Tag: Bing
Microsoft add coupons and deals to US Bing search results
A new coupons, deals and vouchers service will be integrated into US Bing serach results, Microsoft have confirmed via the Bing blog. The money-saving tips will cover "more than 200,000 unique offers in over 14,000 cities and towns across the…
Google search Bing alternative now available for Windows Phone 7 users
Windows Phone 7 owner but not a fan of the Bing search engine? Today's your lucky day; Google have just announced the arrival of their own search app for the new breed of Microsoft handsets. "Searching with Google on your…
WWDC 2010: Safari 5 browser confirmed
It may not have been the headline act at this year's WWDC 2010 conference, but Apple have now confirmed that Safari 5, the latest build of their internet browser, is on the way. The new version features Safari Reader for…
Windows 7 helps Microsoft to 35% jump in quarterly profits
Windows 7 isn't only the best Windows operating system Microsoft have ever put together, it's also proving to be quite the cash-cow. Following its release, Microsoft have seen a 35% jump in quarterly profits, the release of their latest financial…
Microsoft's Project Pink handsets revealed as the Kin One and Kin Two
Microsoft's long rumoured Project Pink phones have been unveiled. Dropping the colour-coded working names, they have been revealed as the Kin One and Kin Two, two handsets which have a strong emphasis on social networking. However, the phones wont…
Gallery: Microsoft's Kin One and Kin Two
Microsoft's long-awaited Project Pink phones have been revealed. Now named the Kin One and Kin Two, you can read everything we know about the QWERTY sliders and their social networking focus by clicking here. But while you decide whether or…
CES 2010: Microsoft's Steve Ballmer opens CES, but does anyone care anymore?
Microsoft's Chief Exec Steve Ballmer officially opened the CES 2010 show in Vegas last night but failed to impress with a speech that started late due to technical problems (they should have used a Mac) and then went on for…
Real-time data added to Google search results
While currently only Twitter feeds have been implemented, updates from social networks Myspace and Facebook will dynamically be fed into searches from early in the new year.
Microsoft apologise for Bing outage
The problem meant that thousands of search queries were unanswered, with users instead issued an error message.
Will you ditch Google for Bing to get the news?
In theory it sounds like a winner. Microsoft, in Bing News, becomes the number one place for users to search for news, while media organisations get money from Microsoft for cataloguing their stories.
However before messrs Murdoch and Bullmer get carried away there are few things worth bearing in mind