This week had quite a lot of announcements particularly in terms of accessories. The most important of which is probably the Tag Heuer Connected which is the luxury watch maker’s first smartwatch priced at US$ 1500. The Tag Heuer Connected has a 46mm titanium casing with design inspired from their famous...

In Octodad: Dadliest Catch, a delightfully quirky adventure now available on NVIDIA SHIELD, players are cast as an octopus masquerading as a human being who happens to have a wife and a couple of kids. In order to hide his true nature, Octodad wears a suit, into which his various tentacles are stuffed....

We finally have some information on Xiaomi’s long awaited sequel to the Mi Pad, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2. Someone who was in possession of a prototype Mi Pad 2 put it through Geekbench and the results reveal some of the Mi Pad 2’s internals. The Mi Pad 2 appears to be running a quad-core Intel Atom X5-Z850...

Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 shows up in benchmark with Intel Atom x5 inside

Up-and-coming Chinese device manufacturer Xiaomi left the Mi Pad line in the lurch before it could, well, actually become a line, with the first-gen iPad mini “clone” yet to be refreshed. At long last, a Mi Pad 2 appears imminent, almost a year and a half after the original’s commercial launch, but we...

Nvidia’s Jetson TX1 dev board is a “mobile supercomputer” for machine learning

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Nvidia is hoping to attract machine learning developers with the Jetson TX1, an ARM-based development board powered by the top-end Tegra X1 SoC. The company claims that in certain deep learning tasks that rely on dynamic input and computations—autonomous drones, facial recognition and behavioural analysis,...

Microsoft Builds surface Book Upside-Down

Once upon a time, Microsoft shared with the world their first ever notebook, the Surface Book.
 Of course, iFixit took it apart to see just what made it tick. Here’s where the plot twist comes in: the motherboard sprawls across the entire chassis, and it’s upside-down. Meaning smooth-side up, connectors-and-chips-side...

The most popular category in the device segment after smartphones ought to be tablets. Most of the tablets around these days come at an affordable price tag with some great specifications that cater to almost every need. We take a look at the top 5 tablets priced under Rs 15,000 available this festive...

Drone manufacturer DJI and Canonical, the corporate entity behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution, today announced the launch of manifold, a small embedded computer that’s optimized for building applications for drones. The Manifold only fits on top of DJI’s Matrice 100 platform, so don’t expect to put...

Google's Android operating system won't just be for the "mobile" environment forever. Google's chrome OS hasn't been a failure outright - but eventually it won't be necessary for the company to distribute. Google's latest hardware reveal, the tablet-with-keyboard Pixel C, is proof positive that google...

Microsoft unveils Surface Pro 4 specification set!

We expected Microsoft to release a couple of Lumia devices, which they did with the Lumia 950 and 950XL. We also expected Microsoft to launch the Surface Pro 4, which they did. However, the offering did leave most of us surprised. Surface Pro 4 stylus The Microsoft Surface Pro 4 is offered as a complete...

This morning as Microsoft prepared to reveal several new Surface devices, they couldn't help but call out their competitors first. "We have competitors, you may have noticed," said Microsoft's Panos Panay, referring to the Surface and other competitor tablets launched with keyboards, "they're chasing...

In addition to revealing a new Surface Pro this morning, Microsoft showed off their very own notebook: Microsoft Surface Book. This device will support keyboard typing (because it actually has a keyboard, surprise!) as well as touch (on its touchscreen) and pen input - like the Surface Pro. This device...

NVIDIA launches GeForce NOW game streaming service, SHIELD in Europe

It does seem like game streaming is the newest bandwagon in town, and everybody who’s able is now launching their own version of game streaming services. Now included in that group is graphics and gadget manufacturer NVIDIA. They’re announcing the launch of a service called “GeForce NOW”, which will...

NVIDIA GeForce NOW coming October 1st, the next generation of game streaming

If you have owned or followed any of the devices in the NVIDIA SHIELD family then you are probably familiar with the NVIDIA GRID service: “Netflix for games” has been the NVIDIA pitch since the beginning. Originally launched in San Jose back in December of 2013, the service went nationwide in the U.S....

NVIDIA SHIELD availability and functionality expanding October 1st

NVIDIA SHIELD launched back in May and continues to blow the doors off all competing streaming boxes thanks to the Tegra X1 processor. NVIDIA is still pushing to advance its Android TV offering and keep ahead of the pack, though. SHIELD just keeps getting better We already brought you the details of...

Latest NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet software upgrade includes Stagefright security patch

After putting the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV console available at the Play Store and bringing SHIELD Android TV compatibility to several games, NVIDIA has recently released a software upgrade for the SHIELD Tablet. The NVIDIA SHIELD Tablet software upgrade 3.1.1 is now available for download. It contains...

Steam user Kaldaien has shared a small utility that enables players to tweak the ini file for Batman Arkham Knight. The file can be downloaded from here. The game must be installed before running the tweak. The tool is dependant on individual hardware so experimenting with different settings is ideal...

