1)early 2014...although samples will be shipped to hardware websites late this year.
2)it requires fm2+ socket.but richland apu's will fit in fm2+ sockets
According to the below article from Xbitlabs.com (5/30/2013), Kaveri is expected to be released in late 2013 (very last sentence). That might mean sometime in December if the information is accurate. Additionally, socket FM2+ is a requirement due to Kaveri's dependence on a required power supply circuitry.