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While 2008 and 2009 were mostly about netbooks, 2010 could just be about the growing segment for thin and light laptops, as both Intel and AMD have announced products to support said segment. On that note, it appears that another chip maker – VIA Technologies, to be more specific –, has also decided to jo... |
3 November 2009
06:42 GMT |
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Apple’s Special Deals section is featuring iPods at attractive prices, with refurbished nanos going as low as $99 for the 8GB version, and a $249.00 iPod touch capable of storing 32GB of music, apps, and movies. Those looking to get an iPod and don’t have any cash to spare are encouraged to check out thes... |
8 October 2009
10:59 GMT |
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Upon taking down its web store and then putting it back online last week, Apple merely cut the prices on some of its refurbished products, including old-generation iPod nanos and shuffles. Although lacking the new, built-in camera, 8GB nanos are now available for just $99, with the 1GB shuffle being priced at just $3... |
22 September 2009
04:26 GMT |
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The folks at NewTeeVee have decided to put Apple’s new nano to the test and see exactly how good of a video recorder it is, compared with another low-end (but popular) camcorder, the Flip. While there are some obvious differences between video quality, there are plenty good sides and down-sides to both. NewTee... |
15 September 2009
09:16 GMT |
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According to Apple, iPod nano now has a built-in video camera that “lets you record fun as it happens.” The camera-equipped iPod features a larger 2.2-inch display for easier navigating, enjoying album art, and watching the videos you’ve just taken.“A quick scroll through the menu takes you to... |
10 September 2009
11:48 GMT |
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After exactly one year since its debut, the fourth-generation iPod nano has gained a bigger screen, a built-in speaker, new software and, best of all, a built-in camera for shooting video wherever you may find yourself. The fifth-generation iPod nano can even shoot videos with real-time effects such as Thermal, Film ... |
10 September 2009
06:18 GMT |
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The netbook market continues to grow, helping the industry recover from the great drop in consumer demand for personal computer systems, also giving a couple of smaller companies the chance to make a stand. Thanks to these small-sized, ultra-portable and low-power computer systems, companies like the Taiwan-based Kin... |
7 August 2009
07:01 GMT |
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The success level of netbook devices and the netbook form factor have enabled a number of companies to provide their supporting solutions for said segment. Such is the case with VIA Technologies, which is actively promoting the low-power specifications and features of its Nano platform as a potential solution of ligh... |
3 June 2009
01:17 GMT |
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VIA Technologies has just announced that its Nano platform, featuring a Nano processor and the new VX855 Media System processor, and the Pico-ITXe form factor it has developed, have just received the “Best of Computex” award from the Taiwan Computer Association and the Taiwan External Trade Council, which... |
26 May 2009
08:06 GMT |
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VIA Technologies has been making the headlines recently, thanks to a partnership with system builder Dell, which has spawned a new series of energy-efficient servers built on the performance and features delivered by VIA's Nano platform. However, the company now wants to draw your attention to an upcoming event ... |
22 May 2009
10:15 GMT |
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Following the earlier reports this week, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell has officially announced today the introduction of its new “ultra-light” server, the XS11-VX8, specifically designed to meet the requirements of hyper-scale data center environments and I/O intensive applications, including Web hosting.... |
20 May 2009
05:04 GMT |
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With Intel, the world's largest vendor of computer processors, having received a heavy slap in the face from the EU Commission, Round Rock, Texas-based Dell is said to be planning the unveiling of a new server system that will be powered by a rather interesting choice of VIA Nano processors. The move is expected... |
18 May 2009
05:56 GMT |
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VIA Technologies, a company that is known for its innovative power-efficient x86 processor platforms, has announced today the introduction of a new platform designed to take advantage of the performance delivered by its Nano processors. The new board, dubbed VIA BB8002, comes in a Mini-ITX form factor and is focused ... |
30 April 2009
08:31 GMT |
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Via Technologies has officially announced today that its Nano processor has been selected by Samsung for one of the company's latest mini-notebook computer systems, the highly anticipated NC20. Although the mini-notebook has been around for some time, VIA has just provided the official list of specifications of... |
27 February 2009
05:22 GMT |
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With the launch of the Ion platform, NVIDIA has certainly managed, one more time, to catch the attention of the world, as this product is capable of providing the best netbook experience for Atom-based systems. In doing so, the chip maker has gained the appreciation of most netbook fans out there, but has probably en... |
20 February 2009
06:41 GMT |
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Earlier this year, more specifically at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung unveiled a new portable computer system, designed to take advantage of the performance capabilities of a VIA Nano processor. The low-cost laptop, dubbed NC20, has just been made available for pre-order at the UK-based retailer... |
5 February 2009
