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Watch Out, Raspberry Pi; Via Announces The APC 8750, A $50 Android PC
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If you're getting sick of waiting for a slice of your very own Raspberry Pi mini-PC, fear not; the cavalry will soon be arriving thanks to an unexpected rival: Via, the longtime mobo makers. Yesterday, the company announced its Pi-like "APC 8750" board, a $50 Android-powered PC complete with processor, memory and a host of I/O ports.
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Via keeps battling Intel and AMD even as its x86 chip market share shrinks further
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While Intel and AMD battle for the top two spots in the x86 microprocessor market, the third player, Via Technologies, saw a slip in its already-marginal market share, but it isn't ready to fold, research firm IDC said on Thursday.
Worldwide x86 processor shipments during the fourth quarter last year totaled 96.9 million, and Via's x86 shipments totaled only 80,000 units, IDC said. In the previous year's fourth quarter, Via had a market share of 0.3 percent and shipped 310,000 x86 PC processors.
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VIA VB7009 Mini-ITX motherboard launched
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They are still very alive and active, VIA releases their VB7009, a new embedded Mini-ITX motherboard that measures only 170mm x 170mm. It's aimed at POS and kiosk applications.
VIA Technologies, Inc, a leading innovator of power efficient x86 processor platforms, today announced the VIA VB7009 embedded Mini-ITX board. Measuring only 17cm x 17cm, the VIA VB7009 Mini-ITX is an extremely flexible embedded board with top class functionality and performance for POS and kiosks.
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VIA Slaps Apple with Microprocessor Patent Infringement Suit
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VIA Technologies is unleashing its legal beagles at Apple for allegedly infringing on three microprocessor-related patents and has filed a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the U.S. District Court of Delaware. The patent infringement allegations extend to Apple's iPhone, iPad, iPod, and Apple TV devices, as well as associated software.
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VIA Technologies sues Apple over microprocessor patents
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Taiwanese chipmaker VIA Technologies has filed a patent infringement suit against Apple, Bloomberg reports. The case was submitted yesterday through a federal court in Wilmington, Delaware, and accuses Apple of violating three US patents related to microprocessors. "The products at issue generally concern microprocessors included in a variety of electronic products such as certain smartphones, tablet computers, portable media players and other computing devices," VIA court documents read.
VIA is requesting a jury trial, and an injunction barring Apple from selling infringing products in the US. While the allegedly infringing products are not yet known, VIA's wording suggests iPhones, iPods a...
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HTC purchases S3 Graphics from VIA, investment group for $300 million
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Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer HTC has made a move to purchase S3 Graphics from parent company VIA and an investment firm. S3 Graphics develops graphics visualization technologies that are used in PCs, video game consoles, and mobile devices.
S3 recently made the news in a patent lawsuit against Apple that ended with the court ruling in S3 Graphics' favor on two counts. The $300 million that HTC is spending on S3 Graphics buys it the entire company, with its experienced team of developers, along with a suite of patents and intellectual property relating to graphics development.
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VIA says Eden X2 is world's most power-efficient dual-core processor
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Following close behind the low-power Nano X2 comes the Eden X2, or what VIA is calling "the world's most power-efficient" fanless dual-core processor. While we've yet to see any official numbers, the ...
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VIA Claims New Nano X2 Dual-Core Processor Runs Cool and Fast
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VIA says its just-announced Nano X2 dual-core chip brings advanced multi-core performance to energy efficient PCs without raising heat output.
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VIA's Dual Core Nano & VN1000 Chipset Previewed
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I haven’t had an official product briefing with VIA in years. The last time I met with a representative from the company was two years ago outside of IDF in San Francisco. Before then, it was probably...
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Via spins three PCs from modular motherboard
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Via announced three "device development kits" incorporating a previously announced Em-ITX motherboard and related expansion modules.
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VIA unveils new EPIA-M840 embedded board for industrial applications
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Via has announced a new mainboard packed with a Nano E-Series CPU and lots more for industrial applications called the EPIA-M840. The board is surprisingly
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VIA reveals 1.6GHz Nano DC processor at Computex, shows it handling 720p
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Guess who showed up at Computex with an all-new dual-core processor? Nah, we're not referring to AMD or Intel (though they certainly did) -- we're
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Shanzai shocker! VIA processors in $100 Android tablets later this year
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Brace for a storm of craptablets: this week, Taiwanese semiconductor firm VIA said its processors will appear in a new slate of cheap Android tablet
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Via to release $100 tablet
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VIA expects $100 tablet devices containing its chips to reach the U.S. in the second half of 2010, offering a more reasonable alternative to Apple's over priced iPad.
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New VIA Chipset Promises Smooth Online HD Video Playback
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How's that netbook working out for online 1080p HD content? Probably not so well, which gives VIA reason to tout its new VX900 chipset...
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