BusinessWeek reported today that Apple and Microsoft are currently in negotiations to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone with Microsoft’s Bing.com. The talks have reportedly been underway for weeks. The increasing rivalry between Google and Apple is noted as one of the primary reasons behind the talks. “Apple and Google know [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Neowin reported today that Microsoft is currently developing both Bing and Windows Live Messenger iPhone applications. Both applications are expected to be released alongside the upcoming Windows Live Wave 4 updates due in the March 2010 timeframe. Microsoft already indicated to CNet it is working on a Bing mobile application and hinted at the possibility [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
ZDNet reports that Bing reached 9.9% market share of U.S. searches in October, up from 9.4% in September. The growth came at Yahoo’s expense as Yahoo was down to 18.0% share in October, from 18.8% in September. Google’s U.S. search share continued to rise to 65.4 in October, up from 64.9 in September, based on [...]
Continue reading...Monday, November 16, 2009
Last week the Bing Maps team released version 1.0 of the Bing Maps Silverlight Control! This is a replacement for the previous Virtual Earth Javascript control and provides a great DeepZoom experience for using the mapping platform. Here is a list of some of the features the control provides: Built on Silverlight 3 Out of [...]
Continue reading...Monday, June 1, 2009
Microsoft unveiled its new search engine, “Bing” – at the D7 conference on May 28. It was available June 1st in select countries and Microsoft plans to have full worldwide deployment completed by June 3rd. Microsoft is calling Bing a “decision engine” stating: Customers are ready to move “beyond search” and Bing will help them [...]
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