Neowin News Feed for: Via

Keychron Q6 Max review - A literal weapon for the discerning keyboard warrior!

Robbie Khan — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 19:00:01 +0000

The Keychron Q6 Max is a big, heavy, feature-packed keyboard on the pricey side. However, as I discovered, it seems to be worth nearly every penny. It isn't fault-free, though. Read more...

Citymapper acquired by transit tech company Via

Paul Hill — Thu, 16 Mar 2023 17:16:02 +0000

The popular navigation app, Citymapper, has been acquired by NYC-based Via for an undisclosed sum. Citymapper said all of its employees will be retained to continue working on their improvements. Read more...

Drivers for ride hailing apps including Uber and Lyft on strike in the U.S.

Namerah Saud Fatmi — Wed, 08 May 2019 19:58:01 +0000

In an effort to improve working conditions and minimum wages for drivers of ridesharing services, drivers of big tech companies like Uber and Lyft have taken to the streets and gone on strike. Read more...

VIA announces $49 Android-based PC; coming in July

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 14:29:16 +0000

VIA has announced plans to release a Android-powered PC, called APC, which it will sell for just $49. VIA will start accepting pre-orders soon and will begin shipment of the APC in early July. Read more...

VIA heralds end of third-party PC chipset biz

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:52:43 +0000

VIA has tacitly confirmed that it's quitting the PC chipset business, claiming that there's no longer a third-party chipset market worth the name. Richard Brown, VIA's marketing chief, told Custom PC: "We believed that ultimately... Read more...

Via Releases Laptop Design as Open Source

Daniel Fleshbourne — Tue, 27 May 2008 13:29:17 +0000

Via Technologies released the hardware design for a low-cost laptop with WiMax support under an open-source license on Tuesday, a move intended to make customization easier and shorten design cycles for system makers. The CAD... Read more...

VIA CPUs to stage comeback in low-cost PC market

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:13:55 +0000

With Hewlett-Packard (HP) said to have ordered 100,000 C7-M ULV processors for its initial mini-note low-cost PC launch, (which is expected to reach 500,000 units in total in 2008) while Gigabyte Technology's new M700 series... Read more...

VIA, D-Link trial to open on Monday

Daniel Fleshbourne — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:47:16 +0000

The high-profile corporate espionage case between VIA Technologies and D-Link will go to trial on Monday in Taipei, Taiwan. According to a VIA filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) today, company chairwoman Cher Wang... Read more...

VIA, SiS consider K8 delay good for business

Daniel Fleshbourne — Mon, 10 Feb 2003 11:29:53 +0000

Taiwanese chipset designers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) expressed little disappointment regarding yet another delay by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in launching its K8-core Athlon 64 processors, stating that the postponement may in... Read more...

Intel's new desktop roadmaps kick sand in Via, SIS' face

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:36:38 +0000

WHILE BOTH SIS and Via are moving fast to try and catch up with the 800MHz hyperthreading surprise Intel will pull next year, one major result of the moves has been to throw both those... Read more...

AMD bags VIA, Zeus as server supporters

Wed, 26 Jun 2002 18:36:22 +0000

Two more companies today signed up to the AMD standards camp, with Zeus, the Internet server OS, tipping up to write 64-bit extensions for Opteron, and VIA enlisting for the HyperTransport protocol brigade. ... Read more...