Bing Maps adds a distance calculator and more new features Bing Maps adds a distance calculator and more new features Starting with the distance calculator, this feature does the job pretty efficiently. You enter your origin and destination locations and Bing Maps will tell you the distance between the two points for one or more routes if available. It will find the best route for driving, transit, or walking along with the estimated time....

It’s also worth noting that only the soft black color is on sale. And the only other color in stock is the Aqua Blue which is the regular price. It’s pretty rare that Bose products go on sale, so to see the SoundLink Color Bluetooth Speaker II on sale right now is actually a pretty big deal. It typically only goes on sale during the holiday season and Prime Day. So now is a good time to grab one....

According to Twitter, public experimentation with new features is a thoughtful decision and it will not change. Shortly after Musk’s takeover, the company rolled out the revamped Twitter Blue service with the verification checkmark as part of it. The decision backfired as it led to mass impersonation, something the company couldn’t handle. It had to entirely withdraw the service. There have also been a few other such short-lived changes. And, there will be more in the future, as Twitter is “embracing public testing....

The Mountain View-based company is busy redesigning its applications and services. We recently reported that Google is working on a simpler sharing UI for Docs, Drive, and the G Suite family. The Google Calendar is now getting a modern look for its email invites. While the changes are not significant, they give a modern look to the emails and make them align with the overall design language offered by the company....

Fitbit needs to recall its Ionic smartwatches Fitbit needs to recall its Ionic smartwatches Using any sort of smart device can lead to being burned. That risk is only doubled when you strap that device to your arm. From time to time, smart devices can have battery issues that cause a runaway chain reaction. As batteries age, they can become unstable after a while. This is the case for the Fitbit Ionic smartwatches....