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Bing Maps to carry the Nokia brand

bingmapsPocket-lint, “the largest independent gadget news and reviews site in the UK”, scored an interview at CES with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, who revealed a bit of news about the the future branding for what’s now known as Bing Maps.

Can a Google+ backlash help Bing?

Google -LogoThere’s been a bit of a tempest in a teapot brewing this week as Google introduced what it’s calling “Search Plus Your World”.  The feature, which in some respects is similar to the way Bing uses Facebook interactions to show …

(Another) New Bing UI spotted: have you seen it?

Looks like the folks at Bing are back at it again, testing new versions of the UI, while not saying much about them or how (or even when) the changes will roll out more broadly.

This latest look seems to …

“Cool stuff coming soon” to Bing?

While marketing tactics like the Bing Holiday Calendar are all well and good, we’re waiting for something a bit more substantial, and it looks like we might not have to wait long.

According to a tweet by RK Johnston, a …

The Bing Magical Holiday Calendar

For the month of December Bing has created the Bing Magical Holiday Calendar, 31 days, 31 gifts!

Starting off with:

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Yandex replaces Bing as the default search engine for Windows Phones in Russia

YandexAccording to a press release from Russia’s most popular search engine Yandex, their search product will be replacing Bing as the default search engine on Windows Phones sold in Russia. Below is an excerpt from the press release:

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Microsoft acquires VideoSurf, to integrate video content discovery into Xbox LIVE and Bing search

Microsoft today announced that it has acquired California-based company VideoSurf, which provides video discovery technology to customers and enables them to quickly and accurately find the video they want. Their technology is pretty unique in that it doesn’t solely rely …

Bing Maps brings back 360º immersive panorama view, in addition to Street Slide

BingBack in May this year, we first noticed that Microsoft had replaced Bing Map’s Streetside panoramic view with Microsoft Research’s “Street Slide”, which lets users navigate street level imagery sideways rather than a full 360 degrees panoramic view. On May …

Bing Daily Deals is now MSN Offers

MSN OffersToday we received an email from Microsoft announcing that Bing Daily Deals (http://www.bing.com/daily-deals), powered by Tippr, will soon be rebranded as MSN Offers. As we reported earlier, the service lets you subscribe to daily emails telling …

Bing Australia drops beta tag, get new homepage video but still lacks features

Bing AustraliaWe reported back in May this year that Bing Australia (http://www.bing.com.au) is planned to come out of beta “soon”. Well it had been almost 6 months and today Microsoft finally decides to drop the beta tag for its …