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VIA might be focused on embedded computing, but it turns out it wants to be a big name on the market of digital signage and video wall applications. To that end, it has set up a 16-display wall at the Digital Signage Expo (DSE) 2013, in the Las Vegas Convention Center (February 27-28).
The VIA Vantage Digital Wall ... |
27 February 2013
06:00 GMT |
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VIA has released the latest WHQL Certified USB 3.0 eXtensible Host Controller Interface (xHCI) driver for the VL800 and VL801 Host Controllers. It is compatible with all of Microsoft's operating systems, starting from Windows XP to the latest one.This release is based on V2.10A with a replaced UASP client driver... |
4 February 2013
10:51 GMT |
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Miniature computers can be used in many scenarios, and this is the main thing that VIA is banking on in its quest to promote the ARMTiGO small form factor ARM computer.
For consumers, things as large as HTPCs (home-theater personal computers) and even small desktops qualify as SFF systems (small form factor).
The ... |
24 January 2013
10:59 GMT |
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VIA has released a brand new firmware for the VL811 hub controller, which brings a handful of fixes, as well as a consolidated firmware code. For starters, USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 issues have been resolved. The firmware code has been optimized and consolidated, so it can offer stability for the USB hub controller as well... |
24 January 2013
08:04 GMT |
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Multiple displays are common on PCs, but not so much on the embedded market, particularly the market of embedded hardware, which VIA is active in. That is why the VIA ARMOS-800 might turn a few heads. It does not only have two display outputs, but also two GPUs, one for each. The graphics chips complement the 800MH... |
15 January 2013
10:07 GMT |
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There was a time when VIA's name stood at the same level as AMD's and Intel's, even if that was more for chipsets than CPUs. ASUS may just help the company regain some of that prestige by enlisting its aid in tablet development.
VIA doesn't make much today, besides processors, chipsets and syste... |
13 December 2012
04:09 GMT |
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Flash storage devices are only as good as their controller chip allows, which is why VIA might get quite a few orders for the VIA VL752 and VIA VL753 USB 3.0 integrated controllers.
The former is a dual-channel USB 3.0 to NAND Flash chip, while the latter is a single-channel model.
They measure 8 x 8 mm and 6 x 6 m... |
11 December 2012
09:03 GMT |
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VIA would have been in for a real treat if a certain rumor had proved to be true. Alas, it did not, so the company will have to proceed as before.
The rumor we are talking about said that ASUS was thinking of adopting VIA's, or rather WonderMedia's (VIA subsidiary), ARM-based processor platform for entry-... |
11 December 2012
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Showing that Intel's dismissive attitude towards it and ARM doesn't really matter, VIA Technologies has introduced the arguably smallest quad-core x86 system ever designed: VIA ARTiGO A1250.
The VIA ARTiGO A1250 is about as large as one of those old mobile phones that barely anyone uses these days.
For t... |
31 October 2012
16:51 GMT |
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Having established itself as the primary provider on the niche market, though not one bereft of troubles, of embedded hardware, VIA has announced the latest computing module, bearing the name of VIA ETX-8X90.
VIA's computing modules, similar to small board PCs really, are made in such a way that they can take ... |
27 September 2012
10:11 GMT |
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VIA kept its financial report for the month of August 2012 very brief, unlike other companies who go into every detail about what and why happened. Unfortunately, this didn't make the announcement any less serious.
Net sales somehow managed to drop by 22.90%, compared to the same month of the previous year, wh... |
7 September 2012
08:34 GMT |
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VIA may not be all that famous nowadays, nor does it have a large share of the motherboard and processor market, but as each day passes, we are more and more convinced that lack of advertising, as well as the decision to focus on a particular segment of the market, is the only reason.
