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The hair. The mustaches. The swag. The young Ryan boys were so much cooler than you will ever be.

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As good as smartphone cameras have gotten, they struggle to capture photos with a high degree of bokeh — where the background is kept artistically out of focus while the subject in the foreground is nice and sharp. But the Samsung Galaxy S5 has a neat feature where you can simulate the effect.

In some picture-taking modes, the GS5 lets you designate a specific subject; tap the person or object you want to be in focus and snap the pic. Once you've got it, you can open the pic in Portrait editing mode, which lets you choose if you want the background blurred or "defocused." You can change the amount of blur by simply sliding your finger across the screen, just like in many editing apps. Read more...

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Yes, these *coincidences* have been circulating the internet for at least a few years, but for those stuck at work or school, here just a refresher to keep your mind working. As you can see, many of them happened nearly 100-years apart. Click here to view the first image in today's viral picture gallery. Continue reading for a viral video showing what happens when a monkey steals a GoPro Hero 3+

The day we lost Andrea Bargnani for the season was a very sad day, because it meant we would no longer be able to watch our favorite player who very often loses control over his own body. But lo, a potential savior arises, and he is called Jan Vesely.

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Maria Komissarova, suffered a fractured vertebra and a dislocation when she crashed during a practice run for an Olympic ski cross race on Feb. 15. Two surgeries later, she still can't feel the lower half of her body.

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Believe it or not, Tetford, an ex-soldier who lived in the Soldier's Home in Bennington, was on his way home to Bennington from a trip to St. Albans, Vermont. He was sitting on the bus with 14 other passengers, and they all testified to seeing him there, sleeping in his seat. However, when the bus reached its destination, Tetford was gone, despite his belongings still being on the luggage rack, along with a bus timetable that lay open on his empty seat. Tetford has never returned or been found. Continue reading for more.

While Vietnam is still reeling from the global success of Flappy Bird, many might have overlooked the fact that there are plenty more promising (and unsung) apps coming out of Vietnam. Two such apps come from a team of developers, designers, and entrepreneurs based in Ho Chi Minh city. If you asked around the nation's tech scene, most people have no idea who they are, and if you download their apps in the iOS App Store, you'd have no idea that these guys are actually from Vietnam. The apps in question are NotesPlus and INKredible.

Both of the apps allow users to write and take notes with swooshes of their fingers rather than typing things out. NotesPlus, the flagship app of the Prime Circa team, has accumulated over six million downloads since it was released over two years ago. That's for an app that costs $9.99. The team's latest app, INKredible, which is an app that showcases the latest inking technology, topped the US App Store in the productivity section and racked up over one million downloads in one month. Aside from the popularity of these apps, what originally peaked my interest was the spiffy design shown in the INKredible app. Read more...

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While walking their dog, a couple from Northern California struck gold — literally.

Last spring, the anonymous couple dug up rusty tin cans with 1,427 gold coins, dating from 1847 to 1894. Nearly every coin was in mint condition and has never been circulated, according to the Professional Coin Grading Service of Santa Ana, which recently authenticated the coins.

Though the face value of the coins came out to around $27,000, rare coin experts like Don Kagin, a veteran numismatist and representative of the couple, told the AP that some of the coins could fetch nearly $1 million apiece — making it one of the largest such discoveries in U.S. history. Read more...

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Mashable is bringing the Internet to life at our Mashable House during SXSWi 2014.

From a gigantic wrecking ball to a one-of-a-kind photo opp with Worst Mate Grumpy Cat and Friskies, plus a larger than life Doge wall, there will be no shortage of selfie-inspiring moments at the Mashable House.

Get your creative juices flowing by visiting our Mashable mobile art gallery, which will feature our community's best Snapchats, Instagrams and Vines. You'll walk away feeling inspired to use your mobile device in ways you never imagined.

The Internet IRL wouldn't be complete without an Easter egg, and our House holds a big secret. To receive clues on on how to unlock this surprise, follow @MashableEvents during SXSWi. Read more...

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A relaxing flight in a small prop plane took a dangerous turn for pilot Robert Weber earlier this week after a bird collided with his windshield.

Weber was flying just outside of Fort Meyers, Fla. on Saturday afternoon, when a bird hit his aircraft's windshield. The plane's front window was instantly blown out, and the bird hit Weber in the face

Weber was flying solo at a speed of 170 mph and an altitude of 1,000 feet when the bird struck. Luckily, he was able to make a mayday call, and other pilots in the area helped relay his transmissions to the tower controller. Read more...

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Gotham is one of this fall's most anticipated new TV shows: the story of Jim Gordon and Gotham City, years before Batman. We obtained what appears to be a draft of the first episode, although it could be fake or draft that will change a lot before filming. If the script is for real, then Gotham has some terrific potential — but it also may have much bigger issues than Batman being 12 years old.

