After Microsoft acquired Nokia a few months ago, tech enthusiasts have been expecting Nokia to release a new wave of smartphones. What no one expected, though, is that Nokia’s new line of phones wouldn’t be built on Windows Mobile, but on Google’s Android instead. At the Mobile World Congress, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop unveiled three… Continue reading Nokia Unveils Low-Cost Android Phones for Emerging Markets
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Say What? Microsoft Launches New Office Translator App to Celebrate International Translation Day
Our ability to translate between languages helps us communicate and connect to the world. Every day millions of people and developers use Bing to instantly translate web pages from 95% of the world’s countries. Microsoft also launched a new Translator app for Office programs like Word and PowerPoint, which allow you to select any text… Continue reading Say What? Microsoft Launches New Office Translator App to Celebrate International Translation Day
Microsoft’s ‘Bing for Schools’ Rewards Searches with Surface RT Tablets
Today Microsoft launched the pilot program of Bing for Schools, an initiative to improve digital literacy among students. Schools participating in Bing for Schools will have access to a custom, ad-free version of Bing search equipped with SafeSearch filtering and enhanced privacy protections as well as an online curriculum focused on improving students’ online search… Continue reading Microsoft’s ‘Bing for Schools’ Rewards Searches with Surface RT Tablets
Microsoft’s New Bing Voice Recognition Ad Claims It’s Twice as Fast, But Looks It’s From the 80s
If you happen to be using a Windows Phone in the US, you may have noticed that the voice recognition capabilities on your phone have grown a whole lot faster recently. Over the last several weeks, Microsoft has been rolling out a series of updates to improve the speed and accuracy of voice to text… Continue reading Microsoft’s New Bing Voice Recognition Ad Claims It’s Twice as Fast, But Looks It’s From the 80s
Let the Battle Bing-in: Apple Shafts Google out of Mobile Voice Search
When Google announced conversational voice capabilities for Search and Chrome, it declared the first serious competitor to Apple’s chattering iOS assistant, Siri. Google Voice Search is now available on iOS through Chrome and the Google Search app and, for the first time, iOS users have the option to bypass Siri and ask a new personal… Continue reading Let the Battle Bing-in: Apple Shafts Google out of Mobile Voice Search
How to Expand Your Influence as a New Klout Expert in Bing Search
Today, Klout has released a preview of Klout Experts, a way for people to share their passions and expertise with the world. Klout is now expanding on its recent partnership with Microsoft’s Bing, bringing influencers’ input to the forefront of search results. Now people searching for answers or help to common questions, will be able… Continue reading How to Expand Your Influence as a New Klout Expert in Bing Search
Microsoft Introduces The SEO Tag: Empowering Webmasters To Rank Better
Search Engines look to rank good content well in hopes that the businesses producing valuable information receive the most traffic. However, since the beginning of search engines, SEOs have sought to decipher their underlying algorithms, some even abusing the system in an effort to get their content to rank higher. For decades, search engines like… Continue reading Microsoft Introduces The SEO Tag: Empowering Webmasters To Rank Better
Klout Adds Bing and Instagram Data to Your Score
Klout is taking a huge step to make its influence score more meaningful by announcing Bing and Instagram data has been added to its analytics today. Bing becomes a Klout network Klout announced a partnership with Bing last Fall, and today this relationship has come to full fruition as Bing data will be integrated into… Continue reading Klout Adds Bing and Instagram Data to Your Score
