Bing Blogs - 139

Design Decisions Made Easy with Bing: Home by Novogratz Premieres Saturday, July 16th

If raising a family of 7 children weren’t enough, Cortney and Bob Novogratz also manage to deliver word class design to their clients by blending their unique eye for funky, downtown-chic with an unpretentious aesthetic sensibility. Tomorrow, the Novogratz’s will unveil their new HGTV show, “Home by Novogratz”, which will feature the couple as they turn everyday spaces into something extraordinary. Bob and Courtney use Bing...
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How’s the Weather? Introducing New Bing Weather Results

The fallback question when faced with a slow party conversation becomes a very important one when making travel plans. And, as is the case with all good questions, Bing has good answers! We recently refreshed the look and feel of our weather answer and added more resources to help you plan your weekend activities, know what to pack for your upcoming trip or pick your next vacation spot. Let’s say you’re planning to go to Las Vegas for...
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What's New in the Web Map Control

What's New in the Web Map Control

Today we are officially introducing three new modules and several new features for the Web map control.  The new modules add some very handy features, and they really show off the dynamic module loading capabilities of the by adding functionality when you need it, and getting out of the way when you don’t. 
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Buy, hold or sell? Bing Finance can help you decide!

Since the launch of Bing, we’ve partnered with experts to bring you the best search results and help you make more informed decisions. Whether it’s Facebook and Twitter for the best social search experience, Kayak for comprehensive travel results or Fansnap for quick access to event tickets, our goal is to help you find what you’re looking for more quickly and help you make better decisions. Today we’re excited to extend...
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Updates to Our Road Map Style

Updates to Our Road Map Style

If you have looked at a Bing map in the last 24 hours you might have noticed a few new things about our road map style. The result is a new style designed to communicate more important information at a glance.
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A new user interface for Bing Maps

A new user interface for Bing Maps

Over the past few months, we’ve been testing some enhancements to the Bing Maps interface that we’re excited to now make available for everyone. The most apparent changes are to our task and navigation controls, where—based on your feedback—we’ve made it easier to find the most common actions to complete your task at hand. 
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Bing for iPad Update: Searching Without a Search Box

<Visiting from an iPad? Click here for an optimized version of this blog post: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=223315 > In April we released Bing for iPad and needless to say, we were humbled by the positive response we received. In the first three months, we had more than 5,000 ratings in the App Store and an average score of 4.7 stars (out of five stars). But what we really liked was all the great feedback on areas to improve and...
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Photosynth App Update and Best of Bing Maps Summer Xbox & Kinect Contest

Capture the sights of summer and share them with friends using the updated Photosynth app, available in iTunes today (http://www.itunes.com/apps/photosynth )! We listened to the 3,500,000 people who downloaded the first version of the app and added some of the most requested features: email, simplified sharing, and exploration of great panoramas by other users. To celebrate the launch of these new features, we’re even awarding Xbox360 with...
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Bing Maps Unveils Exclusive High Res Imagery with Global Ortho Project

Today, we’re excited to share with our blog readers that the Bing Maps team has updated the Bing Maps World Tour application. The Tour now showcases 153 locations where Bing Maps features new outstanding high-resolution aerial imagery that is being captured and published as part of our Bing Maps Global Ortho imagery program. Using the application, you can view the new aerial imagery through an automated “slide show” mode or...
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Share the Likes: Celebrate Your Trusted Friends with Bing and Win

When it comes to making decisions, you’ve always trusted your friends to steer you in the right direction. Now we’re making it easy to bring your Facebook friends with you while you’re using Bing. Whether it’s helping you decide where to eat or what not to wear, your trusted friends are always there to help you out.