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Android 4.3 isn’t exactly Google’s most exciting update to date — most of its changes take place under the hood — but it does come with a snazzy new wallpaper that you will have seen in all of the promotional shots for the new Nexus 7.

You don’t need to wait for the Android 4.3 update to arrive to get that, however. You can download it here right now.

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Sprint officially announced that it will be expanding its LTE service to Brooklyn and The Bronx, which will be available for customers to use starting July 30.

Yes, it's over, Michael.

Yes, it’s over, Michael.

When Google unveiled the $35 Chromecast dongle yesterday, it revealed that three free months of Netflix (for new and existing customers) would be bundled with each purchase. You don’t have to be a mathematician to realize that such a deal means the Chromecast basically pays for itself, which is awesome.

Unfortunately, the promotion was short lived, as Google has already ended the deal with Netflix. The reason? “Overwhelming demand.”

Google told the LA Times that, “Due to overwhelming demand for Chromecast devices since launch, the 3-month Netflix promotion (which was available in limited quantities) is no longer available.”

After making the device available for sale yesterday, Google’s Chromecast quickly sold out of initial supplies on both the Google Play Store and Amazon in a matter of minutes.

Yesterday’s Google breakfast with Sundar Pichai was a doozy. The new Nexus 7, Android 4.3, and Chromecast were all announced. In case you missed the hour-long event, you can play it back in full on YouTube.

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Google’s wonderful new dongle has some really cool features, but have you wondered what kind of hardware is powering Chromecast?

FCC documents for the Chromecast include a couple of pictures with its casing removed. Packed inside is a Marvell DE3005 chip, plus an Azurewave chip to handle Wifi at 2GHz.

Here’s what the other side looks like:

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