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HP Launches AMD and VIA-Based Thin Clients

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
03:45 GMT

VIA Intros Dual Core VIA EPIA-M910 Mini-ITX Board

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

Gigabyte Creates VIA-Powered Mini-ITX Motherboard

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

CES 2012: VIA Demos USB 3.0 Active Optical Cable

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

VIA Makes USB 2.0 Devices Actually Work Fast on USB 3.0 Hubs

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

Download Drivers for Asrock's Newest VIA-based Motherboards

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

VIA Intros VB7009 Mini-ITX Motherboard with Nano X2 CPU Support

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

VIA x86 Motherboards Get Android Support

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

Conexant vs. VIA vs. Realtek: On Which Casual Audio Driver Is Better

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

VIA Intros ARTiGO Barebone Powered by Eden X2 CPU

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

VIA Outs Nano X2-Equipped Mini-ITX Board for HTPCs

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

VIA Intros 'World's First' Pico-ITX Motherboard with a Dual-Core CPU

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

Amiga Builds a 7-Inch Tablet That Sells for Only $98 (71 Euro)

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

VIA Enters New Fanless Dual Core Mainboard with USB 3.0 Support

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

VIA Outs New Low-Power Mini-ITX Motherboard

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

VIA-Powered Zotac ZBOX Now Reaching Availability

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

VIA: 1.2GHz Nano X2 Processor Is Faster than Intel Atom D252

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

VIA Intros World's First Mini-ITX Motherboard with Nano X2 E-Series CPU

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

HTC to Purchase VIA's S3 Graphics

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

VIA Challenges Intel and AMD on Server Market

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

VIA Confirms It Left BAPCo Over SYSMark 2012

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

VIA Announces VB8004 Mini-ITX Mainboard with Nano-E Series CPUs

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

Zbox Mini-PC from Zotac Puts Via Dual-Core Chips to Work

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

VIA Brings Dual-Core and Quad-Core Chips to Computex

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

VIA's QuadCore Processor Is Faster than AMD's E-350 APU

When it officially announced the QuadCore L2400 processor at the end of last week, VIA claimed that the chip is faster than AMD's E-350 APU and now the benchmarks that this affirmation is based upon have finally made their appearance on the Web. The 1.2GHz clocked QuadCore L2400 was compared with the 1.6GHz E...

17 May 2011
02:52 GMT

VIA's Low-Power VL701 USB 3.0 to SATA Bridge Chip Gets Certified by USB-IF

VIA has just announced that its VL701 low-power USB 3.0 to SATA bridge controller has just been certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), making it the first company to achieve USB-IF bus-powered certification using a traditional hard disk drive. This means that manufacturers can now build high-capacity ex...

12 May 2011
09:34 GMT

VIA Intros Its First Quad-Core Processor

Earlier this year, VIA has introduced its first dual-core processor, the Nano X2, and now the company is quickly following on the footsteps of this CPU with a new chip which packs four computing cores and is known as the VIA QuadCore L2400. Just as Intel's first quad-core chips based on the Penryn architectur...

12 May 2011
02:58 GMT

VIA Announces Nano X2 E Low-Power Dual-Core Processor Series

VIA has just announced that it plans to unveil its new family of low power dual-core Nano X2 processors at the 2011 Embedded System Conference (ESC) that has just opened its gates at the McEnery Convention Center in San Jose, California. The VIA Nano X2 E chips have two out-of-order x86 processing cores that are b...

2 May 2011
08:51 GMT

New Eden X2 is World's Most Power-Efficient Dual-Core Processor, Says VIA

Since everyone in the IT world seems to be pretty stoked nowadays about eco-friendly, power-efficient CPU solutions, VIA has decided to aim for the top spot in this segment, developing and launching their new Eden X2 processor.Since it's been unveiled during the Embedded World 2011 show, currently open in Nuremb...

1 March 2011
12:51 GMT

VIA Launches New Series of Rugged LED Backlit Displays for Embedded Applications

VIA just announced that it has expanded its embedded product line to feature a new series of VIA VID industrial-class touchscreen displays designed for a range of modern interactive kiosk, POI and POS systems. The new series is available in both ruggedized and open-frame configurations and spans in size from 7-inch t...

22 February 2011
08:23 GMT

VIA Plans to Showcase Nano X2 CPU at the 2011 Digital Signage Expo

VIA just announced its participation at the 2011 Digital Signage Expo, which will take place on February 23 and 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada, the company planning to showcase the recently introduced eH1 PCI Express add-in-board as well as a number of multi-display solutions. The VIA eH1 graphics card was designed for v...

21 February 2011
08:40 GMT

Jetway Intros VIA Powered Small Form Factor Motherboard

AMD's launch of the Brazos platform has left VIA in a difficult position as the company now has to battle two of the largest chip manufacturers in the world with its low-power solutions, but that hasn't stopped Jetway from launching a motherboard based on the company's Nano L2007 CPU.Dubbed the MVB-VX9...

2 February 2011
09:35 GMT

VIA Promotes Dual-Core Nano X2 CPU for Desktops and Notebooks

Coming to complete the trio of companies with new CPUs on hand, VIA Technologies has issued a press release in which it presents the dual-core Nano X2 energy-efficient processor.Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have, as end-users probably know, already released their respective Sandy Bridge and Fusion processors.As ...

4 January 2011
06:00 GMT

VIA Creates Low Profile Graphics Card for Embedded Systems

VIA may not have any sort of stake in the consumer segment, but it definitely provides the embedded market with various platforms and systems, and the company has now expanded its portfolio to include video cards as well.The embedded market does not exactly include any sort of system meant to cope with high-quality ...

