Bing announced a new Bing for Mobile app for iPhone and select Android devices and the new update gives the Microsoft-powered search engine a HTML5 face-lift in an effort to blend the mobile browse experience with the app experience. Mr. Softy claims users will get a consistent and fast mobile search experience whether you’re using m.bing.com from your browser or the Bing app.
The Bing Mobile update adds several cool new features, including:
- 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.
With the HTML5 feature, Microsoft hopes to “build a mobile experience that leverages the unique capabilities of the different platforms including camera support and voice search.” The company didn’t explain whether the new version will be compatible with the iPad or Honeycomb tablets, but iterated that RIM and WP7 users should expect the update in the future. Give it a spin on your mobile device and you’ll see how slick it actually can be.
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