't add much more than what comes with Marshmallow by standard, we do get a new camera app and a refined Tegra shop.
  11. Android News

    NVIDIA SHIELD TV + gaming remote are $150 at Amazon today

    Amazon is holding a nice sale on the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV. The standard 16GB unit is going for $150, which represents a $50 price cut. What's more is that this price also applies for the bundle that includes a multimedia remote.
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    NVIDIA Shield Tablet X1 Appears in GFXBench Entry

    A new benchmark entry at GFXBench reveals what looks like a new model of the NVIDIA Shield Tablet. The company just relaunched the Shield K1 but we know they also have the Tegra X1 SoC as well. This X1 SoC has appeared in the Pixel C and NVIDIA's Shield Android TV, but now a benchmark entry...
  13. Android News

    DEAL: Shave $50 Off NVIDIA’s Shield Android TV on Black Friday

    NVIDIA is having a little sale for Black Friday that will take $50 off the price of the base Shield Android TV console. This brings the original $199.99 price down to $149.99 and you also get a free Shield Remote with your purchase. Not only is this discount happening on NVIDIA's web store, but...
  14. Android News

    NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV wins Popular Science’s ‘Best of What’s New’ award

    The NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV has proven to be a thorough hit, and that feeling was corroborated by yet another outlet. Popular Science magazine has award NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV one of their "best of what's new" awards, which is the only streaming media player to do so.
  15. Android News

    NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet returns as the SHIELD Tablet K1 for $199.99

    The NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet was recently taken off store shelves due to a mass recall, but the company has been hard at work refining the thing. The tablet has been relaunched as the SHIELD Tablet K1, and while it's mostly the same device under the hood it comes with some minor hardware...
  16. Android News

    Get a Free Remote with Purchase of an NVIDIA SHIELD TV

    Starting today, NVIDIA is running a promotion that bundles a free remote in with the SHIELD, so you get the Android TV box, the Xbox-style controller, and the smaller remote all for $200. Considering that the SHIELD was already an easy winner in the admittedly short field of Android TV...
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    NVIDIA drops full living room set out of an airplane (or do they?)

    NVIDIA set up a complete living room inside of an airplane, including an NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV and sky diver on the couch playing it, and dropped them from 10,000 feet. See how they fared and then answer the question NVIDIA is asking... is it real?