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Court filing: Yahoo tried to put the brakes on Microsoft deal amid Ballmer transition

The search partnership between Microsoft and Yahoo is getting even frostier: Newly released court records show that Yahoo is questioning Microsoft’s… Read More

No coupon? No problem: Microsoft linking daily deals directly to credit card

Microsoft Bing is launching a test program in Seattle this week that aims to overcome one of the challenges of… Read More

Study says Google wins ‘Bing it On’ challenge; Microsoft calls findings ‘unfair’

A law professor is giving Microsoft a statistical smackdown over its “Bing it On” search challenge, but the company isn’t… Read More

Microsoft Bing adds another Pinterest feature to image search, hints at more social integration

For the second time this year, Bing has added a Pinterest feature to its image search. Now when you search… Read More

Hands on with a newly Bing-ified Siri: A new engine does a body good

As a part of Apple’s overhaul of its operating system for iPhones and iPads, Siri has gotten some brand new… Read More

Poll: What do you think of the new Bing logo?

Microsoft’s Bing is still far behind Google. Can a new logo help? Microsoft hopes so, and they’ve just rolled a… Read More

Windows Phone: Microsoft adds text recognition for SkyDrive photo uploads

Microsoft today is rolling out a new feature for Windows Phone users: Optical character recognition (OCR) that automatically translates pictures… Read More

Microsoft hammers Google over ads in schools

The Scrooglers have struck again. First it was Google Shopping, then came Gmail which was followed by Google Play. Now, Microsoft’s latest attack on… Read More

Microsoft awarding free Surface tablets with new ad-free ‘Bing for Schools’ initiative

Use Bing, receive free Surface tablets. That’s the winning formula for the 800,000 students participating in Microsoft’s new “Bing for… Read More

Bing for Windows Phone gets new coat of paint, functionality

Windows Phone users rejoice: Microsoft is re-vamping the Bing search functionality for Windows Phone in the image of its work… Read More

UW search expert ‘disappointed’ with Microsoft Bing’s progress

In 2008, Oren Etzioni sold his airfare price predictor startup Farecast to Microsoft. The Redmond software giant took the technology… Read More

Bing now gives warnings, counseling help to those who search for child abuse images

People in the United Kingdom who search for child abuse images using Bing will now receive a warning not to… Read More

Search stats: Bing gaining market share as Yahoo slips

The monthly U.S. search stats from comScore are out for June and Microsoft continues to grow its search share while Yahoo keeps… Read More

Twitter using Bing to translate tweets automatically

Microsoft has come up with some pretty cool language translation applications over the past year, and now Twitter is getting in on… Read More

Microsoft: Bing Ads to be integrated deeply into Windows 8.1 ‘Smart Search’

Microsoft says it will extend its Bing advertising platform to the new search experience in Windows 8.1, serving up ads… Read More

Microsoft reorg: Don’t expect big cost-cutting, says analyst

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer’s move to shake up the company’s internal management structure, rumored for months, will be getting lots… Read More

Microsoft: Bing voice search now faster, more accurate

Thanks to some new technology, Windows Phone 8 is getting a better pair of ears. According to a new blog… Read More

Microsoft exec: Siri integration will make Bing better

Microsoft exec Gurdeep Singh Pall is speaking right now at the SMX Advanced search industry conference in Seattle, and host Danny… Read More

Surprise: Apple’s Siri adopts Microsoft Bing for web search

Apple will incorporate web search results from Microsoft Bing into its voice-enabled Siri personal assistant in iOS 7, the Cupertino-based… Read More

Bing Translator App out for Windows 8, lets you understand foreign words with a camera

Microsoft launched the Bing Translator for Windows Phone last November, but today it’s now available on Windows 8 and supports more than 40 languages.… Read More

Microsoft should consider selling Xbox and Bing businesses, says key analyst

Microsoft made the case for the future of the Xbox at a splashy unveiling last week, but one well-known Wall… Read More

I-5 bridge that collapsed into river is already gone from Google Maps

If you’re traveling on Interstate 5 this Memorial Day Weekend and need directions, Google Maps is going to be your… Read More

Must-try for Star Trek fans: Type ‘Beam Me Up’ on Bing

If you’re a Star Trek aficionado and have a few minutes to burn today at work, Bing is the place… Read More

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That headline is Klingon for “Microsoft Bing launches Klingon language translator.” We know this because we’ve been having fun —… Read More

Microsoft cites progress on Yahoo search ads, says it’s still committed to providing an alternative to Google

Microsoft’s search advertising group says it’s starting to wring more revenue out of the Internet search ads that it’s serving… Read More

Klout Experts: A new Q+A platform that appears atop Bing search results

Social media metrics company Klout is making a move into the social question-and-answer space and is getting some distribution help from… Read More

Bing refutes study that showed it led to 5X more malware than Google

Microsoft has finally responded to a study claiming that Bing’s search results delivered five times as much malware than Google’s,… Read More

Missing Google Reader? Bing updates News app with RSS support, offline reading

Those of you still pissed that Google Reader is going away may like the latest updates to Bing’s News App for… Read More

Search stats: Google slips, Microsoft continues slow growth

The monthly U.S. search stats from comScore are out for March and it shows Google slipping just a bit with… Read More

Bing adds ‘Pin It’ Pinterest feature to image search

Bing is making “Pinning” to Pinterest easy. Today the Microsoft search engine introduced a “Pin to Pinterest” feature that allows users… Read More