NVIDIA to help create games for all Android devices with AndroidWorks

There are over 4,000 unique Android devices out there so it gets a bit tricky to develop apps for them. That’s why NVIDIA wants to help out on the gaming front. The company released a new developer tool called AndroidWorks that builds on its existing GameWorks tool. It’s said to bring “the best native Android application development tools” for a wide range of devices.

The tools are designed to work for all Android devices and not just those powered by Tegra trips. It even integrates Microsoft Visual Studio through Nsight Tegra Visual Studio.

Source: NVIDIA | Via: Android Central

HP introduces SlateBook, an NVIDIA-powered Android notebook

HP’s new SlateBook brings NVIDIA’s quad-core Tegra 4 processor and Android operating system to a laptop. This new touch-based device features a 14-inch Full HD display and an “ultra slim” and light profile with its 16mm body and 3.71 lbs. It is said to feature a slightly modified version of Android and will have access to HP’s apps, Google Play Store, and NVIDIA TegraZone for games. It will be available on the market starting August and will retail for US$399. It will come in one colour HP calls Sweet Yellow.

Source: Slash Gear

Expect more Android-equipped cars with new Google Open Automotive Alliance

Seems the Google and Hyundai Glass app integration was just the start. Google partners with some big automotive industry names to start what is called the Open Automotive Alliance. Google and NVIDIA is teaming up with Audi, Hyundai, GM and Honda to integrate Android further into cars. The alliance aims to push the boundaries of car innovation and help develop more intuitive and safer car technology. They plan to release new projects as early as this year so expect to see more of Google in your next automobile. 

NVIDIA brings PC gaming capabilities to mobile

The next-generation of NVIDIA mobile processors are going to be gamers’ dream come true. The new Tegra K1 has a Kepler architecture-based 192-core GPU, which is the same architecture used by the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 Ti (considered the fastest GPU in the world). The company boldly claims the GPU on the Tegra K1 is more powerful than the Sony PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Xbox 360.

The demo of NVIDIA CEO and co-founder Jen-Hsun Huang showed the Tegra K1 running Unreal 4 without glitch. The new game is said to require extreme CPU power that is enough to hang an underpowered system. There will be two versions of the processor: one 32-bit quad-core, 4-Plus-1 ARM Cortex A15 CPU available in the first half of 2014 and 64-bit dual Super Core CPU based on ARMv8 architecture and carries the codename Denver. The 64-bit version will be available at the second half of the year.

Source: NVIDIA