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It's that time again, time for another round of cool and fun facts you probably didn't know about. Believe it or not, a Russian girl actually discovered her cheating boyfriend while using Google Street View. Or, that it took 18-workers spent a day counting the coins in which a Chinese man used to pay a fine. Click here to view the first image in this week's funny work pictures gallery. Continue reading for a viral video of a world record human loop-the-loop attempt on foot.

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According to a declassified document, this saucer was supposed to reach a top speed of between Mach 3 and Mach 4, with a ceiling of over 100,000 ft. and a maximum range with allowances of about 1,000 nautical miles. A completed build would be capable of spinning through Earth's stratosphere at an average top speed of about 2,600 miles per hour. Continue reading for a video and more information.

Becoming a self-made millionaire (or billionaire) is one thing, but these "Rich Kids of Instagram" photos show how not to flaunt your wealth online, especially if it comes from a trust fund. They range from images of a supercar-filled yard to $49,000+ receipts. Let's just hope someone doesn't end up burning large denomination paper currency for fun...oh wait, it's already been done. Continue reading for more.

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The Voynich manuscript is basically an illustrated codex that was hand-written in an unknown writing system. It's been carbon-dated to the early 15th century (1404-1438), and may have been composed in Northern Italy during the Italian Renaissance. The manuscript is named after Wilfrid Voynich, a Polish book dealer who purchased it in 1912. No one has yet succeeded in deciphering the text, and it has become a famous case in the history of cryptography. The mystery of the meaning and origin of the manuscript has excited the popular imagination, making the manuscript the subject of novels and speculation. Continue reading for a video and more information.

Netflix is not about to let Amazon have all the fun when it comes to delivery drones.

To tout its own robotic home delivery technology, Netflix released a video for its "Drone2Home" service, which will find you anytime, anywhere. And we do mean anywhere.

While all the bugs may not have been quite worked out yet, Mashable is looking forward to the day when we can get a DVD copy of Terminator delivered by an actual killer robot

The parody video from Netflix above lampoons Amazon's Prime Air program, which was introduced by CEO Jeff Bezos during a 60 Minutes segment. Read more...

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J.R. Smith is back to his fucking-with-people's-accessories ways. Here we see J.R. pulling down Vince Carter's headband, likely trying to get it around his eyes so he can't see. Fortunately for Vince, he was the Greg Monroe of J.R.'s headband game, not Shawn Marion.

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Welcome to the roundup of the best new Android applications, games, and live wallpapers that went live in the Play Store or were spotted by us in the previous 2 weeks or so.

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DigiCal Calendar & Widgets

Today's roundup is presented by DigiCal Calendar & Widgets from Digibites.

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27 New Android Apps And Live Wallpapers From The Last 2 Weeks (2/12/14 - 2/24/14) was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Leave it to the Internet to turn Finding Nemo into an R-rated comedy.

Jake Vale is the YouTube comedian behind this needlessly censored version of the Pixar classic

Vale takes famous scenes from the movie and bleeps out key words like "swim" from Dory's "Just keep swimming" motto. Our filthy brains fill in the blanks, and before we know it, "Just keep !#$%&-ing" sounds like a line that would make our grandmas blush.

This isn't the first time Vale has given a cartoon classic the censored treatment. His take on Frozen has amassed nearly 3 million views since it was posted in January. Read more...

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Seth Rogen and longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg are now set to bring the classic '90s console rivalry between Sega and Nintendo to life on the big screen. According to Collider, Sony Pictures has brought the duo on to adapt author Blake Harris's Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo and the Battle that Defined a Generation, an upcoming behind-the-scenes oral history of the classic gaming industry battle, for theater audiences in the near future. The Social Network producer Scott Rudin will serve as executive producer. Right now, though, there's no word on when the film will hit theaters — especially since Rogen and Goldberg are already working on so many projects. Only weeks ago they'd officially signed on to write the long-rumored P...

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Samsung's latest takes on wearables, the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, were among the flurry of announcements from the electronics company at Mobile World Congress this year. Representing a refinement on last year's Galaxy Gear, the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo are thinner, lighter, more comfortable and longer lasting than Samsung's first attempt.

Both watches offer significant improvements on the outside — they are more comfortable to wear and provide the option to change the wristband with a standard 22mm watch strap, something that the first Galaxy Gear couldn't do. It's a small change, but in addition to the variety of colors that the new watches come in, it makes the devices much more personal and customizable. Samsung removed all of the...

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Alongside the new Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung is expanding its line of wearable technology to include a fitness tracker. The new Gear Fit is a downsized version of its smartwatch siblings, with a focus on tracking your heart rate and counting your steps. It looks like a Samsung version of the popular wrist-worn Fitbit trackers, but with a larger screen and quite a few more functions.

