Chat up your Web browser with new Bing update

It won’t be long until you’ll be able to have a conversation with your Web browser with the new Bing update. Microsoft is letting users ask follow up questions with this new feature. For example, you can ask the Bing who is leading the F1 driver’s championship at the moment. And then follow that up with “How old is he?” Bing should be able to pick up on your previous question. Google has something similar to this but at least Bing users will now have the option to hold conversations with their browsers. 

Twitter rolls out tweet embed capability to Web version

We reported last June that Twitter is letting its users embed tweets within tweets on their iOS and Android apps. Whether you use it or not, the capability is making its way to Twitter.com. To embed tweets, you’re going to have to post it at the end of the new tweet. You can’t place them in any other position. It also just shows a minimized version of the tweet within the outer tweet. Are you going to be using this feature more now?

Source: Mashable

Microsoft unveils Web version of ‘Settlers of Catan’

Fan of the game Settlers of Catan but can’t carry the board game around with you? Microsoft has just co-developed a Web version of the game. And you don’t have to be using Internet Explorer to play the game. Any browser with HTML5 support can run the game. The game is currently in beta so don’t expect it to be polished and perfect.

You currently can’t play with a computer opponent or a random online player. You would need to find and invite at least two other friends to play using Facebook or email. You can take turns asynchronously with time limits so the game keeps going and you can opt to receive email notifications to know if your opponent takes a turn. You can also use the built-in Skype-powered voice chat. There is also an auto-trade and auto-roll feature to help keep the game going.

Source: Engadget

Google Maps now lets you know the exact distance between two points

You used to be able to get distance measurements from one point to another on Google Maps but this was confined to routing directions. Now, Google Maps on the Web browser lets you know the exact distance between two points. It doesn’t matter if there is an ocean or a building or a continent between them. All you need to do is right click anywhere on Google Maps and select the “Measure distance” option. It can also measure multiple distances, too, if that’s what you need to do.

Source: The Verge