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Chrome OS users love these two things about their Chromebooks – the speed as well as simplicity, and when you take this week’s stable release of Chrome OS into consideration, you should have noticed the redesign effort that went into the apps list, ensuring that your apps list experience is a whole lot easier to access when it comes to navigating to your favorite apps and websites. In fact, the apps list as you can see above, has ended up being more compact, letting you access the bunch of your favorite apps without having to interrupt your browsing experience. Not only that, a search box has been thrown into the mix at the top of the apps list, allowing you to use it like an omnibox in order to search the web, specific websites, or the apps that are stashed away on your computer.

There will also be visual improvements like a redesigned Cloud Print dialog and the ability to add custom wallpaper, not to mention being able to save files directly to Google Drive, letting you access files at a later time from any compatible device, Drive on iOS or Android included. More changes made under the hood include the addition of audio support for USB and HDMI, extra sandboxing security features, amongst others.

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MetroPCS has a new 4G LTE offer for those of you who want unlimited data but don’t want to pay out the nose. Announced today, its new 4G LTE plan will cost $55 per month for unlimited talk, text, and of course, 4G LTE data. Everything plans are nothing new, but MetroPCS President Thomas Keys assures CNET that there are “no strings” attached with this one.

Keys also says that there isn’t a solid cut off date for this particular promotion, claiming that the end date will be determined by how popular the plan is with consumers. To go along with your new 4G LTE plan, MetroPCS will also be offering the freshly-revealed LG Motion 4G. Paying $149 (with a two-year contract, naturally) will net you a 3.5-inch HVGA display, Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich out of the box, a rear-facing 5-megapixel camera, and a 1.2 GHz dual-core processor. This just so happens to be the carrier’s first ICS smartphone, and while it isn’t going to be something smartphone fanatics go crazy over, it will be enough for newcomers who are looking to get in on the 4G action.

If you’re in need of some kind of family plan, MetroPCS will let you share the 4G everything plan with up to three other devices for an additional $50 per phone. The company is also currently offering rebates when you buy a second 4G phone, and the LG Motion 4G is indeed included in that offer. It appears that this promotion will be going live on the MetroPCS website later on this week, so be sure to keep an eye out for that if you’re interested in signing up.

If there truly aren’t any strings attached, then this sounds like it could be a good deal. If it’s successful, MetroPCS stands a pretty good shot at giving the other, larger carriers a run for their money. We should be seeing just how successful this 4G LTE promotion is soon, so stay tuned.

MetroPCS announces new 4G LTE plan, reveals LG Motion 4G is written by Eric Abent & originally posted on SlashGear.
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How does it feel to be one of a kind? I guess you can pose that question to the owner of the Final Fantasy 2 NES cartridge, which is deemed to be the only one of its kind in the US, considering how Square never did release it Stateside all those years ago when 8-bit gaming was all the rage. Just how much is the owner asking for this extremely rare copy of the game? First of all, you will need to have at least $50,000 in your bank account, considering how that is the sticker price that the owner has slapped on the cartridge on eBay. It is a mad, mad world out there, don’t you think so? The seller claims that it is the only one in existence – dare you take up the challenge? Read on about the history of Final Fantasy 2 NES right after the jump if you are a trivia buff. (more…)

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Resident Evil 6 will go gold this coming October 2nd, with the release date being confirmed at a level of confidence just like how the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Well, here we are with the latest trailer of Resident Evil.net that showcases its services in a far more comprehensive manner, where this particular service was specially designed to being a greater enhancement to Resident Evil 6. Statistics buffs will be pleased to keep track of comprehensive stats such as number of enemies killed, the kinds of weapons used, and medals earned among others. You are also able to perform a comparison of your game with friends and other Resident Evil 6 gamers worldwide to keep that competitive streak in you sharp.

Not only that, share your latest achievements with friends over Twitter and Facebook, while you are also able to pick up RE.Net points simply by connecting to the service or entering events. Are you looking forward to blasting even more zombies into oblivion?

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Have you ever wanted a dedicated device to navigate your Instagram feeds? Well, Instagram addicts rejoice, because D2M is working on something they call Instacube, which will allow you to do exactly that and more!

Instacube is basically a digital photo frame specifically made to display and interact with Instagram photo feeds in real time. The 6.5-inch touchscreen has a special 600 × 600 resolution display, allowing you to view the photos as high as Instagram permits. That’s a bit odd, in my opinion, for what happens when Instagram updates to a larger resolution?

You can tap between pictures, and type when needed using the on-screen keyboard. There are dedicated tactile buttons on top which power the device on and off, switch feeds, and a heart-shaped button for liking photos. It’s powered by Android and comes with 4GB of storage as well as 256MB of RAM. It keeps connected to Instagram via Wi-Fi. The rechargeable battery allows you to move about with it.

Instacube is currently raising funds for production over on Kickstarter, and you can get your hands on one of the first 1,000 Instacubes for $99(USD), a $50 discount off the regular retail price.