VIA Nano 3000 Series CPU unveiled

A new series of thin and light notebooks for the low powered CPUs has been launched by VIA, the VIA Nano 3000 series. In Q1 2010 it will go on mass production

With various SKUs are available with various clock speeds between 1GHz – 2GHz. Its highlights: 64-bit support and 1080P HD video support.

Features:

• World’s most power-efficient out-of-order x86 architecture
• Full support for 64-bit operating systems
• High-performance superscalar processing
• Most efficient speculative floating point algorithm
• Advanced power and thermal management
• Full CPU virtualization support
• Leading-edge VIA PadLock™ hardware security features
• Pin-to-pin compatibility provides natural upgrade path from other VIA processors

Click on read more to see its comparison with the Atom and Press release!

Hynix announces second generation 1 GB DDR3 chips

Hynix has announced 2nd generation 1GB DDR3 chips (using 54nm process technology) that operate at 1.5V. It has 30% less power consumption than the previous generation. Hynix will commence mass production later this month.