Move over Google, Apple is moving over to Microsoft’s Bing, sorry! Microsoft launched a Bing app, approved by Apple and ready for download for the iPhone and iPod touch on Apple’s App Store. The application is free.
The Bing app is a perfect fit for the iPhone and iPod touch with the cool voice search feature. If you want to know the current weather conditions in New York, all you need to do is say “New York weather” into the phone or press the mic button. Bing will serve up results on the iPhone’s display.
The Bing app when in use will act just like the desktop version we all have come accustom to. The iPhone’s home screen shows the Bing image of the day, complete with clickable hot spots to discover related trivia. And for users who want more images, the Bing app makes way for image search with scrolling results. When users find the image they want, they can click on the preview through to the host site to see a larger view.
“Wow, the interface is simply fantastic,” said a user on the Bing community blog named parsonsproject93. “One thing I had a problem with, though, was that, within the maps sector, loading the images was much slower than Google maps, and from changing to hybrid map view, it crashed the app. I also crashed the app by simply moving around. It may work great on the (iPhone) 3GS, but it may need some more optimization with the iPhone 3G. So far, it looks much better than Google’s offerings, though, so great job.”
More information is available on the Bing Community blog.
Get your Bing app for iPhone and iPod touch at the Apple App store today!
Bing is definitely looking to take over Google, and making their search iPhone friendly is a good way to go.
Kristi,
Bing has a long way to go to come close to the market share that Google already has, but one day it will be a close battle in the search space.
So many great apps that iPhone has (okay, minus the Bing, I couldn’t care less).. makes me regret buying my HTC Touch Pro 2 now :(
Michael,
My friend loves the HTC over the iPhone. Why do you regret buying it?
It’s good to see Bing trying to take over Google in every arena. I hope iPhone user accept this Bing app.
It is good to see someone hold another hand instead of the giant’s.
Nice, that app does look useful.