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Toshiba’s brand new Android tablet ‘Thrive‘ is now available for pre-order via Toshiba Direct. The device retails for $429.99 (8GB Model), $479.99 (16GB Model) and $579.99 (32GB Model), respectively. To refresh your memory, the Thrive offers a 10.1-inch 1280 x 800 touchscreen display, a 1GHz Tegra 2 dual-core processor, a 1GB RAM, an 8GB/16GB/32GB of internal storage, an SD card slot, a 2.0-megapixel front-facing camera, a 5.0-megapixel rear-facing camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, an HDMI port and runs on Android 3.1 OS. Pre-order yours now!

Another Atom-based tablet is about to enter the market, this time from Tegatech Australia called the TEGA v2. Measuring 243mm x 190mm x 14mm and weighing 800 grams, the device sports a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 capacitive touchscreen display, a 1.66GHz Intel Atom N455 processor, an integrated Intel GMA 3150 graphics card, a 1GB RAM, a 16GB/32GB/64GB SSD, an SD/SDHC card reader, a 0.3 or 1.3-megapixel front facing camera, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G (optional), Wimax (optional), Wibro (optional), two USB 2.0 ports and is pre-loaded with Windows 7 OS. The TEGA v2 will become available in September for unannounced price yet. [Tegatech]