Over the past few weeks, we’ve talked about our new three-column design that focuses on bringing you information from the web to help you take action and interact with friends and experts without compromising the core search experience. We invited you to try the new sidebar feature and today we are releasing the entire experience including snapshot which allows you to take action and do more directly in Bing. Snapshot is the center column of...
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Today the Windows Team announced the availability of the Windows 8 Release Preview, ready for download. Building off the momentum from the three apps that we previously announced at the Consumer Preview in Barcelona, we’re excited to announce three additional Bing-powered apps in the Windows 8 Release Preview: News, Sports, and Travel. Similar to the Finance, Weather, and Maps apps we previously announced, each app is optimized for touch...
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We’re pleased to announce that Photosynth, the acclaimed mobile panorama app, is now available on Windows Phone. Get Photosynth for free from theWindows Phone Marketplace for phones running Windows Phone 7.5 or higher. Screenshot from a panorama captured via Photosynth on Windows Phone of a camp on Mt. Baker, WA.See the full pano here. Sometimes a single photo – even a wide angle photo – doesn’t do a place justice...
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Last week at the Search Summit in San Francisco, we showcased a brand new way to search that is designed to help you interact with friends and take action without compromising the core search experience. Starting today, people in the United States can give it a try at www.bing.com/new. Since most of you weren’t able to attend the summit, Qi Lu, Harry Shum and I shot a short video where we discuss the design decisions and technical...
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In 2009, we launched Bing with a simple proposition: people should expect more from a search engine. Our aim has always been to help you do more with search, and over the past three years we have made exciting strides to realize that vision. Today we are taking a big step forward as we begin rolling out what is the most significant update to Bing since we launched three years ago. Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing a brand new way to...
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Bing is getting a new look. Starting today you will notice a fresh, de-cluttered experience designed to help you find the results you want faster. Over the past few months, we’ve run dozens of experiments to determine how you read our pages to deliver the link you’re looking for. Based on that feedback, we’ve tuned the site to make the entire page easier to scan, removing unnecessary distractions, and making the overall...
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From the beginning, Bing has been a place for exploration. The Bing homepage images aspire to spark your curiosity giving you something to talk about and connect with. Over the years, many of you have requested a simple way to enjoy these images as your Windows desktop background. With today’s release of Bing Desktop, we’re introducing an easy way to do just that. Bing Desktop marries the beauty of Bing’s daily homepage with a...
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  Last week, we shared information about a new Bing partnership with The Weinstein Company in support of their new anti-bullying documentary, “Bully”. Today is the next step in our journey together to help raise awareness of the serious implications of bullying and inspire change. Starting today we will begin airing advertisements in support of the film, with the goal of inspiring people to start doing more to stop bullying. Read More

  Spring is officially here!  To kick it off right, we’re partnering with Havaianas.  To get you in the spirit, we are giving away a pair of Havaianas® Espadrille shoes to three of our lucky Twitter followers. Today, those of you who retweet certain tweets from the @Bing handle will be entered into the sweepstakes (one entry per handle). We will randomly select three lucky winners from the followers who retweet the...
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Bing and Skype are coming together to help users do more online. Skype has recently begun offering an easy way to download the Bing Bar, providing users with a fast way to search and easy access to Facebook, email, breaking news, weather, Bing Rewards, and more — no matter where you are on the web. New users are being offered the Bing Bar at installation, and existing Skype users may also be offered it. The Bing Bar is also available to...
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