http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/via.quits.mainboard.chips/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0808/viapico-itx.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VIA has formally quit the business of manufacturing chipsets for third parties, the company tells Custom PC. The semiconductor company has decided against continuing to make chipsets to support AMD and Intel processors and will instead focus on its own processors and their accompanying platforms, such as Pico-ITX (shown) or full reference platforms like the OpenBook. The move is characterized as... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/08/11/via.quits.mainboard.chips/ Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:40:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/27/via.openbook/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0805/viaopenbook.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />VIA this morning set out its version of the future for micro notebooks with the OpenBook. The 8.9-inch portable is the sequel to last year's NanoBook and earns its name through its uniquely open-source chassis. Unlike most stock designs, the blueprints for the outer panels are put under a liberal Share Alike version of the Creative Commons license: this lets third-party PC makers freely remake t... http://www.macnn.com/articles/08/05/27/via.openbook/ Tue, 27 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT