Lenovo S12 gets a VIA Nano option

From Engadget -

Lenovo is now offering its new S12 with a VIA Nano ULV 2250 processor and VIA Chrome9 HC3 graphics instead of the usual Intel Atom / GMA 950 combo. The new model should be faster while at the same cheaper by $50 at $450. Th downside is that it draws more power and eats up the 6-cell battery much faster.

VIA Nvidia netbook platform plans suspended

Digitimes has reported that Nvidia and VIA Technologies' cooperation over a platform for netbooks and Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs) has recently been suspended. The two companies had earlier agreed to develop a platform based on VIA's C7 and Nano CPUs and MCP79 IGP chipsets from Nvidia. So does this mean we won't be seeing any Via Openbook after all?

Vista Runs Faster than XP on Via Nanobooks

Photo posted by TipidPC member frye.

Not that many people wouldl really care, but Netbookuser forum Azazel has reported that Windows Vista performs better than Windows XP on the Cloudbook (VIA Nanobook) in this thread while TipidPC forum members have also reported that Windows Vista runs faster than Windows XP on the Astone UMPC (a Via Nanobook variant).

Netbookuser forum thread here.

TipidPC forum thread here (in English/Pilipino).

VIA Nano and Intel's Atom benchmarked head-to-head

From Engadget -

PC Perspective, Eee PC News, and Hot Hardware all ran comparison tests of the Via Nano and the Intel Atom 230 recently, and a 1.8GHz Nano L2100 with Chrome9 graphics outperformed a 1.6GHz Atom 230 with GMA950 graphics at everything from MP3 ripping to 3D benchmarking. There are trade-offs with the Nano a bit more power-hungry, and the Atom's memory and graphics systems occasionally. Still, the Nano seems to have more raw horsepower than the Atom -- and it's pin-compatible with VIA's popular C7M, so hopefully subnotebooks like HP's Mini-Note will make the jump.


Source article here.

VIA Nano Processor Announced

From Wired -

Earlier this year VIA announced its new line of Isaiah processors, designed to revolutionize mobile computing via lightning fast computing speeds and low power consumption. As a follow-through, it now has introduced a new processor family called Nano. The line consists of 64-bit superscalars that can run up to four times faster yet consume the same amount of power as the current VIA Isaiah chipsets do. Which mean they could provide subnotebooks insane boosts in performance and function. Nano-powered units should be able to run Photoshop smoothly, playback Blu-ray movies without a snag.