10:07 GMT |
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Citing the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN), the International Business Times reports that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are likely “to land chip orders for Apple's low-cost, entry-level iPhone nano.” Neither of the two publ... |
14 January 2009
05:40 GMT |
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According to most recent details on the Internet, VIA Technologies is expected to update its Nano processor lineup with the addition of a new Nano 3000 Series and the Via Nano Dual Core processors. The new range of low-power CPUs are expected to provide a performance boost over the company's current Nanos. Avail... |
30 December 2008
11:18 GMT |
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It seems that around 10 to 15 percent of the netbooks shipped this year will feature VIA's platform, at least this is what some sources at VIA are reported to have said, according to a Chinese-language Apply Daily report. The company's platform has seen such great adoption courtesy of its low-power consump... |
29 December 2008
08:37 GMT |
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It appears that Samsung plans to showcase the 12-inch NC20 laptop at the next year Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada, starting on January 8. Said laptop is expected to provide users with the computing power of a Via Nano processor. However, given the system's physical features, the NC20 isn't m... |
23 December 2008
04:13 GMT |
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A series of details are now spreading on the Internet regarding Samsung's alleged intentions of releasing an ultraportable computer system that will be powered by a Nano processor, developed by Via Technologies. Said laptop isn't designed to compete with netbooks or fully-fledged notebooks, but it will be m... |
22 December 2008
07:15 GMT |
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A Peter Serafinowicz Show Christmas Special is featuring a short clip dedicated to a new, fictional Apple product – the Mactini. The clip is a parody of Apple's guided tour of the MacBook Air, emphasizing the company's habit of reducing the number of controls (buttons) on its products. The Peter Seraf... |
17 December 2008
04:14 GMT |
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VIA Technologies, Inc., a leading developer and provider of power efficient x86 processor platforms, announced today that its VIA Nano processor and its VIA VX800 unified digital media IGP chipset received an Excellent Product Award at WinHEC 2008 in Taipei this week.The award was presented by Taiwan's Vice Pres... |
11 December 2008
03:21 GMT |
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According to the latest news, VIA is set to launch a dual-core version of its Nano processor sometime before the end of 2009, while also preparing it for mass production starting with 2010. The chip has been rumored for quite a while now, but this time all seems to be on track for the said release. Also, it appears ... |
27 November 2008
05:20 GMT |
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Pictures of a MacBook nano based on the MSI U100 netbook have surfaced on the web. The 1.6GHz Atom-based machine sports a 10" display, 2GB DDR 2 RAM, a 320GB hard drive, and weighs just 2.2 lbs.Had someone told us this was an actual netbook coming from Cupertino, we probably wouldn't have rushed to dismiss the a... |
11 November 2008
04:58 GMT |
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VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading manufacturer of power efficient x86 processor platforms, announced today a public demonstration of its VIA Nano processor and a host of leading edge embedded boards, peripherals and complete systems at Electronica 2008, which will be held in Munich, Germany, on November 11-14. The com... |
6 November 2008
03:47 GMT |
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VIA, one of the worldwide leading chip makers, announced today that it would be demonstrating the first VIA Nano processor-based Mini-ITX board, at the Embedded Systems Conference, Boston, Massachusetts. The company's new board comes to showcase how its Nano processor can be used to build a small-sized, low-powe... |
28 October 2008
09:00 GMT |
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Toys “R” Us is expanding its CE assortment with the introduction of Apple iPods and ASUS ultraportable notebook PCs (Eee PC) this month. All Toys “R” Us stores in the US will be carrying the new devices, says the toy seller.Toys “R” Us is well known for selling the best and latest ... |
28 October 2008
04:08 GMT |
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VIA, a company that has recently revealed rather gloomy sales results for last month, has demonstrated today that the cryptographic performance of its Nano processor proves to be the most power efficient on the market, thanks to its dedicated VIA PadLock Security Engine, a solution that is integrated directly into th... |
14 October 2008
08:42 GMT |
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Last month, VIA was reported to have received Nano CPU orders from leading notebook vendor HP, which was supposedly planning a new Mini-Note PC that would be powered by VIA's flagship processor. Recent speculation indicates that HP is indeed getting ready to finalize the rumored netbook, and that it will showcas... |
24 September 2008
03:04 GMT |
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The battle on the ULPC market seems to begin tightening up. We already know that Intel marked a big success with its Atom processor, yet responses to it appeared right away. That is the Nano chip from VIA, which turned to be quite a strong competitor. The other big player in the industry, Advanced micro Devices, also... |
22 September 2008
04:00 GMT |
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VIA, a well known manufacturer of x86 processors, is reported to have received NANO CPU orders from leading notebook vendor HP. Apparently, the Taiwanese-based manufacturer has already started shipping the processors to HP, although details regarding quantities aren't yet available.At this time, it is unknown wh... |
15 August 2008
11:12 GMT |
