Apple to Use AMD Fusion CPUs for New Apple TV?
Last week we heard from iLounge that Apple was prepping a smaller iPad, new iPods and a new iPhone (5?) design. Now we're seeing similar things from another source.
Digitimes, citing work from its own research team, says that Apple will launch a new iPad with the ARM Cortex A9 chip. The current iPad and iPhone uses a Cortex A8 chip, but the A9 will open the door to multiple core configurations. The next iPad will also supposedly receive a memory bump to 512MB, putting it in like with the iPhone 4.
Also coming will be a smaller, 7-inch iPad that will carry the same upgraded hardware specs and the same 1024x768 resolution.
Rumors have also been circulating of a CDMA-equipped iPhone for 2011, and Digitimes thinks that it'll have a metal-backed plate with an integrated antenna. Considering Apple's new deal with Liquidmetal Alloy, the metal-body could be a real thing.
Perhaps most interesting could be the new Apple TV for December, which Digitimes says will be based on an AMD Fusion chip. AMD and Apple have been rumored to be working together, and a standalone product like the Apple TV could be the perfect place to start their relationship.

... go AMD/ATi...
Another "you're holding it wrong" product?
Another "you're holding it wrong" product?
... go AMD/ATi...
Now, lets just hope Apple doesn't take cool tech and turn it into apple sauce.
BTW, Apple is the only “computer” company that can sell AMD product without making it a budget choice. Every other company has AMD in sub-$600 PC but as soon as you increased your budget, every offering is Intel.
Watch this space...
yep
Gee, it's only a 7" screen. I think it's more than enough.
Ya, my 7" netbook is 1024x600, so Im pretty sure the ipad is at a reasonable rez.
on a sidenote, Archos 9 > iPad
That's cos Apple TV isn't as cool as iTV
But good luck trying to steal that name like they did with iPhone...
steve want more moneysssss ~
AMD offers solutions across the board, from Fusion to chipsets with on-board graphics to high-end graphics cards (both consumer and professional). AMD offers the one-stop shopping so popular with Apple.
Not that Intel cares, but this is just another spot where their "keep everything Intel" attitude is hurting, not helping.
The same way Intel fanboys did 6 years ago, they still won't buy Apple, because its still too expensive. Like you said, Apple will be the only company that won't release a "budget" AMD option. After all, they don't know how to make a computer for under $500 that doesn't provide enought profit marginsuck."