Tag archive: Bing Maps

AOL is reportedly interested in getting into the social networking game and resurrecting its struggling MapQuest platform to do so. MapQuest, once the direction site of choice in its hay day, has since been bested by Google Maps and is seeing increasing competition from Bing Maps—largely in thanks to their mobile presence. But now, AOL is rumored to plan a social network around the directions site, pairing geo-social and local together. But will… Read More

If you're someone who tends to get lost, one of the best reasons to pick up an Android phone is for its free Google Maps turn-by-turn navigation program. Not even the iPhone can provide this service for free yet. As such, Microsoft wants in on the action. As part of its Windows Phone deal with Nokia, Bing Maps has gotten a shot in the arm from Navteq, one of the leaders in mapping technology. With the upcoming Mango release of WP7,… Read More

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced this morning at Research in Motion's BlackBerry World conference in Florida that, beginning today, RIM would be working to integrate Microsoft Bing search and mapping services into the BlackBerry OS. And Bing won't exist merely as apps users can call up when they want: instead, the services will be integrated at the OS level and available to a wide variety of applications. Ballmer also… Read More

Motorola has retaliated against Microsoft's latest patent lawsuit, with subsidiary Motorola Mobility filing its own suits alleging Microsoft violates some 16 Motorola patents in its Windows operating system, mobile software, and Xbox 360 products. “Motorola's R&D and intellectual property are of great importance to the company and are renowned worldwide,” said Motorola Mobility's corporate VP of… Read More

Do we smell cooperation? Almost. It actually smells more like toleration. Friendly feuding companies Apple and Microsoft got a little closer this week thanks to the Bing iPhone app. Microsoft’s Bing app was approved by Apple and is ready for download to the iPhone and iPod touch at Apple's App Store. The app, which is completely free, supports straight Web searches, provides search suggestions,

Microsoft Corp. is releasing an updated version of its mapping service with street-level views and new “apps” that tack on tweets, traffic and other location-specific data. The new version of Bing Maps, released Wednesday in a “beta” test mode, offers slicker technology so users can zoom in more smoothly from the high-up graphical map to the close-up views showing actual streets from a pedestrian or driver's… Read More

For years Microsoft has been playing third fiddle to Yahoo and (of course) Google in the Internet search arena, with MSN Search and Live Search failing to gain much traction with Internet users worldwide despite prominent placement within Microsoft's applications and operating systems. Now, Microsoft is throwing down another gauntlet in the search game with Bing, a new Internet search service that's intended not only to help… Read More