AMD announced yesterday that it is releasing the AM1 platform. The AM1 socket type and accompanying motherboards are scheduled to be released globally on April 9, the day after Windows XP officially ceases support. This will feature the AMD quad-core and dual-core “Kabini” APU with socketed FS1b motherboards in micro-ATX and mini-ITX sizes. Currently, ASRock, ASUS, BIOSTAR, ECS, Gigabyte, and MSI are planning to have something ready to go by the launch date. The Kabini APU consists of the Graphics Core Next (GCN) architecture-equipped HD 8000 series GPU and AMD's “Jaguar” CPU cores, as found in the PS4 and Xbox One.