Microsoft’s decision to start offering deeply discounted Surface RT tablets to schools this week has prompted some to ask whether the company is giving up on its Windows RT tablet. But a report from Bloomberg news suggests another possibility: Microsoft may be clearing out existing inventory to make way for a new, faster model. Bloomberg […]
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NVIDIA to license Kepler GPU technology to other companies
NVIDIA plans to license its Kepler graphics technology to companies for use in phones, tablets, and other devices. Kepler is the graphics processor core used in the company’s GeForce processors as well as upcoming Tegra chips for mobile devices. The company also plans to license its visual computing portfolio, which would let other companies develop […]
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NVIDIA Shield isn’t just for gaming… it’s also an awkwardly shaped Android tablet (video)
2 Comments on NVIDIA Shield isn’t just for gaming… it’s also an awkwardly shaped Android tablet (video)NVIDIA’s Shield handheld gaming console is expected to ship by the end of the month. The $349 device features a 5 inch, 720p display connected to an Xbox-style game controller. It runs Android, and it’s designed first and foremost to be a portable gaming system. But you can also use it as a general-purpose Android […]
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Acer Aspire S3 ultrabook updated with Haswell CPU, NVIDIA GPU
The Acer Aspire S3 is one of the grandaddy’s of all ultrabooks. Acer introduced the first model way back in the fall of 2011. Since then the company has upgraded the S3 a few times by offering faster processors and other improvements, but the higher-priced Acer Aspire S7 has gotten more love from Acer designers. […]
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NVIDIA Shield handheld gaming console hits the FCC, ships by June 30th
NVIDIA’s Shield made a stop at the FCC this week on its way to store shelves. NVIDIA started taking pre-orders for its first handheld gaming console a few weeks ago, and it’s expected to ship to customers by the end of June. While the FCC documents don’t tell us much we didn’t already know, there […]
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Hisense Sero 7 tablets with dual, quad-core chips to sell for $99 and up
Chinese device maker Hisense is getting ready to launch its first Android tablets in the US. The company’s Hisense Sero 7 Lite tablet hit the FCC last month, and now SlashGear reports that it will be available in the US soon for $99 and up. Update: It looks like both the Hisense Sero 7 Lite […]
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NVIDIA starts taking pre-orders for SHIELD handheld game console
NVIDIA’s SHIELD handheld game console is a portable gaming system which looks like a 5 inch display tacked onto an Xbox-style controller. It’s powered by a Tegra 4 processor, runs Google Android, and has a 720p display. While NVIDIA had planned to open general pre-orders for the SHIELD next week, the company’s moved the date […]
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NVIDIA opens pre-orders for SHIELD $349 handheld game console
NVIDIA’s SHIELD is a handheld game console with a Tegra 4 quad-core processor, a 5 inch display, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The company introduced Project Shield at CES earlier this year, and now NVIDIA has announced a price and has started taking pre-orders. Folks who registered for the newsletter at shield.nvidia.com can […]
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NVIDIA updates Tegra roadmap: Kepler graphics, 64-bit processing on the way
NVIDIA is outlining plans for its next-generation Tegra processors for mobile devices… and for the generation after that as well. NVIDIA’s Tegra 4 chips are scheduled to hit the market this year, but in 2014 we’ll see faster chips with the same graphics core NVIDIA is currently using in the PC market. By 2015 NVIDIA […]
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NVIDIA introduces Tegra 4i smartphone chip (Tegra 4-lite)
NVIDIA is launching two new chips today. The first is the NVIDIA i500 LTE modem which is the company’s first 4G LTE modem. But the second is a complete mobile processor with built-in support for 4G LTE mobile broadband. That chip is called the NVIDIA Tegra 4i, and it’s a smartphone processor that offers a […]