Here’s an interesting rumor. Purportedly ASUS and Google are working on two new versions of the Nexus 7, both of which will be thinner and launch by the end of 2012. If that bit of information doesn’t get you excited, how about the rumor that one of these purported tablets will only cost $99? Say what?!

ASUS took to Facebook today to let users know that the Android 4.1 update would be hitting the Transformer Pad Infinity and Transformer Pad Prime soon and to “watch this space.” While that in itself is exciting news, knowing that an ASUS employee spilled the beans over at XDA yesterday — announcing that the update would be hitting U.S. and Canadian users within the next 72 hours — just intensifies our anticipation.

NASA’s Curiosity Rover and its recent lunar landing has sparked a whole new era of, well…. curiosity! What better way to indulge that curiosity than with Google’s amazing Nexus 7 tablet? With nothing more than a Nexus 7 and a little imagination, your little one will be blasting off for space exploration and reminding us that everything starts with a dream.

If you’ve been thinking about picking up an ASUS Transformer Pad TF300, then you’re going to want to check out the deal Sears is currently offering. Anyone who purchases the ASUS Transformer Pad TF300 now until September 1st, will get the keyboard dock at no extra charge. That’s a fantastic deal, especially considering the keyboard dock usually goes for $150.

Semi-good news for anyone living in Germany, Spain, or France. The Google Nexus 7 is now available to you via the Google Play Store and can be had for €199 for the 8GB model and €249 for the 16GB. This is slightly above U.S. pricing, which isn’t uncommon for the European market, but at least they will be able to enjoy a wealth of content and features, as well as Jelly Bean. Unfortunately, Google Music and Google Magazines is still unavailable.