WebUser 01 May 2019

What’s New Online

Tell us yourfavourite new thingsattwitter.com/webusermagazine 1 - 14 May 2019^7

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There are many online flight trackers, but few of
them use an interactive globe andfewer still are
as simple asthis new Live Flights tool. It depicts
planes as red and blue shapes – the former
denoting ai rcraft flying into one of 10 airports
aroundthe world and blue showing those flying
away. You can also zoom in and hover over the
planes to see more information about them.

Shareyour phone screen

onSkype

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If you’re signed up to the Skype

Insider beta programme, try this

new feat ure for sharing what’s on

your iOS and Android screen. Just

tap the “...” icon, select Shar e

Screen and start your broadcast.

Changeyour PS4 onlineID

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Do you fancychangingyour

PlayStation Network ID to

something snappier? Sign in with

your existing ID and select PSN

Profile in the menu, then click Edit

next to your Online ID and it’ll now

prompt you for a new one.

Seethe UK’s top takeaways

bit.ly/justeat

Whether you love Chinese, Indian or

pizza, you can now compare your

favourite takeaway tuck with others

across the UK. Just Eat shows each

region’s four most popular dish es,

linking to its orde ring system.

http://www.vizofthrones.com

With th e eigh th and final season of

HBO’s blockbuster TV hit now airing

on Sky Atlantic, you may want to see

how theGame of Thronesstor y and

charac ters ha ve fared so far. This map

lets you

select an

episode

to explore

where the

scenes

took

place. It

also lets

you see

who was

involved and whether anyone died or

had sex (the likelihoodof both being

high). Selecting a charac ter in a scene

tells you how long they appeared for,

and you may be surprised by who has

had the most screen time.

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Rather than providin g you with a set of

rules from the outset like most puzzle

games, Compass Rose challengesyou

to work them out for yourself. As such,

the game can be difficult and

frustrating, but with lateral thinkin g

and timely use of th e built-in hint

system, you should find yourself

making progress. Playable for free in

your browser, the game is based on

a set of riddles, the solutions for which

let you move from room to room.

You can also download all of th e

game’s assets for free and use them in

any way you like.

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Android smartphones runningversion 7 (Nougat)
or higher now have a built-in securi ty key. This can
be used to verify any attempts you make to log
into your Google account on a Bluetooth-enabled
Chrome OS, macOS or Windows 10 computer.
All you have todo to get set up is click Add
Security Key in your 2-Step Verification settings
and select your phone.

View live global flights

Explore the

world of Game

of Thrones

Play an online

puzzle game

Use your Android phone

as a security key

We pick the 10 best things you must do on the web this fortnight

NEW VOICE

COMMANDS

Keepupwith football

GoogleAssistant’s new

SportsFacts skillkeeps you upto

datewith the latestfootball info.

Simply say, for example,“Whenare

[ateam] playing,” or“what are the

Premier Leaguestandings”.

Use Siri with AirPods

Double-tapone ofyour Apple

AirPods(or say “HeySiri” on

second-gen devices)toadjust the

volume, play, pause and skipyour

music, and check the battery.

Play AppleMusic

Openthe mainmenuinthe

Alexa app, select Skills &Games

and search for the newAppleMusic

skill. Tap Enable,use your AppleID

tosignintoyour account and you

canplay yourtunes via Alexa.