Bing adds ‘trails near me’ search feature to find the perfect hike this summer

Aimed at outdoor enthusiasts, Bing’s latest updates will also surface detailed info for local campsites and campgrounds in US national parks.

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Bing updates iOS search app with new ways to create video lists & find homes for sale

With the new 6.11 version of Bing’s iOS search app, results for a “homes for sale + zip code” query returns real estate listings for specified zip codes.

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Bing’s “My Saves” feature lets users save video, image and shopping searches across devices

The new feature lets users save an image, video or shopping search result to their “My Saves” folder which can be accessed across mobile devices and desktop.

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Bing’s partnership with TuneIn lets users listen to radio stations directly in search

The Bing-TuneIn partnership will bring more than 10,000 stations directly into Bing’s search results for ‘online radio stations’ query.

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Bing adds 2016 Rio Olympic Games search feature & “Events to Watch” prediction tool

Powered by Bing Predicts, the new “Events to Watch” tool will be updated daily and offer a schedule of “must-watch” Olympic moments.

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Bing brings national convention search tools to desktop & mobile; Google keeps it mobile only

Convention-related queries on Google desktop don’t deliver any special convention search features.

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Seeking investments from Microsoft & Amazon, HERE’s owners signal intent to compete aggressively with Google Maps

Carmaker consortium seeks additional funds, resources to further develop and grow the mapping platform.

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Microsoft Torque: Bing Search On Android Wear With A Twist — Of The Wrist

The new Microsoft Torque Search app for Android Wear is a clever concept. It’s a voice-search alternative to “OK Google” on your wrist, with a novel twist — literally. You turn your wrist “forward and backward” to initiate Torque. The app is one of several…

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Bing Mobile Ranking Techniques & Relevancy Factors

Mir Rosenberg from the Bing Mobile Relevancy team posted some of the “factors at play” when it comes to how determines mobile relevance and ranking in the mobile results. As you know, a couple weeks ago, Bing announced new mobile crawlers to help them discover and understand different…

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Bing Updates Windows 8 Apps Enhancing News, Finance, Weather, Sports, Maps & Travel

Microsoft announced they have made major updates to the Bing Apps for Windows 8 across most of their apps including News, Finance, Weather, Sports, Maps and Travel. The video below walks you through the changes but here are some highlights of the core …