VIA is riding the UMPC wave with its upcoming Isaiah processor, the company's first x86 chip with a modern, superscalar architecture. As more and more companies plan to release new models of low-cost / low performance sub-notebooks, VIA could make a comeback thanks to the puny, yet powerful chip alone.The CPU ma... |
17 May 2008
04:19 GMT |
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VIA has been manufacturing low-energy microprocessors for quite a while now, but its designs would hardly pose any threat for both Intel and AMD. Things are about to change, however, as the latest VIA creation is more than a chip to be used in toasters and microwave ovens. VIA plans to announce its Isaiah processor l... |
16 May 2008
04:20 GMT |
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The upcoming ultra-mobile PC offerings will be powered by either VIA's low-voltage Isaiah processor or by Intel's Atom chip. Those of you who are wondering which one delivers the best bang per buck can now get an overview of the two chips' performance.The benchmark was conducted by the German tech webs... |
21 April 2008
09:09 GMT |
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Hewlett-Packard's miracle sub-notebook in the 2133 Mini-Note series has just been released, and rumors about a mid-cycle refresh have already started to emerge. The sub-notebook is one of the most impressive low-cost notebooks on the market and is extremely suitable for both kids and businesses.The notebook is p... |
11 April 2008
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Taiwanese manufacturer VIA teamed up with the graphics specialist Nvidia in a joint effort of capping Intel's upcoming Atom processor. The strategic pact could give birth to a whole new series of hardware parts, such as processors and integrated chipsets to deliver increased performance when paired. While Intel ... |
10 April 2008
09:52 GMT |
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Chipset manufacturer VIA has just unveiled its new VX800 series of chipsets with integrated graphics targeted at the ultra-mobile segment. The new offering features two digital media IGP chipsets packed in 33 x 33-millimeter chips, especially designed for the company's ultra-low voltage processors.The VIA VX800 ... |
2 April 2008
17:46 GMT |
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Chip manufacturer VIA has finally started shipping sampling units of its x86 Isaiah processor announced earlier this year. The Isaiah architecture will replace the company's C7 chip, that has gained huge popularity on the cheap Linux-based ultra-mobile PC market.According to Glenn Henry, CEO of Centaur Technolog... |
25 March 2008
10:21 GMT |
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Via has announced its new processor architecture a few days ago, but more details are to come until the upcoming International Solid State Circuits Conference. Of course, Via will take part at the event, along with industry giants such as Intel, Sun and IBM.It seems that the upcoming Isaiah chip will support out-of-... |
30 January 2008
09:52 GMT |
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There are two major computer processor producers in the world and they have most of the market. In a far, far away past, a number a smaller producers like Cyrix and VIA were challenging AMD and Intel on the processor market, but to no avail. Cyrix was going good in the first half of the 90s but later it sunk so low t... |
26 July 2007
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