Time for the gloves to come off.

Via Technologies have release the Nano, a new energry efficient CPU, in a bid to enter the market currently dominated by Intels Atom processor.  The 64 bit CPU will, initially, power a range of mini-notebooks.

Via has claimed that the Nano will be capable of processing four times as much data per watt as its predecessor, the Via C7 (which powers the HP2133).

The Nano range will come in five flavours: from 1.0GHz (5W) to 1.8GHz (25W) with bus speeds of 800MHz. Via has staked a claim that the 1.8GHz Nano performs around two-and-a-half times faster on browser and standard office tasks compared with a C7 at the same clock speed.

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