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Here’s the newest addition to Toshiba’s all-in-one desktop PC line-up, the dynabook REGZA PC D732/V9G. This space-saving machine features a 23-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM processor, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 3TB hard drive, a BDXL drive, a CS degree tuner / BS/110 ground x (corresponding long-time recording) 2, WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0 and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS. The dynabook REGZA PC D732/V9G will start shipping from October 26th for around 210,000 Yen (about $2,648) in luxe white, precious black and shiny red color options. [Toshiba]

Evidence of Google‘s upcoming 32GB Nexus 7 tablet has been scattered all over the place, with a snapshot of a Sam’s Club retail tag appearing earlier today. The leaked image shows an October 29th release date, as well as specs and a placeholder price. Now it seems someone was able to buy a 32GB Nexus 7 at his local Staples.

Over at The Verge, a reader sent in an image of the the 32GB Nexus 7 box, as well as a Staples receipt showing the product’s name and $249.99 price tag. According to the tipster, he called his local Staples in Kissimmee, Florida, and asked if they had any 32GB Nexus 7 tablets in stock. The had three available, so he went on over and bought one, simple as that.

Earlier this week, Google sent out invitations to an Android event that is scheduled on October 29th, which, according to the leaked Sam’s Club image, is when the 32GB Nexus 7 will be available for purchase. As we said earlier today, an internal Staples document discovered by Android Police shows that, after announcing the 32GB Nexus 7 on the 29th, it will phase out the 8GB model. Rumor has it the 16GB model will be priced at $199.99.

Of course, this isn’t the first 32GB Nexus 7 to be shipped. Last week, a Japanese Google customer ordered the 16GB Nexus model, but was sent the 32GB model by mistake. If you’re hoping to get your hands on the 32GB model, call up your local Staples and ask if they have any. According to The Verge’s tipster, the 32GB Nexus 7 offers 28GB of available storage space, and runs Android 4.1.1.

[via The Verge]

32GB Nexus 7 purchased at Staples ahead of October 29 launch is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Back in September, Motorola Mobility announced that some of its handsets from 2011 and later wouldn’t be making the jump to Jelly Bean. In an effort to smooth things over with exiled customers, the company pledged that it would offer a $100 rebate to those who trade up to a select Motorola smartphone. Today, the Google-owned Android maker has released a list detailing which phones qualify for this promotion. If you’re among the many who purchased a Droid 3, Droid X2 and Photon 4G, it looks like an official update to Android 4.1 is out of the question. It should be noted that this offer doesn’t affect your wireless contract’s terms and conditions (read: ETF may still apply). However, if you’re just aching to pick up a Motorola phone that released in 2012, then why not score a $100 credit for your troubles? Move past the break to see which other devices made didn’t make the cut.

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Motorola‘s Droid Bionic is (finally) slated to receive an update to Ice Cream Sandwich, which will be available on October 19th. This comes when many other cell phones are offering users upgrades from ICS to Jelly Bean. The majority of the Android-using world is still using Gingerbread, however, so Bionic users who upgrade will still be a bit ahead of the general curve.

By upgrading to Ice Cream Sandwich, Bionic users will get a variety of new features, including the customizable launch bar, Face Unlock, simplified multitasking, improved notifications, and Motorola’s SmartAction app. ICS users will have Direct Access Lock, which lets the users skip directly to either the camera, messages, texts, or unlock. In addition, users will be able to create folders by drag and dropping apps on top of each other.

The Droid Bionic features a 4.3 inch qHD TFT display with a resolution of 960×540, as well as a Gorilla Glass overlay to help protect the screen. The Bionic has both a microUSB and micro HDMI port, as well as a standard 3.5mm headphone port. Its wireless tech includes LTE, EVDO Rev.A, b/g/n Wifi, and Bluetooth 2.1+EDR.

Some of this smartphone’s best features includes its 8MP camera with autofocus and an LED flash, which can record in full HD 1080p, as well as its dual-core 1GHz processor. The Bionic was released in 2011. According to the Verizon Facebook page, it will receive a Jelly Bean update “in the coming months.”

[via Verizon]

Droid Bionic gets Ice Cream Sandwich update is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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There’s nothing worse than being so excited to eat your food or sip your coffee that you burn the inside of your mouth. Up until now, the best relief came from a little milk, but that doesn’t last long, and does nothing to help heal the burn either. Now, scientists have come up with a patch you can place directly on the burnt area of your mouth to help cool it off.

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The dissolving oral strip can also help protect the burn so it heals faster. While at the University of Texas Austin, researcher Jason McConville helped develop the non-toxic strip, which looks similar to those breath strips you can buy today. But instead of breath fresheners, the strip contains a local anesthetic (benzocaine) along with a “therapeutic polymer” to aid the healing process. Unlike breath strips, the burn strip will actually adhere to the injured area, and gradually dissolve over time.

McConville, who is now at the University of New Mexico, plans on seeing if there’s a way to develop a strip that could last 2 or 3 days for really severe burns – like that time I was so excited for my pizza that I scorched the roof of my mouth and it stung for days. You know the feeling.

The current prototype strips are mango flavored, but the next step in the process of bringing the strips to market will be human experiments and potentially creating more flavors. Hopefully, we’ll begin to see the strips in mass-production in the near future if all goes well.

[via DailyMail]