Updated Bing App for Windows Phone

We’re happy to announce two new features to the Bing app for Windows phones. The first is a redesign to the home page. We changed the navigation to give people faster access to common searches, such as Movies and Traffic.  The second feature is turn-by-turn navigation for Windows 6.x phones, powered by Bing Maps. We took advantage of the Microsoft Tellme team’s expertise in voice applications to deliver an amazingly lifelike...
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New Bing App for iPhone is Here!

Today we’re excited to announce an update to the Bing app for the iPhone and iPod Touch. You can get it for free from the App Store on your device or use iTunes to download it. In the months following the November release of the app, we received great feedback from people with suggestions for improvements, many of which have been added to this release. For instance, we’ve made a number of stability fixes and usability tweaks...
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Bing – Bringing Basketball to You

Are you all getting a bit sad that the end of football season is drawing closer and closer? What will you do on Sunday? Well fear not, the NBA season is fully underway and Bing has some ways for you to keep up on all the latest scores and stats. You can always go to Bing.com and type in your favorite NBA team to get the latest stats and schedule. And don’t forget the detailed player instant answer. Looks like Lamar Odom brings down some...
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Bing iPhone app – upcoming fixes

The response so far to the Bing app for iPhone has been incredible; we are excited by the strong customer response and download traffic! However, we’ve also heard about a couple of issues that we’d like to address: 1.       Using voice search outside the U.S. crashes the app. We’ve identified that the issue relates to the region the phone is set to. We’re working on a fix for this right...
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Bing for mobile comes to the iPhone

Bing on your mobile phone just keeps getting better.  Today we are happy to announce the first official Bing App for iPhone and iPod touch.  You can now download the free Bing App from your phone in the App Store, from your computer at iTunes, or go to m.bing.com and we will redirect you to the app store.  Let’s talk about some cool stuff you can do with the Bing App.  Our investments in voice search (you may have...
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Bing™ for mobile availability continues to grow

Mobile momentum continues and this is a big one: the new Bing application is now available for BlackBerry™ Curve devices in the US. When you buy a new BlackBerry Curve 2 (8530) from Verizon, you’ll get the Bing app automatically. If you have another type of Curve, head over to m.bing.com/download with your phone to download the app. People were excited about the Bing app on BlackBerry Storm and we can’t wait to hear from you...
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Bing for mobile now live at m.bing.com

Today we released an update to the Bing for mobile browser at m.bing.com. In addition to being a great resource for local searches, quick answers, and maps, we have some new features to tell you about: NFL feature – type a team or player and see upcoming games, stats, and scores. While the game is on, you can get real-time updates on the plays. (U.S. only)              Flight...
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Use Your Voice to Text, Call and Search with Bing

Today Sprint Wireless announced their new Samsung Intrepid phone with a new voice user interface from Tellme.  This new interface will allow you to search the Web with Bing by speaking your search query, compose a text message or even dial a contact by simply talking instead of typing.  Check out this video to see this new voice interface in action: (Please visit the site to view this video) Have you ever really stopped to think about...
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