Microsoft Updates Bing For Android, Adds Support For HTML 5 And More

November 5, 2011

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In what I still consider a violation in the highest order, Microsoft has updated its Bing application for Android. They've added better support for HTML 5 and added a few other key features:

“Today’s update uses HTML5 to blend the mobile browse experience with the app experience so you get a consistent and fast mobile search experience whether you’re using m.bing.com from your browser or the Bing app“

The update includes several cool new features such as:

Maps/List Split View: Provides a dynamic way to synchronize a list such as business listings and directions and a map in a single view making it easy to see the location of what you’re searching for. Also works for driving directions and transit.

Deals: One-stop deal shopping and convenient mobile phone access for local deals from more than 100 deal providers across the US.

Video Domain: launched last month on m.bing, the new video domain is now available on iPhone.

Transit/Real-Time: the Android app now features transit routing/real-time transit and news– all features that were previously only available on m.bing.com.

If you're interested in downloading the application to your device, you can head on over to our popular apps database where you can find a QR code available or you can head on over to the Android Market. Check out the screen shots below and a quick video on Bing's HTML 5 implementations.

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Joe was born in New Jersey and spent most of his childhood moving around from state to state. He eventually made his way to Pennsylvania where he met his Portuguese beauty and made her his wife. He now has three great kids and full access to all of the Portuguese food he can eat. Joe's love for mobile technology began when he bought his first Palm Pilot, a Palm M130 and left it on top of his car, driving off, causing it to smash into a thousand pieces. Forced to buy a new device, he quickly discovered that specs were changing so rapidly he was buying a new device every six months just to keep up. Since then, he has constantly felt the need to have the latest and greatest. When the "smartphone" revolution began and integrating cell phones and PDA's was the norm, he quickly jumped to Windows Mobile for several years until the first Android device was launched, the T-Mobile G1. Joe began appreciating all of the free utilities Google provided and sold his soul (his precious data) to Google long before they got into the mobile OS business. So, there was no hesitation at all for him to jump on board and ride the Android train as an early adopter. And boy has it been a blast. Joe now works in the Engineering & Operations dept for a major mobile carrier where he remotely troubleshoots cell sites and loves being an Editor for TalkAndroid.

2 comments

4walls says:

November 8, 2011 at 11:24 AM

NOT AVAILABLE in The Great White North (Canada). Really?

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Swamykant says:

November 5, 2011 at 1:12 PM

Great news. Thanks for the news

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