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tgdaily.com - 12/23/2008
VIA's Trinity platform to compete with Atom-based systems
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VIA's announced their Mini-ITX 2.0 form factor three-chip HD solution called Trinity. It marries VIA's latest Nano x86-64 processor, VX800 IGP chipset and discrete S3 "Chrome" graphics on an 800 MHz FSB into a single package, providing DirectX 10.1, HD video, Blu-ray/h.264/MP4 hardware ...
Netbook Round-up: Lenovo Ideapad S10, Asus Eee 904HA, Acer Aspire One and Smoothbook Slice
techspot.com - 12/22/2008
Netbook Round-up: Lenovo Ideapad S10, Asus Eee 904HA, Acer Aspire One and Smoothbook Slice
— techspot.com — It can't be argued that 2008 was the year of the netbook. Asus is credited with officially bringing the first netbook to market last year with their Eee PC**, but as many first adopters will tell you, companies rarely (more) Netbook Round-up: Lenovo Ideapad S10, Asus Eee 904HA, ...

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Nvidia working with PC makers to force Intel to open the Atom platform
digitimes.com - 12/17/2008
Nvidia working with PC makers to force Intel to open the Atom platform
— digitimes.com — Drew Henry, general manager of MCP business at Nvidia, recently visited Taiwan to negotiate with Taiwan PC makers for their support in forcing Intel to allow Nvidia's MCP7A and MCP79 chipsets into the Atom platform ecosystem. (more) Nvidia working with PC makers to force Intel to open the ...

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Nvidia MCP79 Based Atom Nettop First Look - VR-Zone.com: News and Reviews
vr-zone.com - 12/17/2008
Nvidia MCP79 Based Atom Nettop First Look - VR-Zone.com: News and Reviews
— vr-zone.com — Recently, we revealed that Nvidia has plans to release MCP7A chipset for Atom processors that support SLI and a MCP79 chipset for Nettop platform. VR-Zone now provides you a glimpse of the Nvidia reference design of their nettop platform based on the ... (more) Nvidia MCP79 Based Atom Nettop First Look - VR-Zone.com: ...

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VIA to Take on Intel's Atom with Trinity Platform
Maximum PC — VIA hopes its new three-pronged approach to the low cost computing market will be enough to grab some market share away from Intel, whose Atom-based systems have become synonymous with netbooks and nettops. VIA's calling its mini-ITX 2.0 form factor three-chip HD solution Trinity, which consists of the company's latest Nano x86-64 processor, VX800 IGP chipset, and discrete S3 Chrome graphics. With the three technologies combined, VIA can boast an 800MHz frontside bus, DirectX 10.1 support, HD video, Blu-ray/H.264/MP4 hardware acceleration, HDMI output, and more, all while ...

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VIA to Take on Intel's Atom with Trinity Platform — Maximum PC all RSS Feed 12/23/2008
VIA hopes its new three-pronged approach to the low cost computing market will be enough to grab some market share away from Intel, whose Atom-based systems have become synonymous with netbooks and nettops. VIA's calling its mini-ITX 2.0 form factor ...