3 January 2011
07:26 GMT

VIA and Simmtronics Collaborate on Offering Systems to Emerging Markets

One might think that there is no market left for older chips and platforms, but VIA and Simmtronics beg to differ, as they have teamed up in order to sell products on emerging markets. Back in March, 2010, Simmtronics established a collaboration with IBM, through which it began to deliver Intel Atom-powered netbooks...

29 December 2010
10:23 GMT

VIA Pushes New Embedded pico-ITX Motherboard

VIA may not be an especially strong presence on the overall CPU market, but it does have its stake in the embedded market, where it has now unleashed a new small form factor platform.Since Intel and Advanced Micro Devices have practically split the consumer CPU market between themselves, VIA is constantly consolidat...

15 December 2010
05:23 GMT

VIA Thinks Intel's Light Peak Won't Be Successful

While Intel is working on its Light peak standard, which it means to introduce as a sort of rival to USB, other companies do not see a very bright future ahead of the technology, VIA being one of them. Apparently, the supposed change of plans regarding the composition of Light Peak is not all that has reached the n...

11 December 2010
04:54 GMT

Dual-Screen Tablet from Taiji May or May Not Launch

Many tablets have been revealed and/or released over the past few months, and a certain OEM known as Taiji Electronics has now demonstrated two new models of its own, one of which has two displays instead of just one.So far, whatever tablets were revealed or, like the Advent Vega, already sent to end-users stuck to ...

7 December 2010
06:52 GMT

VIA Receives USB 3.0 Certification for Integrated Controller

Although the USB 3.0 standard was finalized more than two years ago, motherboard and external storage manufacturers had a very limited number of USB-IF certified solutions to choose from, but their number is expected to grow as VIA just announced they have obtained USB-IF certification for USB 3.0 ICs for external HD...

22 November 2010
09:58 GMT

CPU Market Share of AMD and VIA Rises, Intel Still Prominent

Since the year is steadily drawing to a close, analysts have begun to publish their findings concerning the current state of the market, and it seems that the PC microprocessor front saw some changes during the third quarter of 2010.It appears that, in terms of vendor performance, Q3 of 2010 saw some small modificat...

11 November 2010
06:21 GMT

SuperSpeed to NAND Flash Controller form VIA Made Public

VIA has been dealing in a variety of hardware products, from motherboards to x86 CPUs to various controllers, and it seems that the company is ready to launch tis latest product, namely a SuperSPeed USB to NAND Flash controller.Essentially a new processor, the chip is intended for use in the next generation of USB f...

16 September 2010
09:58 GMT

New VIA Mini-ITX Board, EPIA-M850, Debuts

Though it won't be bringing out quad-core processors until late next year, VIA is still quite active in its chosen market segments, and its most recent product launch consists of the EPIA-M850, a mini-ITX motherboard meant to be used in embedded multimedia devices, among other things.Recently, rumors arose sayi...

7 September 2010
06:54 GMT

VIA Plans Dual-Core CPU and DirectX 11 Graphics for Next Year

Intel and AMD may be the two biggest players in the CPU industry, but VIA also has its x86 license and it plans to go ahead and release new products next year, not just a new dual-core NANO chip but also a chipset that actually supports DirectX 11 graphics.Intel will soon launch the Sandy Bridge processors with inte...

6 September 2010
02:33 GMT

VIA Unveils COM Express Module Based on Nano E

VIA technologies released the Nano E Series of high-performance processors not so long ago and, now, the company has announced what it calls the world's first COM Express type product to use this chip. The product in question is called VIA COME8X80 and seeks to enable a higher performance and longevity than oth...

5 August 2010
11:19 GMT

ASRock PV530 micro-ATX Motherboard Debuts

With all the publicity that the Intel Pine Trail platform has been getting, consumers are in danger of completely forgetting that there are alternatives to it. VIA, for one, has an entire collection of processors just waiting to be adopted by hardware makers. Knowing this, ASRock decided to experiment with the PC530...

26 July 2010
05:26 GMT

VIA Presents AMOS-5000 Series Embedded PC Kits

While some companies in the IT industry made names for themselves by focusing on a certain product portfolio, some decided they would address a wider range of end-users and, thus, deal in a much bigger number of products. VIA is one of the players that makes a point of being an all-rounder, and its latest embedded P...

22 July 2010
06:42 GMT

VIA Unveils Mini-ITX Motherboard for Embedded Systems

VIA may not be nearly as prominent on the consumer market as Intel or Advanced Micro Devices but, if anything, the kind of products it does deal in are definitely worthy of note. In fact, the company has just come out and unveiled its latest Mini-ITX motherboard. Dubbed VIA EPIA-M840, this platform is meant for embe...

29 June 2010
07:57 GMT

TSMC to Manufacture AMD Ontario CPUs

Despite the fact that it has been making AMD's and NVIDIA's GPU for years, TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) currently doesn't exactly have the most sublime of reputations, all because it has seen a great deal of problems with its 40nm manufacturing process. This should have matured las...

15 June 2010
10:48 GMT

1.6GHz Dual-Core VIA NANO Chip Plays 720p Video

When thinking of central processing units, one's mind immediately goes to either Intel Corp., or advanced Micro Devices, or both. What may have escaped some people, however, is that there is a certain other chip maker out there which, though more stealthy, can still surprise the consumer base. VIA decided to tak...

2 June 2010
10:10 GMT

VIA Shows Off 7-Inch Android Tablets

The fact that Apple's iPad sold more than 2 million copies already is enough to show that, if anything, there is consumer interest for media slates. As such, virtually all PC suppliers, even those that were weary of this new device type, have come up with prototypes of their own. All of them aim to provide a be...

2 June 2010
04:50 GMT


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