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Bing Translator gains support for Star Trek language Klingon

, May 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has teamed up with Paramount Pictures to bring Trekkies a translation tool essential for interplanetary communications: support for the alien language Klingon on Bing Translator. The feature was added in honor of the latest installment of the movie, Star Trek: Into Darkness, which hit theaters today. As with other languages, translation works both directions. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Bing integrates Facebook Likes and comments

, May 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is continuously adding new features to its Bing search engine, and this time around the company has added integration for Facebook that allows users of the social networking site to comment and Like stuff directly in Bing search results. Microsoft has been researching ways to distinguish itself from Google, and it seems social is the way to go for them. Read The Full Story

Microsoft set to rebrand Bing, Skype, and Xbox

, Apr 28th 2013 Discuss [0]

Albert Shum, Windows Phone Design Studio General Manager, and Todd Simmons, Creative Director at Wolff Olins, announced at the Design Day 2013 Event in Norway that there will be some rebranding coming to Microsoft soon. There will be logo rebranding for several of Microsoft's services, including Bing, Yammer, Skype, and Xbox. They figured that since Windows 8, Microsoft, and Office all got new logos, why shouldn't these services? Read The Full Story

Bing Apps for Windows 8 get major updates

, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Late least year, Microsoft rolled out a half dozen Bing Apps for Windows 8 users, each one focused on a specific category, such as travel and sports. The apps were designed to offer "immersive vertical experiences," and now, about six months later, a big line of updates for them is being pushed out. Users can grab the updates now by heading into the Windows Store and selecting the updates notification. Read The Full Story

Microsoft’s Bing shows five times more malware than Google

, Apr 12th 2013 Discuss [0]

Between Google and Microsoft's Bing search engine, Google has always reigned supreme as the most popular choice, and it's a good thing too, since a recent study found that Bing returned around five times more malware in search results than Google, meaning that Bing highlighted websites that contained malicious code of some kind. Read The Full Story

Bing prototype app video leak shows improved voice functionality

, Mar 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

A video has been posted over at MSFT Kitchen showing off what is said to be a prototype of the Bing app for Windows Phone, which was demonstrated at an employee-only Microsoft event. The event is said to have taken place earlier this month, and to have been used to show off "future technologies." The prototype Bing app features multiple improvements over the current app. Read The Full Story

Microsoft rolls out Bing Desktop update, offers integrated Facebook feature

, Mar 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft rolled out its Bing Desktop app back in 2012, allowing users to easily get the backgrounds visible on Bing.com to use as desktop wallpapers, along with a desktop search box and a couple other features. Now the company has rolled out a new update, which brings with it a handful of new features, including integrated Facebook content. Read The Full Story

Bing Maps updated with 13 million square kilometers of updated imagery

, Mar 1st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced that Bing Maps has received a major update, with in excess of 13 million square kilometers of satellite imagery being updated. With the updates, the base satellite imagery is now comprised of 15 meters per pixel, giving a high-resolution look at the world from the comfort of your laptop or mobile device. Read The Full Story

Bing falls in the rankings, is replaced by Russian search engine

, Feb 8th 2013 Discuss [0]

It's an embarrassing day for Bing, with the search engine officially falling in ranking under the apparently not-completely-obscure Russian search engine Yandex, which now holds steady as the fourth largest search engine in the world. This information comes from a ComScore report that shows Yandex as hitting a higher number of users per month in both November and December 2012 than Microsoft's offering. Read The Full Story

Bing makes it’s case for your one-stop Valentine’s Day resource

, Feb 4th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week the folks at Microsoft have made it clear that they're aiming for Google's throat with a loving dose of all-out Valentine's Day coverage straight from Bing - full of love, of course! This coverage comes in the form of not just Windows Phone-centered functionality for all your Valentine's Day needs, but both the Bing mobile site and the Bing app as well. Once you've gone to m.bing.com or downloaded Bing from your smartphone or tablet's own app store, you'll be well on your way! Read The Full Story

Office 365 Home Premium now has Bing Apps for Office

, Jan 31st 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft has announced that Office 365 Home Premium now has Bing Apps for Office, which integrate Bing-powered apps in the office suite. There are a total of five Bing apps that have been added for Excel and Word, adding a handful of functionality that was previously unavailable. The apps have all been rolled out, and are available now. Read The Full Story

Bing Tags get a boost, are now publicly displayed

, Jan 22nd 2013 Discuss [0]

Bing Tags is a simple, yet rather convenient method to tags friends in search, and starting today, the tags can now be made available to the Internet at large. Before being made publicly available, the tagged individual must approve the tag, at which point it will show up in search results. The system utilizes Facebook, but allows tagging on any search result for the public to see. Read The Full Story
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