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Bing's half-hour disappearing trick
Friday 04 December 2009
Bing, Microsoft's search engine, went off line for almost 30 minutes in the early hours of December 3. The site suffered a power outage during testing procedures and anyone who attempted to access the site during that time received an error message, although Bing Maps - which has recently been overhauled - remained operational.
Bing UK Launched by Microsoft
Sunday 15 November 2009
Despite rumours – reported last week by Marketing magazine – that Bing's UK launch would be delayed until next year, Telegraph.co.uk has revealed that Bing has now been rolled out to Internet users in the UK, allowing them to get localised results that are more relevant to their search.
Voice is choice with Bing
Thursday 08 October 2009
In the US, Sprint Wireless has announced the launch of its new Samsung Intrepid Smartphone, which is the first mobile to feature Microsoft's brand-new voice user interface, Tellme. Available in the States from October 11, the new mobile will allow users to search the web with Bing , compose a text message or dial a friend by simply talking instead of typing.
Bing introduces Visual Search
Friday 18 September 2009
In its most recent bid to claw market share from search leader Google, Microsoft has introduced a feature called Visual Search – which does what it says on the tin – to its Bing search engine. Launched back in May, Bing's share of US searches rose to 10.7% in August, with Google still number one at 64.6% and Yahoo in second place with 16%.
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