And by that we mean that we ha... |
6 September 2012
07:27 GMT |
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Semiconductor design company ASMedia is now under very tight scrutiny from the Taiwan law enforcement agencies, as the company is being accused of patent infringement by well-known chipset and processor designer VIA. Word has it that several VIA engineers left the company and went to work for ASMedia and they now cl... |
4 September 2012
23:01 GMT |
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VIA's Avatar APC 8750 was released all the way back in May, but the first batch of pre-orders was depleted almost immediately.
Even the people who managed to score an order at the time had to wait until mid-July for their device.
Now, Newegg has listed the miniature PC as in stock, though we aren't sure... |
16 August 2012
11:09 GMT |
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VIA Technologies adds Windows 8 support to its high-definition audio driver package, along with XP, Vista and Windows 7, for both 32-bit and 64-bit architecture. Although it comes as WHQL-Certified, the driver does not offer the certification for all supported chipsets: “This driver supports and has WHQL for ... |
30 July 2012
07:53 GMT |
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VIA Technologies continues to move forward in its small niche, that of embedded and low-power processors and platforms, and the latest product is quite the interesting sight among pico-ITX motherboards.
ARM's deal with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has removed the final barrier between the archite... |
25 July 2012
03:19 GMT |
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It's official, we live in a world that goes crazy over miniaturizations of the common machine. There aren't many other ways to explain how mini PCs seem to sell out within hours of being launched.
The trend started with the Raspberry Pi (though some would say it began quite a bit before that) and now cont... |
12 June 2012
08:33 GMT |
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Famous CPU and chip designer, Taiwanese company VIA is launching today its ARTiGO A1200 SlimPC small form factor (SFF) computer system, on its official website.VIA’s Eden X2 dual core processor was quite some time ago. It’s an out-of-order 64 Bit architecture so it should be able to surpass any Intel Atom... |
30 May 2012
21:11 GMT |
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Miniature PC systems are bound to become better-known after the Raspberry Pi phenomenon, so we think VIA might finally get some of the recognition it deserves. The company has launched the APC 8750, where APC stands for Android PC (personal computer). Sure, the name isn't really accurate, since there is no c... |
22 May 2012
09:31 GMT |
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VIA has officially introduced the AMOS-3002 ultra-compact system that promises to withstand extreme temperatures, shocks and vibration. Called VIA AMOS-3002, the new computer is to be employed in telematics, digital signage, kiosks, in-vehicle control, machine to machine controller applications and various other em... |
17 May 2012
16:01 GMT |
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Chinese storage and peripheral connect specialist Orico has just launched the ORICO 7-Port USB 3.0 PCI Express Card, on its official website. This is a 7 USB 3.0 port add on PCIe card that will allow your computer to directly handle up to seven USB 3.0 SuperSpeed devices. It is powered by two VIA Labs controllers, b... |
7 May 2012
12:01 GMT |
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VIA has formally launched a Computer-on-Module (COM) Express Mini system suited for medical, advanced gaming, test and measurement, industrial (machine vision system) and military applications.
At heart, the VIA COMe-8X91, as the device is called, is not so different from the Raspberry Pi or the Intel NUC.
NUC st... |
4 May 2012
04:45 GMT |
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Well-known chipset and CPU designer, VIA Labs, has recently announced the new USB 3.0 HUB controller called VIA Labs VL812, on its official website.Taiwanese company VIA Labs Inc has long been know for designing and manufacturing processors, chipset and platforms that are very power efficient, very cool and easy to i... |
21 April 2012
08:43 GMT |
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It looks like VIA are up to setting new trends when it comes to the world of small-format computers/ motherboards.
Two 2011-based motherboards come back with a new blast, supporting quad-core processors and promising a new level of computing performance: EPIA-M900 and M910.
We're already offering free download... |
6 March 2012
10:21 GMT |
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VIA doesn't get to brag about much on the CPU and motherboard markets anymore, but it still has its moments, like this one owed to the VIA EPIA-M900 and VIA EPIA-M910.
The VIA EPIA-M900 and VIA EPIA-M910 are two mini-ITX motherboards designed to be used in the embedded market.
