Bing social sidebar now allows users to comment and like Facebook posts

11 May, 2013, 12:07 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Web apps

You can now use Bing to not just see relevant posts by your Facebook friends, but you can also like and comment on them... More

Microsoft extends Yahoo's US search revenue guarantee

08 May, 2013, 11:40 am IST Web services

Microsoft Corp extended the revenue guarantee it provides to Yahoo Inc in the companies' underperforming search partnership, Yahoo said on Tuesday... More

Windows 8 core app updates coming soon

23 Mar, 2013, 11:41 am IST Nishtha Kanal Windows

The rumoured update for all core Microsoft developed apps for Windows 8 seem to be on their way. The massive update of all apps that shipped with Windows 8 More

Microsoft revamps Bing Desktop with Facebook access

12 Mar, 2013, 12:44 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Windows

Microsoft added a bunch of new features to Bing Desktop yesterday, its one year-old feature that allows users to search the web right from their desktop. More

Yahoo CEO says Microsoft search deal underperforms

13 Feb, 2013, 9:34 am IST General 1 Comments

Yahoo Inc Chief Executive Marissa Mayer said the company's search partnership with Microsoft Corp was not delivering the market share gains or the revenue boost that it should. More

Bill Gates talks Windows 8, Steve Jobs and philanthropy at Reddit AMA

12 Feb, 2013, 12:08 pm IST Nishtha Kanal Social Networking 1 Comments

Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft conducted a fun ‘Ask Me Anything’ session on Reddit on Monday answering questions about Steve Jobs, Windows... More

Microsoft revamps Bing social sidebar

12 Dec, 2012, 6:09 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking

Bing recently revamped its social sidebar in an attempt to make it easier to find people relevant to a user's search based on all that they've shared... More

Ask.com adds mobile apps to its search results

05 Dec, 2012, 10:05 am IST Social Networking

You're apt to discover more useful apps for your smartphone or tablet computer at Ask.com beginning Tuesday. At least that's the thinking behind ... More

Now search and browse through Facebook photos via Bing

31 Aug, 2012, 2:04 pm IST tech2 News Staff Social Networking 1 Comments

A new feature on Bing, called Friends' Photo, allows users to search and browse through the photos of their Facebook friends... More

EU regulators investigating Microsoft's Windows 8

19 Jul, 2012, 10:23 am IST Social Networking

EU antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft blocks computer makers from installing rival web browsers on its upcoming ... More

Key dates in EU antitrust action against Microsoft

18 Jul, 2012, 10:30 am IST Social Networking 2 Comments

The European Commission says it's opening an investigation into whether Microsoft has kept the antitrust commitments it made in 2009. More

EU antitrust regulators investigate Microsoft over browsers

17 Jul, 2012, 7:18 pm IST Social Networking

EU antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into whether Microsoft is complying with a 2009 ruling ordering it to offer users a choice ... More

Microsoft redesigns Bing, plays up Facebook link

11 May, 2012, 9:23 am IST Social Networking

Microsoft Corp unveiled a new design on Thursday for its second-ranked Bing search engine, introducing elements from Facebook and other social networks,... More

Microsoft's working on a social network for students

29 Dec, 2011, 12:10 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

Just when you think the social networking scene is saturated enough with Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Google+, Microsoft's getting into the game. But More

Facebook rolls out translate tool

07 Oct, 2011, 10:45 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

A little while ago, Google rolled out a translate function for its Google+ users on Chrome. Now, Facebook is following suit, albeit in a slightly different fashion. More

Microsoft Bing posts $5.5 billion loss since June 2009

23 Sep, 2011, 4:46 pm IST Anuradha Shetty Social Networking 2 Comments

Technology giant, Microsoft started off its search service, Bing, in June 2009 with an aim to capture the space Google had been dominating, and still More

Bing is more search effective than Google

16 Aug, 2011, 11:18 am IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking 6 Comments

Google may dominate the search market but in a study by Experian Hitwise, the search engine was shown to be a less effective search tool than Microsoft's Bing. More

Microsoft Allows You To Search for iPhone Apps

11 Jun, 2011, 1:13 pm IST Padmini Harchandrai Social Networking

They're using Apple's platform to help Bing. More

Internet Leaders Gear Up for World IPv6 Day

08 Jun, 2011, 11:00 am IST Anuradha Shetty ISPs

Post midnight today, the official trial switch over will take place. More

Microsoft Bing goes HTML 5

24 Mar, 2011, 5:48 pm IST Anuradha Shetty ISPs

Bing now wears the HTML 5 look. More