There were a lot of rumors going around last week that Microsoft may launch two more apps for the iPhone and today it turned out to be true with Bing being hitting the App Store! Bing as many of you know is a web search engine from Microsoft, and though I do not use it as regularly as Google, I had instantly become a fan of Bing’s look and feel when the website was launched back in May and my initial impressions on this IPhone appear actually very impressive!!
The iPhone version replicates pretty much the same interface as the website with a cool background image every day mostly of spectacular places and things around the world. It also displays info about the elements shown in the image when the menu is hidden.
This app is quite lethal and matches up with google’s iPhone app with voice search (even for addresses), maps, photos, addresses, results all with previews!! The maps have turn-by-turn directions with traffic information, local results like traffic, cinema listings, weather and local businesses. The best part is that the browser opens inside the app and results can be viewed within the app.
After the rave reviews Microsoft earned for Windows 7, MS is definitely gonna get pat on the back for delivering such a wonderful app.
As with Google’s app, Bing iPhone app is Free. and can be download from app store here.
