pcworld.com - 5/25/2009
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Microsoft is planning a massive ad campaign to promote a new version of Live Search suite of search services.
To Bing or not to Bing? Hands on with Microsoft's new search
arstechnica.com 5/28/2009 —
Microsoft has finally taken the wraps off the new branding for Live Search, and the final name is Bing. We've known since March that a rebrand was coming, and we've been saying for even longer that Live Search is in dire need of one ...
Microsoft launches Bing search engine
bit-tech.net 6/5/2009 — Microsoft has launched a new search engine to rival Yahoo! and Google, dubbed Bing. Let us know your thoughts in the forums.
Microsoft Enables Bing with "Visual Search"
maximumpc.com 9/14/2009 —
Just recently Microsoft enabled their flagship search engine Bing with a new feature – visual search. The new Silverlight-enabled feature will allow users to browse through one of 50 specific search results (it will be expanded in the future) by means of pictures that rearrange themselves ...
Microsoft launches Bing 'Visual Search'
news.cnet.com 9/14/2009 —
You see that headline? "Visual Search" is in quotation marks because Monday's announcement at the TechCrunch 50 conference about Bing's new search feature is a bit of a canard.
What Microsoft is launching is very cool, mind you. It's just ...
Bing gets visual search, passes 10% market share
techspot.com 9/24/2009 — Microsoft has unveiled a new visual feature for its Bing search engine that will help users find what they are looking for even if they don't know what to call it. A user can initiate a search for digital cameras, for example, by clicking on an image ...
Bing claims 8 percent rise in users during June | Webware
news.cnet.com 7/13/2009 — Microsoft's internal data credits the launch of its new Bing search engine with an 8 percent boost in unique visitors during June. It's been clear for a while that Bing's launch produced gains for Microsoft during its initial month, but the degree to ...
Microsoft's Bing search wins share from Google by Reuters: Yahoo! Tech
tech.yahoo.com 7/1/2009 — LONDON/SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp's new Bing search engine gained U.S. market share in its first month in operation but still trails dominant rival Google Inc , according to data released on Wednesday. Bing , launched on June 3 but available ...
Phone apps help blind 'see' —
The Register 5/25/2009
Locate and identify things, landmarks, signs... Two innovative mobile phone applications are in development that, it’s claimed, will help the blind and visually impaired more easily identify everyday objects and independently navigate.… Video - ...
Who wants a giant poster of the history of Unix? —
The Register 5/25/2009
You'll need a bigger cubicle This one is strictly for the hardcore fan - for the very first time, it says here, you have the chance to purchase a giant poster showing the history and development of Unix.… Video - Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
Super interconnect maker Quadrics going titsup —
The Register 5/25/2009
The InfiniBand blues Last week, El Reg told you that one of the co-founders of British supercomputer switch interconnect maker Quadrics, Duncan Roweth, had taken a job at rival Cray. The situation at Quadrics is apparently more dire than that. ...