This much is not enough to make... |
24 February 2012
04:22 GMT |
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VIA is serious about getting in the solid state drive game, so it looked for the sort of processors that may help it put on the best show, eventually deciding on Tensilica DPUs.
VIA intends to build a solid state drive controller chip, but it needed a good dataplane processor for that, or more of them.
As such, it... |
16 February 2012
04:39 GMT |
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Advanced Micro Devices and VIA may not make the news as often as Intel does on the enterprise computer market, but HP has decided to change this a bit by releasing both types of thin clients.
The company has two new thin clients to offer, dubbed HP t610 Flexible Series Thin Client and HP t510 Thin Client.
The form... |
14 February 2012
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VIA keeps expending its embedded motherboard lineup with new solutions based on the company’s own Nano and Eden microprocessors, the latest of these additions being the EPIA-M910 mini-ITX mainboard.
Users have the option of choosing between two board revisions, one packing a 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 processor, while... |
9 February 2012
09:48 GMT |
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VIA may not hold a very big share of the CPU and chipset market, but the fields it does serve are better for it, enough so that Gigabyte decided to try out the NANO processor and its accompanying chipset.
There was a time, rather long ago, when VIA motherboards and processors were actually easy to encounter in PCs ... |
23 January 2012
14:31 GMT |
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VIA showed a surprising level of interest in the Universal Serial Bus interface at the 2012 edition of the Consumer Electronics Show, even inventing a new cabling solution.
VIA has officially announced the VIA Labs VO510 5Gb Optical Transceiver, a USB 3.0 Active Optical Cable (AOC) solutions.
It can send multimedi... |
13 January 2012
15:31 GMT |
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Contrary to what the rapid popularity rise of USB 3.0 would have one believe, the USB 2.0 interface had not managed to reach the apex of its capability when its successor gained traction.
USB 2.0 supposedly has a maximum bandwidth of 480 Mbps, which is about the same as 60 MB/s.
Unfortunately, when plugging an... |
7 January 2012
04:06 GMT |
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It seems like Asrock has been quite busy during the last months as new boards are being released these days.
Today we bring you PV530A and PV530A-ITX, two motherboards equipped with VIA processors and of course, sporting VIA chipsets, designed for various applications where a small computer is needed, but no state-o... |
5 January 2012
06:02 GMT |
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VIA keeps updating its range of embedded motherboards and recently has unveiled a new mini-ITX solution that is built around the company’s processors and was designed to be used for POS and kiosk applications.Dubbed the VIA VB7009, the motherboard can be equipped with a wide selection of VIA CPUs ranging from a... |
3 January 2012
10:49 GMT |
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Android is spreading its influence to parts of the worldwide IT market other than the mobile segment, with VIA, in this case, helping it along. The Android operating systems is one of the most widely used software platforms in the world. It is very often encountered on smartphones and has also become the OS of cho... |
15 December 2011
15:51 GMT |
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Most motherboards being manufactured these days come with embedded audio chips which can reach as high as 7.1-channel configurations needed for HD multimedia. Nevertheless, a question arises: which manufacturer offers the best "stock" audio performance? Is there a real difference between these three major brands?With... |
24 November 2011
10:46 GMT |
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Over the last couple of months, VIA launched an entire arsenal of compact mainboards for industrial use packing their dual-core Eden and Nano processors, and now the company thought its just about time to release a similar solution of the end-user market.The result is the compact VIA ARTiGO A1150 barebone system that... |
22 November 2011
09:47 GMT |
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Shortly after introducing a series of motherboards targeting the embedded device market, VIA has announced the release of the Nano X2-equipped VE-900 mini-ITX board which was specially developed for being used in media PCs.VIA's latest creation is built around an 1.4GHz Nano X2 dual-core processor which is paire... |
11 November 2011
08:32 GMT |
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VIA keeps on releasing new mainboards using the company's processors and their latest creation, the VIA EPIA-P900 Pico-ITX, is touted as being the world's first Pico-ITX solution to feature a dual-core CPU.The ultra compact Pico-ITX form factor measures only 10cm x 7.2cm, but despite this compact size VIA h... |
