Askem Gets You the Answers You Need, Fast

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Name: AskemThe Pitch: Askem aims to simplify your decision-making process
Why It’s Taking Off: Askem lets you share your questions

Google Now’s “Topics” Page Returns And Shows You How Much Google Knows About You, But It Only Works On Android

A few weeks ago, Google briefly made a "Google Now" topics page available on the web and then took it down again. The page showed a list of topics Google believed you were interested in, based on your search history. Now this feature is back, but it’s a bit different from the leaked page. A few days

Video Captures Scary Washington Bridge Collapse

More proof that the cameras are everywhere. The frightening collapse of a bridge in Washington State on the busy Interstate 5 was actually caught by a surveillance camera.
A huge portion of the bridge fell into the Skagit River on Thursday night after an over-sized freight truck struck part of the structure.

Android 4.3 leaked on video showing refreshed camera interface

On May 8, we reported that SlashGear was getting multiple hits from a device running Android Jelly Bean 4.3, indicating that the operating system is being tested somewhere out in Googleland and that we’ll likely be seeing it in the near future. It has been a couple weeks, and now we might have

Myspace’s New Architects Reveal How to Rebuild a Brand

There’s perhaps nothing harder than changing the public perception of a brand once it’s been imprinted in popular culture’s psyche. Especially when it’s left a bad taste in users’ mouths. But that was exactly the job facing Ben Johnston and Jess Huddart, CEO and creative director of Josephmark, the 25-person

LG may bring Google TVs to Korea, China soon; seeing ‘good returns’ in the US

While Eric Schmidt’s proclamation that "most" new TVs would have Google TV embedded last year didn’t come true, LG stated today that it’s bringing the platform to more regions soon. The Korea Times reports an unnamed company executive at the KCTA Digital Cable Show stated the platform is yielding good

Google Glass hidden labs give rooted users Wink and more

Google Glass Explorer Editions are a developer’s wonderland, full of little secrets we probably won’t see – in part, at least – in the regular consumer edition. Some Easter eggs and various hidden features have already been discovered, and now the folks over at Android Police

Alfonso Ribeiro, Will and Jaden Smith Do the Carlton Dance

Gather ’round nerds, ’90s kids and fans of Carlton Banks
Will Smith and son Jaden recently made an appearance on the BBC’s Graham Norton Show. In the video above, they perform a father-son rap together, which is kind of cool. But the real fun starts at the 3:45 mark, when none other than Smith’s Fresh

Yahoo bids on Hulu says source

Hulu has been a source of rumors for months now, with word surfacing in March that the video service’s board is looking into selling the service. Not too long after that, sources began popping up claiming various entities have been in talks with or placed bids on Hulu, including one of its owner’s

UCLA Surgeons Live Vine Brain Surgery

Doctors at UCLA Health in Southern California documented a brain surgery on Thursday by using Instagram and Vine, showing yet another ground-breaking use of social media in the hospital setting.
We’ve already witnessed the world’s first live-tweeted open-heart surgery from Houston, as well as a live-tweet