Bing

In addition to the slew of updates now available on the Bing Maps beta service, the Bing Team also just launched an updated application for Windows Mobile devices. Designed specifically for Windows phones, this version of Bing’s mobile app provides maps, driving directions, traffic information,…

In addition to the newly announced Wolfram Alpha integration, the Bing Search Team is also launching a number of new features that live up to Bing’s promise of being a “decision” engine and not just a search engine. These features include improvements to their travel, weather, and shopping options…

It seems like every day now there’s another new Bing feature. This time, it’s the addition of Finance Pages which are detailed informational pages that provide key metrics on public stocks and funds on the U.S. market. Now when you search for a stock symbol on Bing, you’ll be shown an Instant…

Starting October 1st, the Microsoft-owned web crawler (the user agent that helps index websites) is getting a new name: Bingbot. Previously known as the msnbot, the name change reflects the new Microsoft brand for search, Bing. The Live Search team tells us that robots.txt files written for msnbot…

In a new partnership with charitable organization DonorsChoose.org, Bing will give you a $3 donation code just for switching your default search provider to Bing. As many have suggested, web search is more a function of habit these days than a conscious thought about picking this engine or that…

The Bing Search Team recently gave us a look at the upcoming Bing for mobile application that’s due sometime this fall. (It’s October now, so that can’t be too far away!). The app will feature a whole new look, complete with Bing’s iconic background image which is changed out on a daily basis. …

Today at the D7 Conference, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced that the new search engine that has been previously known under its code-name “Kumo” is going to be called “Bing” and will launch worldwide on Wednesday, June 3rd. The search engine is being called a “Decision Engine” because its aim…

Bing Cashback just launched a back-to-school promotion which is offering up to 50% cashback for your online purchases. Formerly known as Live Search Cashback, this ongoing program actually pays you to shop online using Microsoft’s search engine. Considering that one of Bing’s strengths is helping…

Recently, the Bing Search Team revealed the top web searches of 2009 as tracked by the Bing.com search engine. While many technology sites focused on the #2 entry (Twitter), as proof of the microblogging network’s growing influence, I think it’s more telling that half of the top 10 are searches for…

The search engine Bing.com has just launched a new recipe search feature. This latest addition pulls in content from a number of popular websites including MSN’s Delish.com, MyRecipes.com, epicurious.com, and others in order to make it easy to find a recipe without having to do a lot of…