Reading Time: 2 minMicrosoft just released the “Bing” application for iPhone and it is a solid effort. It was voice search that is similar to the Google app, and Maps implementation that is similar to Google Maps on the phone. It’s a free app, so it’s certainly worth downloading and trying out. Chris Pendleton has a nice writeup […]
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A ghost town from space
Reading Time: 2 minEarth is Square has a neat post today about viewing Centralia, Pennsylanvia using fresh Bird’s Eye imagery on Bing Maps. Centralia was an active town of about 1000 residents back in the early 1980’s, but now is home to only nine people. The reason is due to an underground coal fire that’s been burning since […]
Virtual Earth / Live Maps being rebranded to Bing
Reading Time: < 1 minAs you’ve likely heard, Microsoft has unveiled it’s new Bing search engine. As part of that rebranding process, other Microsoft applications are getting renamed. Of particular interest to us are the new names for their mapping products. Live Search Maps will now be simply called “Bing Maps”, and the Virtual Earth platform will now be […]