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NVIDIA Ion platform to provide support for VIA nano CPUs

With the launch of the platform Ion, NVIDIA has really succeeded once again to catch the attention of the world, since this product can provide the best experience for Netbook Atom-based systems. In this way, the chip maker has been given an understanding of most of the fans Netbook out there, but has probably closed the bad side of Intel, which should be the chip to be left out of a product that is based only on Intel technology. But NVIDIA motherboard GPU can help another chip maker, VIA Technologies, the market by storm take.

According to a recent article on news-DigiTimes, NVIDIA's CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, confirmed that the company is currently working with VIA to provide support for Nano processor, with the new platform Ion 2nd apparently, even if it is still in its development, said platform can sometimes debut later this year, as an alternative to other low-cost PC powered by Atom processor. According to this article, Drew Henry, general manager for NVIDIA MCP companies have already confirmed that NVIDIA and VIA are considering a partnership that will provide users with a VIA-powered cheap computer.

The news is a bit "to be expected, since both companies have already demonstrated the ability to carry out a Nano-GeForce solution, last year at Computex. Back then a test platform happen in a Nano-powered and a discrete NVIDIA graphics card Gefors, used to operate well one of the most demanding graphics applications on the market game Crysis.

In related news, Drew Henry said that first ion-based PC product for the Intel Atom processor will be available for U.S. $ 299 and launched in June this year. As expected, the first product will be in the form of a nettop, but we have not yet found the name of the manufacturer of your PC.

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