9 November 2011
09:30 GMT |
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People thought Amazon's Kindle Fire and the Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet were cheap, but they may change their tune once they spot the Amiga Xpedio 7MTB. Sure, the Amazon Kindle Fire tablet has a price of $200 (145 Euro) and the new Barnes and Noble Nook tablet sells for $249 (180 Euro), but those prices don&#... |
8 November 2011
09:48 GMT |
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VIA Technologies has just announced the introduction of a new Em-ITX form factor motherboard, dubbed the VIA EITX-3002, which comes configured with the company's latest dual-core processors as well as with USB 3.0 connectivity.Users have the option of choosing between two board revision, one PACKING a 1.2GHz VIA... |
2 November 2011
10:41 GMT |
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VIA has just announced the introduction of a new mini-ITX motherboard, dubbed the EPIA-M720, based on the company's own processors which was designed to provide great multimedia performance while also delivering a low power consumption.The new motherboard comes as an upgrade to the previous EPIA-LN and it retain... |
28 September 2011
05:10 GMT |
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As IT gets more advanced, machinery gets more and more compact, and this, naturally, goes for PCs, as proven by the mini computer that Zotac added to its ZBOX series.
The ZBOX nano-VD01 was revealed back in June, during the 2011 edition of the Computex trade show.
Surprisingly enough, however, the item didn�... |
16 September 2011
04:49 GMT |
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VIA has recently published a whitepaper in which it compares the performance of a dual-core 1.2GHz Nano X2 processor with that of Intel's current flagship Atom chip, the D252, both in single-threaded and multi-threaded applications.
The VIA CPU surpassed its counterpart in all the benchmarks run, delivering b... |
2 August 2011
07:43 GMT |
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VIA Technologies has today announced the release of what the company likes to refer to as the “world's first” mini-ATX motherboard to feature a VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual core processor, the VIA EPIA-M900.
Measuring just 17 square centimeters, the VIA EPIA-M900 board features a dual core VIA Nano X... |
8 July 2011
03:37 GMT |
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Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation is set to purchase the S3 Graphics subsidiary of VIA, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest.
The leading handset vendor will acquire all of the shares that VIA currently has in the GPU maker, as well as the shares that WTI, which invested in S3 back in 2005,... |
6 July 2011
13:41 GMT |
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It appears that a certain maker of microprocessors intends to increase its currently small stake in the worldwide chip market by beginning to offer processors for those servers where power efficiency is a prime concern.
The server market has always been a primary component of the IT industry, and it looks like it... |
25 June 2011
05:02 GMT |
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In a letter sent to some members of the press, VIA has confirmed that it has left the BAPCo organization as the company believes the recently released SYSmark 2012 benchmark doesn't accurately reflect real world PC usage scenarios and workloads.Just yesterday, AMD and Nvidia also left BAPCo, the former issuing a... |
23 June 2011
06:11 GMT |
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VIA has just announced the introduction of the VB8004 mainboard which pairs together the company's Nano E-series CPUs with the VX900 media system processor and can also be fitted with an add-on graphics module.The VIA VB8004 is available in two configurations, one sporting a 1.2GHz Nano processor while the other... |
3 June 2011
05:06 GMT |
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When speaking of a nettop, or any other sort of mini PC, one would expect an Intel chip to lie at the core, but it looks like Zotac went for something less conventional when it designed the Zbox Mini-PC.The thing with mini PCs is that they are specifically made so that they can carry out just the basic range of comp... |
31 May 2011
10:04 GMT |
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While VIA might not be ready to start powering smartphones just yet, it looks like its CPU platforms have definitely been evolving, to the point where Computex might just see some dual-core and quad-core implementations.
Being one of the biggest technology trade shows of the year, it stands to reason that Compute... |
19 May 2011
02:53 GMT |
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