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  • Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Toshiba is done with netbooks (in the US)

    Earlier this year Toshiba introduced its first netbook with an Intel Atom N2600 Cedar Trail processor. But if ...

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  • VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU

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    VIA Technologies is entering Raspberry Pi territory with its latest product -- the APC. It's a $49 barebones ...

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  • CyanogenMod 9 Alpha 0.1 for the NOOK Tablet kills (some) bugs dead

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VIA APC: A $49 Android computer with an ARM11 CPU

VIA APC

VIA Technologies is entering Raspberry Pi territory with its latest product — the APC. It’s a $49 barebones computer designed to run Google Android. The system includes a processor, memory, storage, and a range of ports for connectivity — but no case. You can slip the Neo-ITX system board into a computer case designed for a Mini-ITX or MicroATX motherboard,…

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May 22nd, 2012, 10:15 am by Brad Linder | 8 Comments

VIA launches 8850, 8950 chips for Android tablets

Haipad tablet with VIA 8850

A few years ago Chinese tablets with low power VIA 8650 ARM9 processors were all the rage… in China at least. But Rockchip, Telechips, and Allwinner have largely dominated the market lately thanks to faster Cortex-A8 and Cortex-A9 processors. Now VIA subsidiary WonderMedia has two new A9 chips to offer: The 800 MHz WM8950 and the faster WM8850 processor with speeds up to…

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May 21st, 2012, 11:10 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

VIA unveils AMOS-3002 fanless rugged PC

VIA AMOS-3002

VIA Technologies has introduced a new mini-desktop PC based around a Pico-ITX sysem board. The VIA AMOS-3002 measures just 7.8″ x 4.1″ x 1.9″ and it features a rugged case that can handle temperatures between about -4 degrees and 140 degrees depending on the configuration. It’s also vibration and shock tolerance. The little computer has a 1 GHz VIA Eden…

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May 17th, 2012, 12:30 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

VIA ships fewer x86 processors in 2011, holds onto distant 3rd place

VIA Quadcore

VIA Technologies isn’t exactly a household name, but the Taiwanese company is the third largest maker of x86 processors for notebook, desktop, and server computers. But it’s a distant third place, with VIA capturing just about 0.1 percent of the market in the last quarter of 2011. Researchers at IDC have released their latest report on microprocessor revenues, and in the…

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March 16th, 2012, 11:25 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

VIA unveils ARTiGO A1150 barebones nettop w/HD video support

VIA ARTiGO A1150

VIA is updating its ARTiGO mini-desktop computer line with the addition of the ARTiGO A1150. It’s a barebones PC kid that comes with a Pico-ITX motherboard, a tiny case, and a 1 GHz VIA Eden X2 64-bit dual core processor. The system also has a VIA VX900H media system processor. The low power chip can handle HD video playback in…

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November 22nd, 2011, 5:30 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Zotac’s VIA Nano X2 nettop hits Japan this month

Zotac Zbox nano vd01

A few months ago Zotac unveiled a tiny desktop computer powered by a VIA Nano X2 dual core processor. Now it’s on track to go on sale this month in Japan. The Zotac ZBOX Nano-VD01 features a 1.2 GHz VIA Nano X2 U4025 dual core processor with a VIA VX900H chipset and Chrome9 HD graphics with support for DirectX 9….

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September 16th, 2011, 3:15 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

VIA sells S3 graphics to HTC

S3 Graphics

HTC has agreed to pay $300 million to acquire S3 Graphics from chip-maker VIA (although more than half of that money will go to WTI, a private investment firm). S3 makes graphics solutions for desktop and notebook computers as well as embedded products. Since VIA bought the graphics company 10 years ago, most VIA processors have also included integrated S3…

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July 6th, 2011, 7:39 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

Zotac to launch a VIA Nano X2 powered nettop

zotac nettop with via nano x2 processor

VIA Technologies will be showing off a small form factor desktop PC from Zotac powered by the latest VIA Nano chipset this week. The new Zotac ZBOX nettop appears to be even smaller than Zotac’s existing line of tiny desktops. The folks at PC Master.de snagged a picture of the computer, which fits almost comfortably in the plm of one…

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May 30th, 2011, 4:00 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

WonderMedia unveils PRIZM WM8710 chip for low-end tablets

wm8710-1

High performance tablet and smartphone chips from NVIDIA, Samsung, and Qualcomm get a lot of attention these days, but they’re not the only games in town. VIA subsidiary WonderMedia has just introduced a new 800 MHz ARM11 chip which isn’t going to knock the Tegra 2 chip off its high horse anytime soon, but it’s a much cheaper solution for…

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May 26th, 2011, 11:29 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

VIA introduces QuadCore low power x86 processor

via quadcore

VIA Technologies has introduced its first quad core processor. The 1.2 GHz VIA QuadCore chip has a TDP (Thermal Design Power) of 27.5 watts. While that makes it a bit of an energy hog when compared with low power ARM or Intel Atom processors, I can’t think of another quad-core x86 chip that uses so little power. The VIA QuadCore…

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May 12th, 2011, 9:24 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

VIA launches Nano X2 E-Series low power chips

nano x2e

Chip maker VIA has unveiled a new version of its Nano X2 processor called the VIA Nano X2 E-Series. It’s a dual core 64-bit chip designed for embedded systems. In other words, you probably won’t find the E-Series in a netbook or tablet anytime soon, but it could be used in televisions, set-top-boxes, point-of-sales systems (ie: fancy cash registers),  or…

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May 5th, 2011, 10:42 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »

VIA introduces Eden X2 low power dual core chips

VIA has introduced a dual core version of its low power Eden chip. The new VIA Eden X2 is a 40nm chip with two 64-bit cores, which the company says means they’re optimized for multitasking and multimedia performance. The company also claims that the VIA Eden X2 line of chips are “the world’s most power-efficient dual-core processors,” but doesn’t btoher…

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March 1st, 2011, 9:07 am by Brad Linder | No Comments »
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