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For those who don't already know, Frozen is Disney's latest computer animated musical fantasy-comedy film that's loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale The Snow Queen, it is the 53rd animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. The film's animators visited an Ice Hotel in Quebec, Canada to study how light reflects and refracts on snow and ice. For the film's setting, the animators used the landscape of Norway and the feel of the winter season of Wyoming for inspiration. Continue reading to see the mind-blowing snow simulator tech demo in-action.

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The Normandy region of France features a breathtaking 360-mile dramatic coastline, which includes the evocative World War II landing beaches, lush farmland, bustling market towns, and historic landmarks such as the cities of Caen, Bayeux and Rouen. The Normandy Coast is just one of the many you must visit before you die. Continue reading to see more.

Favi's FE01-BL Mini Wireless Keyboard with Touchpad is currently being offered for only $15.99, today only, originally priced at $29.99. This keyboard is a great accessory for your laptop / desktop PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One or Android-powered gaming systems (Ooya, etc.). Its small compact frame allows you to carry it anywhere and maintain full control of your system. Product page. Continue reading for a video review and more information.

Notable features:

• LED backlit keys.


• Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery, charges via the included USB cable.


• 2.4GHz USB wireless receiver; works up to 30 feet away from the keyboard.


• Compatible with the USB 1.1, 2.0, and 3.0 standards.

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Jupiter’s signature Great Red Spot is sort of the Doctor Who of storms: It just won’t die — even when it has been proven that it must die. And now, for the first time, some fluid dynamicists have finally hit on some of the secrets to the giant storm’s longevity.

“It’s the largest, most enduring storm in the solar system,” said Philip Marcus of University of California, Berkeley, in a presentation at the meeting of the American Physical Society’s fluid dynamics division in Pittsburgh on Monday.

The Red Spot is about 24,000 km across, east to west, 12,000 km from north to south, and a mere 40 km deep. Its winds are roaring around at about 225 miles per hour and this incredible monster has been observed from Earth almost continuously for at least 150 years, he said. But based on all the modeling that’s been done to try to explain the Red Spot, it just isn’t possible. Read more...

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Unraveling the ever-changing World Wide Web to find the very best sites can be a daunting and time consuming task. Or, you could just ask Reddit.

That's what one Redditor did Thursday, posing to the rest of the community the question, "What is the best website other than Reddit?"

Commenters sprang into action posting thousands of comment replies, naming sites that run the gamut from arcane to whimsical. Below, we've compiled a list of the 15 comments with the highest number of points (calculated by subtracting the comment's downvotes from its upvotes). Read more...

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The Donald reached out to us last winter, thinking he was being gracious. Fuck him. Here's an illustration of Donald Trump with a dick for a nose.

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The NBA will fine Nets head coach Jason Kidd $50,000 for his staged soda spill to earn an extra timeout, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. Come on. It's clever gamesmanship!

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Mississippi State mascot Bully was hit by an ESPN golf cart during yesterday's Ole Miss-Mississippi State game, injuring the leg of the person inside. The photo you see is Bully, still fully costumed, wearing an air cast and being taken away in a stretcher.

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This day is getting worse for Bo Pelini. He was hit with a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty after swinging his hat in a rage and almost hitting an official in the face. Nebraska now trails Iowa 24-10. Someone give Bo some leftover turkey, and let him fall asleep peacefully.

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Now that the NFL is looking into Steelers coach Mike Tomlin's 'inadvertent' obstruction of Jacoby Jones last night, we can fit Tomlin into some other scenarios to see what he can muck up. (Use this provided template to create your own!)

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There's a new version of YouTube out, and as usual, hidden inside its chocolaty center are hints at upcoming features and capabilities. We've seen information about a lot of this stuff before, some of which has even been confirmed by Google itself. Aside from the user interface changes we mentioned in the announcement post, there are framework elements for the upcoming YouTube subscription service, "Uninterrupted Playback," an offline video mode, and background music listening.

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• [APK Teardown] Glass XE11 Reveals Progress On New Functionality, Music, And Boutique

[APK Teardown] YouTube 5.3 Reveals Upcoming 'Music Pass' With Uninterrupted Music: Millions Of Songs With No Ads, Offline Playback, And Background Listening was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

‘Tis the season to buy your loved ones some pretty nice tablets. A couple of great deals have gone up this morning that will help you do just that. Let’s get Staples out of the way first, because you’ll only have until the end of business today to take advantage of it.

