Google has been synonymous with search for years, and Bing -- poor Bing -- quickly became synonymous with sarcasm about why anyone would ever use Bing. Believe it or not, though, the two search engines aren't as different as the jokes would have you believe.
The 2016 Summer Olympics kick off on Saturday, and with a ton of events going on, it's hard to keep track of everything. Thankfully, both Google and Bing are rolling out instant search results that will make keeping up with everything a lot easier.
Microsoft is determined to ram its search engine Bing and its internet browser Edge down our throats by forcing Cortana on Windows 10 to use them exclusively whenever a user does a web search. Read on to find out more.
Every programmer and person who's tried learning to code looks up code snippets to find the best way to develop their programs. Bing's there to help now, with over 80 common code examples that can be edited and executed in your search results.
Looking up a recipe via regular search results in hundreds if not thousands of pages to dig through. Perhaps an easier way to find a recipe is to search for the food you want to make then click on the photo that appeals to you most -- something that Bing now lets you do.
Android: Google Now on Tap was easily the coolest feature announced at Google I/O this year. However, you still can't use it yet. If you want to get an idea of how it works though, Microsoft has gone ahead and added the feature to its Bing app.
Windows 10 brings a ton of sweet new features. Among them, you can now search the web directly from the Start menu. However, it will always use Bing. The Bing2Google extension for Chrome will redirect your searches to Google instead.
Windows 10: Microsoft has started rolling out its latest operating system, Windows 10. That means there's going to be some new annoyances to fix. One of the most noticeable is Bing search results showing up in the Start Menu. If you don't want these, here's how to turn them off.
Android: Just months after releasing Next Lock Screen for Android, Microsoft is back with a second lock screen replacement app. This one lets you search the web (via Bing of course), get notifications, check the latest news, and change your wallpaper -- all without unlocking your phone.
There are a lot of lyric sites out there, but so many of them are plagued by overwhelming ads, garbage, and slow load times. Now that Bing has lyrics built-in to its search results, it's the place to go.
Microsoft Bing's daily updated photo backgrounds for the search engine are immensely popular. You can now browse and download all the wallpapers in Bing's history at the official Homepage Gallery for free.
Chrome/Firefox: Google's map software is a crowd favourite nearly everywhere online. Well, everywhere except Facebook. If you have a preference for Google's services, Facebook Panda can get your maps back.
We've already discussed how Windows 8.1 integrates Bing results into all your system searches, and it now turns out Microsoft plans to include Bing ads amongst the mix in its final release. Fortunately, it appears to be fairly easy to switch that off.
One of the main changes in Windows 8.1 is that Bing is now integrated into search, so you see web results along with apps and files. But how does that actually work, what happened to the Search charm, are Bing's results any use in Australia, and can you disable them? Find out with our screenshot tour.
The word 'Google' has been widely embraced by the English speaking world as a de facto verb for internet searches. When you want to find something out online, you don't search for it; you "google" it. But what about Microsoft's rival search engine Bing? Over the past few days, I've been asking friends, family and co-workers to 'Bing' search queries for me. Here's a transcription of some of their reactions...
More people might be using Google search, but underdog Bing isn't afraid to challenge that preference. Microsoft's "Bing It On" challenge encourages you to do a blind comparison test to see which search engine gives you the results you prefer.
Kogan's recent IE7 tax was a cheeky way for the online retailer to promote itself, as well as a reminder that many people are still using seriously-out-of-date browsers. Has Microsoft now retaliated by removing the main Kogan site from Bing search results?
Prefer Google's search but wish you had Bing's beautiful daily images? With the "Bing wallpaper for Google homepage" Chrome extension, you can set Bing's wallpaper to automatically load on your Google homepage. The extension offers different themes and loading settings.
Over the next few weeks, Microsoft will roll out a brand new three-column version of Bing. It will incorporate a social sidebar filled with related info from your social networks and a new centre column with supplemental information related to your search.
Face it: Google runs your life. The search giant turned web ecosystem owns your email, calendar and even your voicemails. Your most important data lives on Google's servers. What you may not realise is that, despite the quality of Google's products, someone else is doing it better -- and placing all your eggs in Google's basket isn't necessarily the best thing. Here's a look at alternative services you can use in place of Google's web apps.
