If you ask Bing about the coming Xbox One console, it has a pretty simple take. Google’s is a bit more complex. What’s interesting, or fun, is that they are diametrically opposed.

Fresh screenshots that I took myself between 4:55 and 5:03 PST today:

And Google:

Well then.

Intrigue? Horror? Naw. Check this out:

And:

Bing simply processes the query “the Xbox One is” very differently than “Xbox One is,” and Google doesn’t appear to. It makes for a funny Facebook-shareable. And Reddit will probably have a field day, but there isn’t much more here than a cheap laugh.

Which we are not above. To make it more fair, Bing doesn’t appear to think much of me either:

Top Image Credit: BTO

Microsoft’s efforts to promote the Xbox One on Facebook have devolved into an old-fashioned ASCII art flame war.

Xbox One and PlayStation 4 faced off last week at E3, and by most accounts, the Xbox took a bruising. Massively unpopular policies regarding used games and persistent Internet connections have left Microsoft with a significant public relations problem on its hands.

After Microsoft changed the cover photo on its Xbox Facebook page on Monday, Sony fans took to the comment thread to post hundreds of ASCII Sony logos, middle fingers and face palms. Microsoft loyalists have responded with the occasional thumbs up, but they appear to be vastly outnumbered. The thread has attracted over 14,500 comments.

Microsoft is taking it all in stride. The company has posted several pieces of ASCII art of its own, dedicating them to all of its “ASCII loving Facebook fans and followers”:

Header image credit: Wavebreak Media

As you may have heard, Oreo has a new seasonal flavor out, and that flavor is watermelon. Yes, watermelon.

Luckily, we have the Internet to tell us how delicious (or horrible) the flavor actually is. More specifically, YouTube-er bigdpitchas has posted a review, and words can’t describe its awesomeness.

I now immediately want both watermelon and watermelon Oreos.

Warning: you may also learn a thing or two about eBay flipping.

Social gathering and internationally-lauded cat portal Reddit is a site that has its own place in the cultural touchstone of large swaths of the global youth. It’s also a very silly place.

This makes it a prime target for a bit of well-intentioned fun. A Web series by the title of “If Dating Was Like…” put together a clip mocking Reddit’s quirks, creating a scenario in which you were dating a person that embodied the site.

And just so you know, Reddit’s cofounder publicly endorsed the clip: “I co-founded reddit and I approve this message.” It’s Monday, you deserve the laugh.

Top Image Credit: Thomas Anderson

Update: Foursquare says that its Time Machine is temporarily down due to all the traffic it is receiving.

Foursquare has just launched the Foursquare Time Machine, a neat tool which lets you visualize all of your past check-ins, starting from your very first.

If you’re interested in seeing a nostalgic look at where you’ve been and where Foursquare recommends you go next, head over to the site and see it for yourself. After watching all of your check-ins unfold, Foursquare generates an infographic (for example, you can see mine here).

The tool, which is heavily sponsored by Samsung, follows past visualizations from Foursquare, including the pulse video released in March that showcased the rapid pace of life in NYC and Tokyo.

While the Samsung angle is surely pitchy — the site recommends the Next Big Thing(s)™® in your city, and of course they’re “already here” — the impressive visualizations make it worth a look.

➤ Foursquare Time Machine

For more, check out: Twitter’s stunning images of NYC, Tokyo and Istanbul using only geotagged Tweets

Image credit: ROBYN BECK / Getty Images

The best ads never feel like advertisements. They engage you, make you think — perhaps even catch you by surprise.

This is exactly the sort of ad Ogilvy created for IBM’s “People For Smarter Cities” campaign; instead of shoving information down your throat, the ads attempt to make city life a bit easier by serving dual purposes in clever ways.

Watch the video below and tell me you don’t love it.

Via: NOTCOT

You haven’t done anything this crazy, I can all but assure you. For fun, it would appear, and the adulation of YouTube viewers, Colin Furze built a jet bike. Or, it’s a bicycle, with a decidedly homebrew-esque jet propulsion system strapped to the back.

Strapped might be generous. Perhaps ‘tacked’ would be more apt. It’s just as bonkers as you will expect. But it goes, and damn fast. The contraption can hit 50 miles per hour. The Washington Post calls Furze an inventor, and we agree.

On his site, Furze has build details. It’s Wednesday, so take the break and watch this guy somehow not break his neck:

Top Image Credit: Colin Furze / colinfurze.com

Kissing someone across the globe has never been more real. With Burberry and Google’s newly-launched sweet little idea to spread some love across the globe in a more personalized way, you get your own kiss imprint to send on to your loved ones (say goodbye to generic images of a kiss!).

All you have to do is visit Burberry Kisses and pucker up in front of your webcam. Using a “unique kiss-detection technology”, the outline of your lips gets imprinted. It may feel strange kissing the air, so feel free to do this on your touch screen mobile or tablet – you can actually kiss your screen and the outline will be captured from there.

After you’ve done all that kissing, write a short message and send it on via email or Google+. The envelope containing your message then flies across to the receiver’s destination across a 3D landscape.

Those with a penchant for public displays of affection can share it on social media platforms including Google+, Facebook or Twitter. All kisses that have been shared also get placed on a real-time interactive map, but the site allows you to keep your kiss private if you want.

Of course, this isn’t only for lovers – but for friends and family far away from you as well.

Watch the video of how you can send your kisses on to your loved ones here:

Headline image via Thinkstock

Everyone’s talking about security these days. Well, the first step to keeping your data protected is to choose a password that can’t be hacked. At Vooza, passwords need to be at least 8 characters, contain one emoji, one Chinese character, and the name of a British Prime Minister. And then there are the security questions. Warning: They can get a bit personal.

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Today at the E3 event, Battlefield 4 was shown off in multiplayer mode. A 64 players live action game was shown, called the ‘Siege of Shanghai.’ The war, taken across the sprawling cityscape of a rendered Shanghai is frankly breahtaking.

Not since Quake 3 has a shooter so shown a new vision of what a video game of this genre can be. Besides action that employs dozens of gamers, Battlefield 4 has a new ‘Commander’ mode that allows a player on a tablet, controlling in-game missile strikes and the like. It’s a slick addition to the game, and is one that will add depth to its play.

First up, a short video explaining how Comamnder works:

And, to follow, about 6 minutes of in-game footage. Given that the game is coming out for PC, and current and coming Xbox and Playstation consoles, no matter your fancy, you’ll get a shot at its action.

Top Image Credit: EA. Commander clip via Joqstiq.