Microsoft rolled out a completely revamped version of its Bing search engine today that promises to provide better and more relevant results from a wider array of sources than Google. And without being nearly as annoying.
It sounds a little like stealing someone else’s homework and then putting your name it, only slightly more expensive, but Nokia has convinced Microsoft to rebrand Bing Maps as Nokia’s own.
I just switched the default search engine in my browser from Google to Bing. And if you care about working efficiently, or getting the right results when you search, then maybe you should too. Don’t laugh!
Seems like only a few years ago Microsoft was courting Yahoo. Yeah, that didn’t work out so hot. Well, Microsoft is back to kicking Yahoo’s tyres. And this time Yahoo isn’t telling Redmond to get off its lawn.
Microsoft made about $US70 billion dollars of revenue in the last fiscal year, a big fat record led by Xbox and Office sales. In fact, nearly every division at the company is popping bottles right now – except online. Bummer, Bing.
Well, I just posted this story, so that says something. But if this has no place on Gizmodo, then comment within. I may well just nuke this post. All interactive like! Oh, and the news part: Kate Hudson called her baby ‘Bing’. That is all. Oh, except the full name is really Bingham. So…yeah. As you were. [People via SAI]
What’s good for the BlackBerry PlayBook is good for BlackBerry handsets by the sounds of it, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has pumped hands with RIM boss Mike Lazaridis and declared all future BlackBerry phones as being Bing-friendly.
Bing’s mobile web app just got an update for mobile devices that support HTML5 standards, which means iOS and Android.
Groupon! LivingSocial! Bing? Well, sure. The search engine today announced that it’s adding daily deals to its desktop and mobile version, partnering with Dealmap to add 200,000 offers in 14,000 cities in the US. The mobile site gets a new “Deals” tab, while on the desktop, deals are presented as part of search results.
