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VIA outs ARTiGO A1150 PC Kit in a tiny chassis

Shane McGlaun, Nov 22nd 2011 Discuss [0]

VIA has pulled the covers back to show off its tiny little ARTiGO A1150 dual-core PC kit for the enthusiasts out there looking for a tiny chassis to fit on a desk or in an entertainment system. The A1150 is a sub-liter machine that uses a VIA 1GHz dual-core Eden X2 processor and has HD video support. The video outputs on the back include VGA and HDMI. Read The Full Story

VIA unveils new EPIA-P900 Pico-ITX mainboard packing Eden X2 processor

Shane McGlaun, Nov 9th 2011 Discuss [0]

VIA is a company that many geeks are familiar with. The firm makes all sorts of chips that find their way into different products we use every day. The company also makes a range of its own power-sipping processors for different uses. Today the company has unveiled its latest mainboard in the Pico-ITX form factor. Read The Full Story

VIA VL800 four-port USB 3.0 host controller for PCIe slots surfaces

Shane McGlaun, Sep 14th 2011 Discuss [0]

Yesterday I mentioned that VIA had a new USB 3.0 host controller that was on a card made to go inside a USB 3.0 hub. VIA has announced another new USB 3.0 host controller today and this card is designed to go inside your existing computer using a PCIe slot and it gives you four USB 3.0 ports to connect your new high speed peripherals too. The new host controller is called the VL800. Read The Full Story

VIA announces new VL811 USB 3.0 hub controller

Shane McGlaun, Sep 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

VIA has announced a new USB 3.0 hub controller that is a second gen controller and a single chip solution. The controller supports the higher transfer speeds of USB 3.0 with transfer rates up to 5Gbps. The new controller is called the VL811 and it has a key new feature that is called the Charging Downstream Port or CDP. The CDP is defined in the USB battery charging specification. Read The Full Story

HTC buys S3 Graphics from VIA

Chris Davies, Jul 6th 2011 Discuss [10]

HTC is to buy GPU specialists S3 Graphics, in a deal which will see the smartphone company take all existing shares held by VIA - which bought S3 back in 2001 - and investor WTI, which part-funded the company in 2005. The deal, worth $300m, will see VIA take away $147m and HTC grab the company's low-power, HD-capable graphics expertise along with a patent portfolio that Apple has already fallen foul of. Read The Full Story

Zotac Zbox Mini-PC offers VIA Nano X2 dual-core power

Shane McGlaun, Jun 7th 2011 Discuss [0]

In March, we talked about the Zotac Zbox HD-ID11 nettop that was packing in Intel Atom power and more. A new Zbox nettop was unveiled last week during Computex 2011 that is interesting. Unlike the one from March, the new machine packs in a VIA Nano X2 dual-core processor. The little mini computer is aimed at the HTPC user that can get by with less performance than traditional computers and mostly wanting to stream digital content. Read The Full Story

VIA QuadCore mobile processor gets detailed

Shane McGlaun, May 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Right now if you pick up most netbooks, the best you can hope for inside the machines designed for power efficiency and long battery life is a dual core processor. You generally have to move up to a full size notebook or desktop to get quad-core power under the hood. That won't always be the case though; you can bet that Intel and other firms are working towards getting quad-core processor into small computing devices that run Windows and other OS' that are cheap. One of the companies that are looking to bring cheap quad-core power to netbook users is VIA. Read The Full Story

VIA debuts new low-power USB 3.0 to SATA bridge controller

Shane McGlaun, May 10th 2011 Discuss [0]

VIA has announced that it has received certification for its new USB 3.0 integrated bridge controller called the VL701. The VL701 is a low-power USB 3.0 to SATA Bridge Controller that is certified by the USB-IF and uses strict power-consumption criteria for bus-powered devices. The USB-IF certification procedure insures that the products are interoperable with USB devices and offers all the speed and capability the USB 3.0 has. Read The Full Story

VIA Nano X2 E-Series dual-cores promise ultra-frugal HTPCs

Chris Davies, May 5th 2011 Discuss [0]

VIA has unveiled its latest Nano X2 E-Series dual-core processors, and they want to make your HTPC and other embedded gadgets faster. The new 64-bit chips run at either 1.2GHz or 1.6GHz, and play nicely with Windows Embedded Standard 7, the platform which could form the basis of Microsoft's upcoming push into Mediaroom-based IPTV. Read The Full Story

VIA Eden X2 CPU is most frugal dual-core today

Chris Davies, Mar 1st 2011 Discuss [0]

VIA has outed its latest CPU, the VIA Eden X2, a dual-core 64-bit chip intended for fanless systems. The company claims the Eden X2 sips the least power of any dual-core x86 processor around, and throws in an integrated AES Security Engine for data security. Read The Full Story

VIA Nano X2 dual-core super frugal chip gets official

Chris Davies, Jan 4th 2011 Discuss [0]

AMD and Intel aren't the only company with new, dual-core processors on the mind. VIA has announced its latest chip, the VIA Nano X2, offering two out-of-order x86 cores, native 64-bit support and an 800MHz bus, intended for energy efficient desktops, all-in-ones and notebooks. Read The Full Story

VIA unveils new eH1 video card for embedded devices

Shane McGlaun, Jan 3rd 2011 Discuss [0]

VIA has announced a new video card for embedded systems that brings with it the latest in graphics features and tech. The video card is called the eH1 and it supports DX10 and multi-screen HD video output on embedded devices. The video card is a low profile device that will work in digital signage, POS, and gaming segments. Read The Full Story