VIA And ARM Still Trying to Beat Intel Atom And Get Inside Netbooks

From Gizmodo -

Both ARM and VIA are currently showing improved chips that aim to compete with Intel's Atom for netbooks.

ARM's processors are found in most smartphones, but its new dual core 2 GHZ (max) Cortex-A9 is targeted at netbooks or smartbooks. Battery life is great, but ARM still can't run Windows XP or 7. However, for Chrome OS netbooks it may just work.

VIA, on the other hand, is gunning after notebooks with 10 to 12" displays. They are pairing their VIA C7-M ULV or Nano CPU with its VX855 chipset which adds 1080p HD support. VIA has always had performance, but battery life is its Achilles heel.

Bottom line, the new products from the two companies still fall short of Intel's Atom.