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It's a well-known fact that many notebook users prefer a standard mouse over their notebook's touchpad, as a mouse is often seen as easier to use. Unfortunately, carrying a mouse along with everything else can sometimes be a headache, as users tend to forget to pack the mouse each time they take their noteb... |
13 August 2008
08:37 GMT |
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As most of you must know by now, the latest news reports on Intel's Atom and VIA's Nano processor claim the latter is better than the highly-rated Atom. All surveys and head-to-head reviews of the two small-sized processors appear to indicate a single winner, namely VIA's Nano CPU. Undoubtedly, this en... |
4 August 2008
09:48 GMT |
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The latest reviews and tests made by a number of sites show that, on the low-power area, Via's Nano processor leaves Intel's Atom chip behind. The processors were tested on similar desktop systems by all the reviewers. For the Nano-based system, a prototype Mini-ITX motherboard with a 1.8GHz Nano L2100 proc... |
30 July 2008
06:03 GMT |
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Technology advances at a very fast pace and things tend to become better, faster and smaller. This is the case with portable storage devices based on Flash technology. USB flash drives tend to become smaller by the day, providing users with high storage capacities in a wide range of form factors. Such an example is I... |
30 June 2008
03:14 GMT |
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This year's Computex trade show was definitely the place to go to see the latest product releases. Besides all the buzz around the release of the netbooks, a few other companies have also managed to hold the headlines with their newest products. Among them, VIA made for a nice surprise with the release of the lo... |
19 June 2008
06:04 GMT |
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Some of the users attending this year's Computex show might have expected the release of a new NVIDIA chipset with support for VIA's recently released Nano processor. Unfortunately, these users were left disappointed as they could only see the release of VIA's Mini-ITX 2.0 Platform. Although this was p... |
9 June 2008
05:21 GMT |
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The 2008 edition of the Computex trade show, which was held in Taipei, Taiwan and will close its doors today, has brought to light a number of new products which will most certainly change the way we perceive things around us. Starting with the much anticipated ASUS Eee PC, most of the manufacturers that were present... |
7 June 2008
05:52 GMT |
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After having recently announced the release of its Nano processor, VIA has once again taken center stage today at Computex, with the launch of its new standard for Mini-ITX boards. This design, coming from one of the leading manufacturers of power efficient x86 processor platforms, is meant to ensure an optimized mul... |
5 June 2008
10:42 GMT |
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Not long after releasing the OpenBook, VIA technologies has just launched the VIA Nano processor family. The new product is based on the VIA Isaiah Architecture and with it VIA plans to enter the low-power processor market. Apparently the new Nano processors are built on the successful energy efficient VIA C7 process... |
29 May 2008
05:50 GMT |
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Logitech, the company that has made heads turn with the release of its G15 keyboard and the MX Air mouse, has just released a new product. Meant to offer an alternative solution to notebook users, the V450 Nano Cordless Laser Mouse for Notebooks is now available for purchase in the US and is expected to arrive in Eur... |
22 May 2008
02:53 GMT |
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Oh, sweet satisfaction of being a geek! Nano-components are being used almost in everything from toys to domestic appliances, but Interactive Toys is the one that extended nano-technology to art. And if you've always had a fascination with remote controlled toys, you're going to like what follows.Forget abo... |
10 January 2008
09:10 GMT |
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Guilty Culture sounds to me like a sort of fashion statement of those gadgetry victims out there. But, since Christmas is to come soon, I guess it's not too late to talk about iPods...again. And the only connection between the two of them: GC makes Swarovski iPod cases, in deluxe limited editions.Jewelry can tak... |
18 December 2007
13:26 GMT |
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Want to see something really annoying? Then check out this monster! Apparently, it wasn't enough they hacked Nokia and then shamefully named themselves ECNokia. The fellows have popped out an MP4 player, which we Earth inhabitants like to call portable media player, with a form factor that is more than identical... |
20 November 2007
07:41 GMT |
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The iPhone Nano is as real a sit gets, as some real live images of it have recently surfaced. There are high chances that it is not a mockup, but the real thing, which makes it clear that Apple has some pleasant surprises too prepared for its fans.Rumors of the iPhone Nano have appeared since not even the normal hand... |
29 October 2007
06:45 GMT |
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The iStuff Domino Speaker is the next generation item for your iPod. There are several reasons for that, such as its sexy design style and its great sound performances. Apparently, there is even more as this milky white baby features a 2.1 speaker system, a built-in amp and a power supply. Not to mention there is als... |
9 October 2007
08:11 GMT |
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If the name Onda doesn't ring you any bell, I don't blame you. These fellows should be rewarded for executing such masterpiece copycats of what's hot on the market. They started with a cute clone of the mighty iPod touch and then they did this.By this, I mean their latest portable media player, dubbed ... |
9 October 2007
03:41 GMT |
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