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“The meaning of ‘Gravity’ isn't just what keeps your feet on the ground," says Jonás Cuarón, director.

"It’s the force that is constantly pulling you back home.”

In the film, Sandra Bullock's character, a medical engineer named Ryan Stone, wants to get back to Earth. The greatest challenge for filmmakers was conveying the sensation of being in space — to replicate zero gravity.

The movie is a hybrid of live-action, computer animation and CGI, with sets, backgrounds and even costumes rendered digitally. But amidst all the tools and effects, the creatives behind 'Gravity' wanted to present Ryan's struggle as a metaphor for life's adversity and the rebirth that helps people get to the other side — whether that's a safe trip home, or overcoming a personal loss, as Ryan does in the film. Read more...

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BARCELONA, Spain — At this year's Mobile World Congress, Samsung went all out. The company launched three wearable devices — Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit — and its new flagship smartphone, the Galaxy S5

The Galaxy S5, as Samsung hinted in its invitations, focuses on everyday fitness. But one rumor that didn't materialize was the 4K screen. Instead, the S5 has a 5.1-inch, full HD Super AMOLED screen, but the phone is still a monster when it comes to hardware. It has a Qualcomm Snapdragon, quad-core, 2.5GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, 16/32GB of storage, a 16-megapixel camera on the back, a 2.1-megapixel one on the front and a 2,800mAh battery Read more...

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BARCELONA, Spain — Samsung threw a curveball at the Mobile World Congress here: In addition to the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, it launched a third wearable device, the Gear Fit

The Gear Fit is a wristband-style wearable, much more compact and lighter than the other two Gears. It's not just a fitness wristband like Fitbit Flex; it actually has a curved, 1.84 AMOLED touchscreen with a 432x128 pixel resolution, the first such screen to come from Samsung

Just like the Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo, the Gear Fit connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth and gives you notifications of incoming emails, SMS messages, alarms and third party notifications. It does not have a camera, but it does have a built-in heart rate monitor, and — just like its Gear brethren — it's water and dust resistant to IP67 specifications Read more...

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It's a big day for Samsung, which will launch its next-generation Galaxy S5 smartphone at the Mobile World Congress trade show in Barcelona on Monday

It will be an important moment for the company following mixed reviews of its current Galaxy smartphone model, the S4

The event, which kicks off at 2 p.m. ET on Monday and will be live streamed online, will be hosted on Samsung's YouTube channel, which is embedded above

A whole collection of rumors has been making the rounds, from a waterproof design to eye-scanning technology. Samsung may also launch two new devices — one with a 2,560 x 1,440 display with a metal body and another with standard HD display device (1,920 x 1,080) with a plastic body. But again, that's just a possibility Read more...

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Soundgarden will indeed be celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1994 release “Superunknown“. The band have made plans to issue an extensive 20th anniversary edition on June 03rd via A&M Records/UME. The effort will arrive in various configurations with five limited 10″ releases for the albums various singles to arrive on ‘Record Store Day‘, April 19th. In addition to the remastered version of the album and a 5.1 surround sound mix, the outing will feature demos, rehearsals and b-sides. See … Continue reading →

Samsung is mere hours away from announcing the Galaxy S5 to complement those new Gear smart watches, but it seems a few devices are already floating around the show. The leaked images show off a phone that looks very much like the Galaxy S4 with some Note 3 influence.

 

The back has a loose dimple pattern, not faux-leather like the Note 3 and Pro tablets. There is also a large camera sensor, flash, and another sensor of unknown identity.

• MoDaCo's Paul O'Brien Releases Patch For Galaxy Nexus Softkeys With Menu And/Or Search Key Reinstatement
• [CES 2014] Evleaks Leaks Four New Samsung Tablets Ahead of CES Announcement
• Photo Of Alleged Samsung Galaxy Note 12.2 Leaked, Complete With Ridiculous Physical Nav Buttons
• Leaked Screenshots May Show Off Samsung's Updated S Voice App

[MWC 2014] Samsung Galaxy S5 Appears To Have Leaked Ahead Of Official Unveiling was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Tread lightly, but binge heavily, Netflix subscribers. Every Breaking Bad episode from the critically acclaimed drama's five seasons is now available to stream

Netflix uploaded the second half of season five (episodes 9 through 16) on Monday as part of its content deal with AMC, which originally aired the series from 2008 to 2013. Netflix users already had access to the first four seasons and the first half of the final season

Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan previously told Mashable that the show may have met its demise after season two, had it not been for streaming video on demand. It ushered in new viewers and encouraged time-starved people to keep watching at their own pace, resulting in enormous growth from season to season, reaching its climactic end in September with 10.3 million viewers — the show's highest viewership ever. Read more...

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