Microsoft unveils Bing Maps Preview

Microsoft has brought back 3D imagery with the new Bing Maps Preview app for Windows 8.1. There are 3D maps of about 70 cities such as Canberra, Australia; Portland, Maine; and Bremen, Germany. The app is optimized for touch and makes Streetside available for those who want to see a map at street level (similar to Google’s Street View). It also has search, traffic info and other functionalities as well as Skype call ability and Open Table integration.

Microsoft Bing revamps music video search capabilities

Microsoft Bing changed search capabilities for music videos with popular track highlights and song preview feature right from the results page. Bing provides results from YouTube, MTV, Vimeo, and Artist Direct and arranges these results into a full-screen grid. However, you can only access the information through video tab or individual search results pages and not directly on Bing.com.

Bing adds Pinterest boards to image search

Microsoft has announced a partnership with Pinterest in hopes of capturing the Google market. If you use Bing to look up images, a new feature called image collections shows related Pinterest boards at the right side of the search results.

Microsoft’s Bing for iOS update emphasizes Siri integration

Microsoft has updated its Bing app for the release of iOS 7 and is trumpeting Siri’s integration into the application—meaning you ask Siri to look up something and it’ll Bing it for you.

Aside from that, the updated app now features four tiles—Weather, Popular Now, Nearby, and Images—on the main screen. You can also share images found on the app using Facebook and Twitter and sync and save images and screenshots to SkyDrive. 

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