Microsoft have decided to launch their Bing app for Android and iOS operating systems before their own Windows Phone 7. This news has become apparent in the latest blog post talking all about the app and its great features which is based on HTML5, rather than Silverlight. More »

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If you often get lost inside your airport, Bing now provides everyone a Airport map, which is now available in the Maps service! Similar to the maps for their shopping malls, you’ll be able to find your way through the airport without getting lost. More »

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Google is currently the pinnacle of all search engines, but Microsoft wants to change that with its Bing search engine. To do that, it has begun work on a Bing Deskbar prototype that will show up on PCs and if popular, could be featured on smartphones and tablets. More »

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A new feature is launching from Microsoft in Bing search that comes in recommendations from Facebook friends. It was released on May 17th, a it elevates results that have received “likes” from a Facebook friend. More »

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RIM will try to stave off its impending doom with Microsoft’s search engine, Bing. All BlackBerry devices will be Bing-friendly. More »

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A new service has been released in the US by Bing. Bing’s deals will launch with “more than 200,000 unique offers in over 14,000 cities and towns across the US”, according to the post revealing the details. Microsoft are not selling these deals but they are the result of a partnership with The Dealmap, a website that aggregates deals from sources including high profile services. More »

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A partnership has now been formed with Microsoft and travel searchtool Kayak to bring flight search results to US Bing users. More »

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Angry Birds is continuously going beyond the game and into many types of media. Recently, the game finds itself in commercials for Microsoft’s Bing search engine. There are a few YouTube videos that show the evil green pigs trying to steal the birds’ eggs. However, the pigs are having trouble on how to do that so they use their ultimate weapon: their trusty mobile device and Bing. More »

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Microsoft has revealed a new version of its Bing software toolbar reported to changed the minds of toolbar haters. More »

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From Htcyou: The Android 2.2 (Froyo)-powered LG Vortex with a 3.2-inch touchscreen and a 600 MHz processor will take on Bing instead of Google. More »

Only the most dedicated of fanboys would make a song about Apple CEO Steve Jobs, and here we have Jonathan Mann doing just that. After gaining popularity with his Bing Jingle he continued to make more tech songs like the iPhone 4 Antenna Song which Steve Jobs even used at his most recent press conference, so he decided to follow it up with a song on the big man himself. Check out the video below and wave your iPhones in the air. More »

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Microsoft and Yahoo announced on Thursday that they’re getting married! Well… not literally. The two companies are coming together in an attempt to rival search-engine giant Google. More »

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Even though Google and Apple has had a rocky relationship over the past few years, Google’s mobile engineering executive Vic Gundotra insists that “Apple is a very close and valuable partner.” Recently, there was gossip that Steve Jobs flatly proclaimed privately that he “hates” Google CEO Eric Schmidt, whose company supposedly refrained from allowing multi-touch on its Nexus One so as not to anger Apple. Last week, an OTA update enabled Google’s smartphone to perform multi-touch in Google Maps, Browser, and Gallery. More »

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Yesterday, the New York Times ran an article that may end up being a watershed moment in online history. According to the report, Microsoft is hoping to create an alliance with News Corp, one of the biggest news conglomerates in the world, to remove news links from Google and bring them over to Bing.

Essentially it’ll make Bing the only search engine to offer any news stories from News Corp sites. The story highlights a few advantages and disadvantages of the move from the perspective of Rupert Murdoch, who controls News Corp, Google and Microsoft. We break them down for you. More »

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Bing.com, Microsoft’s latest search engine, has continued to grow for a second straight month while Google has continued to decline. According to comScore, Bing had a 8.9 percent search queries in the U.S. in the month of July, which is a 0.5 percent increase since June and a 0.9 percent increase since May.

Google and Yahoo both lost market share during the month of July. Google and Yahoo lost 0.3 percent market share, with down to 64.7 percent and Yahoo down to 19.3 percent. Microsoft and Yahoo have both recently announced Bing as the main search engine for both companies, which equals a 28.2 market share, which is not much higher than the 28 percent share in June. But will this increase for the second straight month help Bing when they take on Yahoo’s loss of share? More »

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