Bing Blogs - 163

When you’re out and about and need to find somewhere to go, you probably want to search around where you are right now. The Local section on m.bing.com does just that.  Using the GPS on your phone (or nearby cell towers), Bing shows you a list of suggestions based their popularity, your location, and the time of day. You can choose the radius for your search, narrowing to .5 miles for congested areas.  Searching in the morning...
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Since the launch of the Bing for Mobile iPhone app, we’ve heard some great feedback and are excited that Bing is showing up more and more as the search option for those using Safari on iOS4. We’re happy you are giving Bing a try and are enjoying some of the features like social, shopping, and the fresh homepage image every day. Over the past few months the Bing team has been partnering with a number of companies on various apps for...
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Do you ever find yourself standing in front of the movie theater trying to figure out what movie to go to? Or how about you are in the car with friends looking for a place to eat.  Wouldn’t it be helpful to hear what your friends are saying about a movie, restaurants or a product while you are on the go?  As highlighted in the Bing For iPhone Update blog post there is a feature called Social search, where you can search through...
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Have your kids ever asked you a question for a school paper or homework that you wish you knew?  Have you given an answer that you “think” you remember from your days in school, knowing that the information you were about to give might be very outdated? Now, with the latest release of new Bing answers through our collaboration with Wolfram|Alpha, you can get access to more types of answers quickly and confidently. For example...
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Today Starwood Hotels and Resorts unveiled a new integrated online experience for Sheraton guests featuring Bing. The new “Sheraton Guest Portal powered by Bing” will help you navigate your stay, get hotel information and discover information about the local area. This new system will be featured worldwide in the “Link@SheratonSM experienced with Microsoft®” in addition to in-room web access. As part of the new online...
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I started working at Microsoft in May 2010 and these past few months have already been a very rewarding experience. As part of the Bing design team I have been involved in a wide variety of projects for the web, mobile phones and other devices such as xBox and the iPad. I get to use my design skills to solve interesting challenges that will improve the search experience for millions of users. Another great thing about working at Microsoft is...
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As mobile shopping gets more popular, we want to help you to find and shop products on your iPhone even more effortless.  The new Bing for Mobile iPhone app includes a Shopping section where you can find products, see ratings, and read reviews.  Search with your camera, your voice, or your keyboard to find brand-name products and compare prices.  Not sure what to get for her birthday?  No problem, we provide you with a list of...
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OpenStreetMap (OSM) is the newest layer for Bing Maps. OpenStreetMap follows a similar concept as Wikipedia, but for maps and other geographic facts (despite its name, it’s by no means only limited to streets and roads). A community of map lovers and developers gather location data across the globe and curate it to create OSM.
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Wishing to write a great blog but don’t feel you have time? Your wish is my command! I want to show you some practical ways you can write a blog post AND the best part is that you’re going to get it done in less than 10 minutes. Some might even take 15 minutes, but what is 5 minutes more? Before I begin, let’s cover some scary content-based blanketing the Internet:  quantity does not = quality. Most blog writers know the...
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Are the class lists up yet? Are you starting to look into what school supplies are on your list this year? Well if you are like many of the families right now your kids have started to get the itch to get their school stuff in order. Bing is here to help. Go to Bing shopping to get some of this season’s best deal on supplies, clothes, shoes, gadgets, backpacks and more. With Bing shopping you are able to refine your search by product, price...
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