Comments for Bing's Mobile Interface Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint

Bing's Mobile Interface Gets a Fresh Coat of Paint

2009-10-30T18:22:48Z

Microsoft just updated Bing's mobile interface. The new interface features tabs and is optimized for high-resolution touch-screen devices like the iPhone or Microsoft's own Zune HD. The earlier version of Bing Mobile worked reasonably well, but the interface was rather generic. The new version, on the other hand, makes good use of the iPhone's touch screen when searching for movies, for example. Bing now shows a list of movie posters that you can scroll through with a sideways swipe.

]]> New Features: NFL Updates & Flight Search

The Bing team also added a few new features to the generic mobile search. Users can now search for NFL teams and players and get real-time updates about games, stats and scores while a game is on. This feature is only available in the U.S.

In addition, Bing has implemented a flight search feature. You can now type in the airline code and flight number and Bing will return the latest gate information and departure and arrival times.

But Will Anybody Use It?

The new mobile interface for the iPhone and similar devices looks a lot better than the earlier version and is also more usable. Given that users can only switch between Google and Yahoo as their default search providers on the iPhone, however, it's questionable how many iPhone users will actually use Bing's mobile search.

Comment from NFL Jerseys on 2010-03-03

2010-03-04T02:39:51Z

I think that saying Bing got a fresh coat of paint would be a total understatement. I would say Bing got a complete overhaul! I also think it turned out fairly well.

Comment from steve on 2009-11-02

2009-11-02T15:35:48Z

For the iPhone, check out:
bingGo - Bing™ Mobile Search Client

There is a review for this app at:

http://www.ithinkdiff.com/search-bing-on-your-iphoneipod-touch-using-binggo/

Comment from Lawrence @ CRB on 2009-10-31

2009-10-31T21:12:53Z

I think that saying Bing got a fresh coat of paint would be a total understatement. I would say Bing got a complete overhaul! I also think it turned out fairly well.

Comment from Rob Colburn on 2009-10-30

2009-10-31T04:39:00Z

Kinda sucks. Scrolling the tabs - not smooth. Cluttery.

Nice to see the attempt. Speaking of which, when we gonna see the ol rww decked mobile. I only come here now to leave comments from my iPod ( which is slightly painful FYI )

Comment from thé vert on 2009-10-30

2009-10-31T03:42:05Z

Wow! Yet more "US-only" services from Bing! Who'd have guessed it!!! (Heavy sarcasm intended).Why do you continually disregard the rest of the world? Why do we matter so little to the Bing team?

Comment from Jason on 2009-10-30

2009-10-31T02:32:52Z

I have a HTC Hero (Android) and the homepage is set to Bing :) But, I can't see the new homepage yet.

Comment from dave on 2009-10-30

2009-10-30T21:15:37Z

I had a go, thought I would look up some driving directions. usability reminded me of completing a wizard in Windows 95, like they left it to a random engineer to put together before release.