This afternoon NVIDIA gave one of the very rare examples of an instance in which you might NOT want to upgrade your Android device to a new software version. NVIDIA is upgrading their original NVIDIA SHIELD Portable to Android 5.1 Lollipop, and in the process they're having to remove a couple of features....

For all of you early adopters of the NVIDIA SHIELD Android TV Console, a small software update is coming your way. The update will bump you up to version 1.3, and is meant to fix wifi connectivity issues and brings optimizations for newly released apps and games. It’s really to make you enjoy your new...

Windows Insider is Microsoft’s public beta test program. For the last several months it’s become important, not to mention popular, because it’s a free way to access early versions of the upcoming Windows 10 operating system. Simply go to insider.windows.com, sign in with a Microsoft account or create...

Chris Burns Today we're going to give you a Father's Day gift guide for the dad that's forward thinking, tech-friendly, and altogether nerdy. The dad who'd just as soon watch Star Wars as he would accessorize with the newest gadget around his wrist....

According to a report out of The Information, Google is secretly working towards a future where you don’t have to install apps on your phone anymore. Instead, users will be able to stream them, if you will, which Google hopes makes accessing services and accomplishing tasks easier. Assuming you have...

The NVIDIA SHIELD is one of the latest Android TV running devices to hit the market and one which many users were waiting on. The increase in performance matched with an emphasis on gaming, makes the SHIELD a great option for those looking for an Android TV device with more function than the standard...

Nvidia is rolling out 1.2 Upgrade to SHIELD Android TV Box

The SHIELD Android TV Box might have only been available to buy for a few weeks, but Nvidia isn’t resting on its laurels. Nvidia is already pushing Upgrade 1.2 to the device via OTA (Over-The-Air). We have the changelog after the break. New features in Upgrade 1.2: Share your photos in 4K resolution...

NVIDIA has just announced that its SHIELD box running Android TV is getting updated to version 1.2. There are a number of improvements, but the most important ones are (in my opinion) the better Netflix and Google Play streaming experience, the SHIELD accessories faster response time and the ability...

Here it is, ladies and gentlemen, Microsoft’s first laptop — the Surface Book. It borrows heavily from the design language of the Surface Pro line, both in functionality and appearance, and promises to extend Microsoft’s reach in new and interesting directions. The Surface Book’s 2-in-1 mechanism is...

Specs at a glance OS Android TV (Android 5-based) CPU Nvidia Tegra X1, 8-core 64-bit ARM CPU (4x A57 2MB L2, 4x A53 512KB L2) RAM 3GB GPU NVIDIA Maxwell 256-core GPU storage 16GB (plus microSD expansion) Networking 802.11ac, 2x2 MIMO Wi-Fi, bluetooth 4.1, Gigabit ethernet Case Size 25mm...

A plethora of set-top boxes has been introduced to the market, offering so many options we don’t even know how to handle them. Of course, here at Android Authority we have a very special spot in our hearts for Android TV devices, and today we are taking a look at what could be the best one. We know it’s...

NVIDIA’s SHIELD set-top box is quite the little machine. A few of you may already have it in your home, given that it first became available back in late May, but just like smartphones, we like to take our time living with this tech in our own home, making sure we know the whole story before rushing...

The Nvidia Shield Android TV streaming set top box seems like a complete change of direction for the company. The previous Shield devices were portable handheld gaming machines, but now Nvidia is setting its sights on the living room. We spent some time with the Shield at E3 and, despite the dramatic...

Asus Zenfone 2 review ($299 smartphone with 4GB of RAM)

Want to buy the latest flagship phone from Apple, HTC, or Samsung? You’ll have to spend $600 or more. Want the latest flagship from Asus? You can pick one up for $299 or less. But can a phone in that price range be any good? Yes. The Asus Zenfone 2 is a smartphone with a mid-range price tag. But it...

Today we’re checking out the NVIDIA Shield Pro (500GB model), its optional accessories, and taking a closer look at what this thing actually does. This is a set-top box that’s running Android TV and has quite the feature set to offer… inside of the box, you get the NVIDIA Shield, a power...

Chris Burns When we saw the NVIDIA GeForce GTX Titan X, we knew it was only a matter of time before the company brought heat to the slightly more pocket-friendly segment. For gamers that want top-of-the-line performance without dropping a thousand...

You want a laptop that looks nice. Asus understands that. That’s why the company has tried so hard to build a better MacBook. The ZenBook line has given birth to many beautiful, powerful, desirable machines that offer PC people a chance to preen—even when they’re surrounded by MacBooks at their local...

After an endless stream of rumours, renders, and cheeky tweets, AMD is finally on the cusp of releasing a brand new flagship graphics card. We know that it'll feature a huge 1024-bit memory bus featuring AMD's innovative high bandwidth memory, and that it'll only have 4GB of it. We also know roughly...