You can get $50 off any tablet that is priced at $149.99 or more, giving you a pretty decent discount on something like the Nexus 7 2013. The deal is applicable both online and in-store: you’ll need coupon code 18702 for online orders. In-store orders can be redeemed simply by showing the coupon to the clerk (either print it out or show it to them on your mobile device).

Groupon also has a decent deal for those of you who don’t mind buying a year-old tablet. You can get the 2012 Nexus 7 starting at $120 for the 16GB version, or drop $30 more for double the storage. You’ll have until midnight Sunday to take advantage, so you’ll have a bit of time to think about it (though quantities are limited, so you’ll want to think rather fast). Groupon is limiting this to three per person, with the option of buying two more as gifts. Go ahead and give it a long look at their website if you’re interested.

Move over Kim Kardashian — Seth Rogen just schooled you in topless motorcycle riding

Rogen and BFF James Franco apparently got bored on the set of their new film, The Interview, and decided to spice things up by recreating Kanye West's music video for "Bound 2." (Be warned, however: The video uses the explicit language of West's original recording — it's NSFW.)

West's video features a topless Kardashian (West's fiancée) riding shotgun on his bike while driving through luscious fields, across American vistas and by galloping white horses. Basically, it's a Lisa Frank folder come to life. Rogen and Franco didn't skimp on any of the details, brilliantly mimicking not only the video's background but the lustful expressions of West and Kardashian Read more...

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When Disney Animation Studios' Frozen opens on Wednesday, you’ll probably laugh and maybe cry. But it's unlikely you’ll notice the effort that went into making the star of the show — snow — look and act like the real thing.

The tale is about a band of unlikely friends who embark on a quest to save a kingdom, but snow is everywhere in Frozen. One of the main characters is even made of the stuff.

Snow, like any other particle in animation, like rain, fog or leaves, is a complex material. Convincing viewers that it's real on screen is more math than animation magic

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Brian, the Griffin family's quick-witted dog on Family Guy, died during the "Life of Brian" episode. As a series regular since the animated show premiered in 1999, Brian and his 12-season stint on Family Guy ended Sunday when a car hit and killed him

His owners — Peter, Lois, Meg, Chris, and Stewie — cried as a blood-soaked Brian took his final breath. Stewie can't reverse the death because he destroyed the time machine he created. The family adopts a new dog, Vinny, to cope with the loss.

"You've given me a wonderful life — I love you all," Brian tells the Griffins before dying. Read more...

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Chatroulette at your own risk: Steve Kardynal is on the loose

The popular YouTube star known for his outrageous Chatroulette stunts — last year, he donned a skimpy bikini and sang "Call Me Maybe" — takes on the queen of outrageous herself, Miley Cyrus

This time, Kardynal sat buck naked on a makeshift wrecking ball to sing Cyrus' hit song. His unsuspecting Chatroulette partners got quite the hilarious shock

Now the only question that remains: Who is more adept at licking hammers, Miley or Steve?

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Uploading profanity-laced gameplay videos using tools on the Xbox One could cause players to lose some of their Xbox Live access, according to a statement released by Microsoft on Tuesday.

The bans were discovered after Xbox One gamers posted on Xbox Support Forums, complaining that their consoles told them to "play something else." The users said their access to services such as Skype and the Xbox One's Upload Studio, where users can upload gameplay footage with their own audio commentary, were limited.

"The team reviews every clip that is uploaded to the service to help maintain a clean, safe and fun environment for all users," Microsoft told Mashable in an email. Read more...

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Gmail had a little work done lately, and it's looking good.

The latest version of the web's favorite email client comes with a host of new features, ready to help you reach Inbox Zero. But with new updates rolling out every month or so, it's hard to keep track of the latest tools. Just when you think you know it all, one little change can completely impact your whole experience.

We've rounded up the latest features so you can reclaim your title as Gmail Master. Here's the definitive guide to the latest updates

1. Download Attachments to Google Drive

A major change, new Gmail revamped its attachment UI. Instead of downloading attachments to your desktop's Downloads folder — and honestly, who knows what you've lost in that mess — you now have the option to save everything straight to Google Drive. You can even send the download to a specific folder within Drive. Read more...

