VIA is outlining plans for the future of its low power Nano processor that’s aimed at netbooks and other low power computers. Japanese site PC Watch recently snapped a photo of the product roadmap for the Nano, which shows that the company plans to release a more powerful chip with FSB speeds of up to […]
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VIA loses HP Mini contract, focuses on developing world
VIA has apparently confirmed that the next generation HP Mini-Note will not use VIA processors. HP is expected to launch a new netbook called the HP Mini 1000 this week (possibly as soon as Wednesday), and from what I can tell, it will have a 10 inch display, a cheap plastic case (unlike the sturdy […]
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Is HP giving up on VIA?
That Vivienne Tam designer edition HP Mini-Note that was spotted last month is apparently real. And it’s coming soon. HP plans to release this netbook in December. But that’s not the interesting part. HP is working on a next generation Mini-Note computer. And while it’s not clear if this will be the first model in […]
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VIA starts shipping its Intel Atom competitor, the VIA Nano
The Intel Atom CPU has been all the rage this summer with netbook makers. Companies including Dell, Lenovo, Toshiba, Acer, and Asus have all released or announced low cost ultraportable laptops sporting the power saving CPU. Â And chip maker VIA wants in on the action. VIA’s C7-M CPU shows up in a handful of current […]
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Will next-gen HP Mini-Note be Atom or Nano-powered?
Last week we heard that HP could be preparing a new version of the HP Mini-Note laptop with a 10 inch display and an Intel Atom processor. The current generation has an 8.9 inch screen and packs the sluggish VIA C7-M CPU. But now DigiTimes (the same source of last week’s rumor) reports that HP […]
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VIA gets ready to take on the Intel Atom
In case you had any doubts that VIA’s upcoming Nano processor is targeted at the exact same market as the Intel Atom, VIA’s marketing department has put out a short video pitting a Nano chip against an Intel Atom chip. The devices? A protoype PC using VIA’s OpenBook design and the Asus Eee PC 1000H. […]
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VIA Nano benchmarks: Kind of, sort of faster than Intel Atom
Sascha at Eee PC News.de has posted some new information about the upcoming VIA Nano CPU. The Nano (formerly known as Isaiah) is VIA’s replacement for the C7-M CPU. The low power chip is well positioned to do battle with the Intel Atom processor in the low-cost ultraportable computer market. But how does the Nano […]
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First VIA Nano-powered PC shows up at Computex
While the Computex trade show in Taiwan is awash with Intel Atom-powered computers, the VIA Nano CPU has been a bit harder to find. That’s not really too surprising, since Intel officially launched the Atom today, while VIA’s newest chip probably won’t be ready to ship for a little while longer.But the folks at AVING […]
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VIA redubs Isaiah processor line: Meet the Nanos
Chip maker VIA is introducing a new line of low-power, high performance processors. The Nano family of chips (formerly known under the codename Isaiah) are a long overdue upgrade to VIA’s C7-M series. While the C7 chips are certainly low-power, they also underperform similar chips from Intel. The 1.2GHz C7 CPU in my HP Mini-Note, […]