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Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine picks Seahawks to beat Packers

If Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine is as good at predicting NFL games as it was picking World Cup match winners, well, expect… Read More

Bing’s new conversation feature offers answers to related follow-up search queries

Bing is getting conversational. Microsoft’s search engine today rolled out a new feature that remembers what you last searched for… Read More

Yelp picks Bing over Google to translate reviews in 15 languages

Yelp announced today that it will use Microsoft Bing to translate reviews on its iPhone app. Thanks to Microsoft’s Bing… Read More

How’s that search alliance working out? Yahoo’s U.S. search share hits all-time low as Microsoft Bing grows

Yahoo just can’t catch a break. ComScore’s new U.S. search market share numbers for June will show that the company’s piece of… Read More

Microsoft Bing beats Google in World Cup predictions

Microsoft Bing’s prediction technology was perfect in the World Cup knockout stage — depending on how you look at it.… Read More

Microsoft Bing’s flawless World Cup prediction engine picks Germany to win it all

Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine continued its incredible performance in the World Cup, correctly picking Argentina to win over Netherlands in today’s… Read More

Microsoft Bing’s prediction technology is 13-0 in the World Cup knockout round

Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine was not impressive in the World Cup group stage, correctly picking 60 percent of the winning teams… Read More

Microsoft’s Cortana, expert World Cup predictor, picks Belgium to beat USA

Microsoft’s prediction technology has been perfect thus far in the World Cup knockout round, correctly picking Holland, Costa Rica, Brazil,… Read More

Bing now shows Twitter hashtag, handle results directly within search

Three years ago, Microsoft was at odds with Twitter in regard to including tweets in Bing search results. Now, though, it seems… Read More

How Microsoft Bing is doing with its World Cup predictions

It’s harder to forecast World Cup matches than reality TV contests, it turns out. Microsoft Bing’s prediction engine, which was dead-on its past predictions… Read More

Clintons using Microsoft ‘Bing Pulse’ for real-time audience voting at annual meeting

Microsoft’s Bing Pulse real-time audience survey tool is expanding to in-person live events with the help of Bill, Hillary and… Read More

German publishers want a cut of Microsoft, Google and Yahoo’s search revenue

Providing links to content from German publishers could become costly for Microsoft, Google and Yahoo. VG Media, a collection agency… Read More

Can a search engine predict the World Cup? Microsoft Bing is giving it a try

Microsoft’s Bing search engine, after using data to successfully forecast the results of American Idol, Dancing with the Stars and The Voice, will now… Read More

Confirmed: Microsoft Bing will be default for Apple’s new Mac OS X Spotlight

Apple is further distancing itself from Google and expanding its relationship with Microsoft Bing in the next version of Mac… Read More

Bill Gates ‘absolutely’ supports spinning off Xbox biz, but Microsoft committed to gaming unit

Bill Gates may have voiced support for selling off Microsoft’s Xbox business, but the Redmond giant is making sure customers understand… Read More

Microsoft hopes to move students away from Google with ad-free version of Bing

Microsoft has rolled out a custom Bing search engine for schools, allowing administrators to enable an ad-free version of Bing with privacy controls and… Read More

Microsoft Bing starts predicting outcome of ‘The Voice’ and other shows using search and social data

Can a search engine tell you the outcome of your favorite TV competition before it even happens? Microsoft believes it can.… Read More

Microsoft Bing rolls out personalized cards, integrated with Cortana, competing with Google Now and Siri

They’re not calling it “Bing Now,” but a new service just announced by Microsoft will feel very familiar to some… Read More

Farewell, Farecast: Microsoft kills airfare price predictor, to the dismay of its creator

One of the most popular features of the old Farecast travel search engine has taken its last voyage. MIcrosoft, which… Read More

Internal memo: Microsoft names leaders for key Applications & Services Group

Microsoft executive Julie Larson-Green’s shift to the company’s Applications & Services Group is part of a broader series of leadership… Read More

Microsoft shakes up Bing’s iPhone app with new update

iPhone users looking for a popular news story have a new option to find what they’re looking for: shake their… Read More

Need to know how much a Bitcoin is worth? Ask Bing

Microsoft announced today that Bing is now capable of currency conversions with Bitcoin. To figure out how much a Bitcoin… Read More

Check flight times, book hotels with Bing’s new Travel app for Windows Phone

Bing already has Windows Phone apps for topics like News, Sports, Finance and Weather. Now, the search engine has added… Read More

Report: Yahoo needs Microsoft more than it wants to admit

While CEO Marissa Mayer has been critical of Yahoo’s deal with Microsoft, it seems like the partnership may be more… Read More

Beyonce trumps Kim Kardashian for Bing’s most-searched person in 2013

Move over, Kim Kardashian — your time as the queen of Bing is over. That title now belongs to Queen… Read More

Bing update changes how you search for music videos

The days of watching music videos through the tube on MTV are long gone. Now, most of those clips are… Read More

Google vs. Bing: Which spooky Halloween-themed search homepage is your favorite?

If you’re looking to procrastinate at work for 15 minutes right about now, I’ve got a really good solution: Google.com… Read More

Microsoft ad boss: We want the Yahoo deal to last even longer than 10 years

Much has been made about Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer’s apparent discontent with the company’s search advertising partnership with Microsoft, and… Read More

Microsoft Bing tests ‘Hero’ ads in Windows 8.1 search results, jousting with Google

Microsoft Bing is piloting a new form of search advertising in Windows 8.1 — allowing advertisers to promote themselves with… Read More

Microsoft lets devs use Bing speech recognition in Windows 8 apps

Windows developers have a new tool up their sleeves for letting users talk to their apps. First spotted by Mary… Read More