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AMD To Launch a Windows 8.1 Gaming Tablet

SmartAboutThings writes "Chip maker AMD has announced that it's won 2 CES Innovation Awards for a gaming tablet the company plans to show off at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. The device is called "Project Discovery" and will come with AMD's Mullins chip that is a 64-bit, x86-based chip, perfectly suitable for Windows 8.1. The low-power Mullins APU (accelerated processing unit) is AMD's answer to Intel, Nvidia and Qualcomm, aimed at fanless tablets, ultrathin notebooks, and 2-in-1 devices. The 28nm processor is expected to consume as little as 2 watts of energy while in use. The obtained images show that the upcoming AMD tablet is quite similar to Razer Edge."

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  1. Re:Aaaaand... queue the Microsoft slamming... by gstoddart · · Score: 4, Insightful

    To be followed by random Apple bashing, several forms of "can it run Linux", and a whole lot of people saying the entire concept of a tablet is stupid because they can't figure out why they'd have one.

    Throw in some sideways swipes at Obamacare, a couple of digs at the Tea Party, and several references to the NSA (with appropriate defense and bashing of Snowden). One or two dalliances into the merits of capitalism, and a couple of vigorous defenses of Haskell, and a full on vi vs emacs flamewar.

    And then you'll have pretty much summed up Slashdot these days.

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