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Google has been building up to something big with YouTube, as indicated by our recent APK teardowns. It looks like yet another version of the YouTube app is rolling out to devices all over the world, and we've got the file for you to check out. It's not a huge update at first glance, but maybe there's something beneath the surface.

What's New?

The first really obvious visual change is a slight reorganization of the slide-out navigation menu.

• YouTube For Android 5.2.27 Slowly Rolling Out [APK Download]
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• YouTube For Google TV Gets A Big Update, Simplified Interface And Support For Paid Channels Included

YouTube 5.3.23 For Android Rolling Out With A Reorganized Navigation Menu, Better Searching, Tabs On Channels, And More [APK Download] was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

Welcome back, Sad Derrick Rose. We didn't miss you.

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Each year around mid-August, publicists start burying everyone in the food journalizing racket with ideas for Thanksgiving coverage. Most of their emails concern ways in which a client, usually a lesser television chef or an agricultural marketing board, can enhance your stuffing with this or that upscale mushroom or obscure nutmeat. Over in our soggy corner of the booze-writing ghetto, the pitches tend to feature recipes for gibletinis and butternut squasharitas or threats of cinnamon-sage vodkas and gravy liqueurs.

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Papa John likes his Louisville Cardinals. Papa John allegedly likes his whiskey. Papa John allegedly just can't drink a lot of it. Let us once again admire the sight of Papa John, shitfaced beyond belief.

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Kevin Durant is your NBA scoring leader through one month of basketball, averaging 28.6 points per game. You need a lot of opportunities on the floor to put up that many points, and the more you use possessions, the harder it is to be efficient. So is Durant the most efficient high-usage, high-scoring player?

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Keep your phone fully-charged — even when you're miles from the nearest wall outlet — with the Fluxmob Bolt ($60). This handy device is one part wall charger for any...

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Short and sweet, with each one hitting a single feature

Following up on the initial "I Do" commercial that came with the launch of the Nexus 5, Google has just published three more short videos to its YouTube account. The commercials highlight HDR+, Photo Sphere and Auto Awesome, and are each just 15 seconds long, but still get the point across — there are a lot of interesting camera features available on the Nexus 5. The most powerful among them is likely HDR+, which you can see above.

Now of course Photo Sphere is available on more than just the Nexus 5, and Auto Awesome animated pictures can be made with pretty much any camera, but we can see why Google would want to highlight these camera features to sell the latest device. Hit the break for the other two commercials.

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A few months ago Spotify introduced the ability for users to stream music over Wi-Fi to a select speakers. The feature, coined Spotify Connect, was unfortunately limited only to iOS devices. Now an update has landed for the Android app that officially makes it multi-platform.

You will need a Spotify Premium subscription in order to make use of this feature, but that's not all. Only a few speakers currently work with Spotify Connect.

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• [New App] SoundSeeder Streams Music From One Android Device To Others Over WiFi Like A Poor Man's Sonos
• Qik Video Connect Finally Lets Android And iOS Users Video Chat With Each Other

Spotify Connect Comes To Android, Latest App Update Lets Premium Subscribers Stream Music Over Wi-Fi To Supported Speakers was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

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Phil Rivers and the Chargers got the ball back with less than a minute and a half, down four and needing a touchdown to win. They got it, on a 26-yard throw to Seyi Ajirotutu, and then Rivers did what he does best: make a bunch of crazy ass faces and look like an insane person who has recently swallowed a mouthful of cocaine.

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We’ve talked a ton about switching from iPhone to Android in the past, and there are a vast amount of online resources which exist to help you do just that. But it’s not often that we get to hear the tips from the former CEO (now executive chairman) of Google give us his own tips and tricks. I’m talking about Eric Schmidt, the man who got Google through some of its biggest years before handing the reigns back to the co-founders.

Schmidt took to Google+ to post the wordy guide. He goes over the most important things, like transferring your contacts, setting up your email, and setting up two-step authorization on your Google account for added security. It’s not going to solve all of your problems or answer all of your questions, but this guide is a good starting point to get your feet wet with the world of Android. Head to the source link to check it out for yourself.

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