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Toshiba Announces 13.3 Inch Android 4.0 Tablet


Toshiba has announced three new models in the Excite brand. The Excite 13 has a 13.3-inch display, which is almost twice the size of the 7-inch slate. According to research, Toshiba found out that most tablet owners never take their tablets outside of their home.
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Jamie Kennedy Now Working With Toshiba For Marketing Campaign [VIDEO]


Jamie Kennedy is a comedian that is known for playing the role of Randy in the Scream movie series, Brad Gluckman in Malibu’s Most Wanted, Creepy Guy in Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle, Justin Schumacher on Kickin It Old Skool, and for his most recent cameos in the last season of Entourage.
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Floods In Thailand Causes Hard Drive Prices To Increase


Over the last three months, Thailand has been dealing with a series of floods that cost the lives of over four hundred people. About 2.3 million have been impacted. The financial impact is expected to be about $5.1 billion. Some of the companies that were directly affected by the floods include Western Digital, Toshiba, and Seagate. Thailand is the largest manufacturer of hard drives which accounts for 25% of total worldwide production and the floods are causing a shortage of supplies.
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Apple Suppliers Are Building A Cheaper 8GB iPhone [RUMOR]


According to Asian suppliers, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has started manufacturing a lower priced version of the iPhone 4 with an 8GB hard drive. The flash drive for the 8GB iPhone 4 is believed to be built by a Korean company. Apple currently sources their flash drives to Toshiba in Japan and Samsung Electronics in South Korea.
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Toshiba Announces $200 14-Inch DisplayLink USB Mobile Monitor


Toshiba has announced a new mobile monitor powered by USB. The 14″ mobile monitor retails for $199 and it weighs only 2.8 lbs. The mobile monitor screen is 1366×768 pixels and it has 220 nits of brightness. If you plug in an optional AC adapter, it will have a 400:1 contrast ratio, 16 millisecond response time, and native support for Windows. [Engadget]

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Toshiba Dynabook Qosmio T750 Laptop Is Like A Chameleon


The Toshiba Dynabook Qosmio T750 laptop has a lid that changes color when you look at it in different light. This laptop uses multiple layers of film, not paint tuners to pull the chameleon look. The T750 has a 2.66GHz Intel Core i5-480M processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory, 1366×768 LED backlit display, and 15.6-inch screen. [RegHardware]

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The Toshiba NB205 Is A Pretty Solid Netbook For A Decent Price


The Toshiba NB205 is a netbook that has Windows 7 Starter OS, 10.1-inch display, 250GB hard drive, 1GB of RAM, and an Atom processor. It comes in turquoise, blue, lime green, brown, and orange. The N550 retails for $299. [CNET]

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Toshiba Satellite C655D Is Powered By AMD Fusion


At CES Toshiba has announced a new laptop called the Satellite C655D. The C655D has an AMD Fusion processor, 15.6-inch screen, 4GB of RAM support, 320GB of storage, and 5.5 pound weight. No word yet on the price or availability yet. [MobileWhack]

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Dynex, Haier, Panasonic, Samsung, Toshiba, Etc. To Make Remote Controls With A Netflix Button


Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) sent out a press release today about how several electronics companies are going to make remote controls with a prominent red Netflix button on it. That button would connect you to Netflix on Internet connected TVs. The electronics companies include Dynex, Haier, Memorex, Panasonic, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, and Toshiba.
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Sony To Buy Chip Fabrication Facilities From Toshiba For $835 Million

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Sony and Toshiba have made an $835 million agreement. Sony will be buying back a chip fabrication facility from Toshiba that is being operated by Nagasaki Semiconductor Manufacturing. This is a pretty good deal considering that Sony sold the plant for slightly over $1 billion in 2008. The transfer is expected to take place in the fiscal year March 2012. Below is the full press release:
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