Building a search engine is not an easy task as you have to take a huge amount of data display them intuitively, and we have an inside look at how Bing tackles this massive challenge. More...
Microsoft's Bing search engine processes a lot of data on a daily basis and we are getting a small glimpse of the scale at which Facebook provides content for search results. More...
Google's predictive searching service, Now, is finally available on iOS. It comes in the form of an update to the Google Search app and users will need to opt-in for the service to work. More...
Google Now was one of the flagship features announced in Android 4.1 and goes head-to-head with Siri. Google may be looking to introduce Now into Google search, according to some leaked code. More...
When navigating to the Bing web site through a secure connection, a security certificate error message greets you in most browsers. At present, certificate providers are mostly likely to blame. More...
Google faces allegations of anti-competitive behaviour yet again, as a UK mapping company says its products are now "harder to find" due to Google's "cynical manipulation of search results". More...
Twitter is expected to launch Twitter Music, a search & discovery app based on a user's follows and interactions with musicians. The service is based on We are Hunted, which Twitter recently acquired. More...
A report by the Wall Street Journal has outlined talks between Yahoo! and Apple about a deeper integration of Yahoo! services to combat iOS' reliance on Google. Apple may also be considering Bing. More...
The leaked build of Microsoft's Windows Blue (or 8.1) update shows that the search experience for the OS has been revamped compared to the version available on Windows 8. More...
The world's largest porn search engine has compiled a breakdown of the world's top searches for adult content by country. We take a look at some of the eyebrow-raising highlights. More...
Google's search app for Android has been updated to include a Google Now widget for your home screen and lock screen, improved movie cards and real estate listings. More...
In a report today, Marin Software - who advise Macy's, Gap and others on web-search ads - predict that Google could make $5 billion from tablet ad clicks alone. More...
Marissa Mayer, chief executive of Yahoo, said at a technology conference Tuesday that she's not satisfied with how the Yahoo-Bing search partnership is working for her company. More...
Bing has been surpassed in global search engine rankings, falling to the #5 spot as Russia's Yandex soars into 4th pace. Unsurprisingly Google still retains place #1 with over 65% market share More...
Microsoft has announced that its Bing search app for Windows 8 now has a way to bring up video clips in its search results, in addition to images and text results. More...
Microsoft's chief marketing officer for Bing has given a new interview where he talks about the company's search strategies, including desktop versus mobile search. More...
Microsoft has rolled out a few updates to its Bing search engine that adds a few visual tweaks to the image layouts with hopes that it makes viewing images, easier. More...
In their own quirky way, Google have performed a Feat of Strength towards those who celebrate Festivus, Christmas' less commercial brother, by adding a Festivus Pole to their Festivus searches! More...
Google posted their annual report for searches called Zeitgeist 2012. Dive in and find out what the most searched for terms were and what events made the biggest impact this year. More...
What annoys me even more are the "improvements" made to Windows search through the years. The search box in Windows 2000 is very powerful, there are no cute animations and there are no exclusions... More...
Google is making changes to the results page of its search engine. The change in design begins its roll out to the US and should provide a better search experience, focusing more on results. More...
Google is introducing AMBER Alerts into their Public Alerts platform. AMBER Alerts will provide information to users through Google Search and Maps wanting to help in the search for abducted children. More...
A new button has appeared in the Bing search engine controls that turns on a Full Screen mode, hiding many navigation tools and panes so you can enjoy the beautiful backgrounds without interference More...
A new Sophos study claims that Microsoft's Bing search engine has twice as many 'poison links' as Google, with image searches in particular being plagued by Blackhole exploits and malware. More...
Data from ComScore says that Microsoft's share of the Internet search market stayed flat in September 2012 compared to August, while Google's share rose slightly. More...
We all know that Steve Jobs had a vendetta against Google, but a new report shows that it went even deeper than we knew: Jobs seriously considered dumping Google as Apple's default search engine. More...
Gmail's latest addition might help you dig up documents you forgot you ever received, indexing .doc and .pdf files among others so they can be hunted down with a simple search in the web interface. More...
Bing is stronger than ever, and it's finally starting to take a bite out of Google. New analysis shows that over the last year, Bing has consistently grown month by month, while Google is shrinking. More...
Microsoft has put together a page that states Google has recently breached your privacy and if you are offended by this, switch to Bing. The page is a direct attack against Google and its practices. More...
Apple is partnering with Yandex to use the Russian search giant's APIs in its new in-house Maps app, and is said to be discussing making Yandex the default search provider for Russian iOS devices. More...
Microsoft is betting on a new strategy to help Bing gain marketshare in China: targeting the 5% of searchers that use English, a small but very valuable niche in a market dominated by Baidu. More...
Google seems to have introduced some new functionality for their main search engine, adding additional clarification to famous names and what they are most primarily celebrated for. More...
Microsoft's Bing scored a major victory this week, by becoming the default search provider on Amazon's upcoming Kindle Fire lineup. As Bing carves out its place in mobile search, could Apple be next? More...
Microsoft's search underdog, Bing, reportedly saw a 4% drop in search volume during July, on the heels of the search engine's social update and gains made the month before. More...
Google have added a nifty feature that allows users to save their search settings and tie it to their Google accounts, regardless of which device or browser you're using. More...
Google and Opera have come to an agreement which will allow Opera to integrate Google into their browser, making it the default search partner for both the mobile and desktop versions. More...
Many have tried to challenge Google's dominance of the search market over the past few years, a relative newcomer to the search market, DuckDuckGo isn't shying away from the monumental task... More...
Beyond the algorithims and indexes, it's up to people to make sure that search engines deliver the best results, and Bing is no different. Now, thanks to a former employee, we can see how they do it. More...
Google has announced it will be testing out a new search feature that would add results from a user's personal Gmail account into their overall Google search results. More...
Despite some big gains on the desktop, Bing faces an tougher battle on mobile, as Microsoft struggles to learn what users want out of mobile search by rivaling Google's vast accumulation of user data. More...
Bing just rolled out a ton of new updates celebrating the London Olympics, including everything from new Maps imagery to Instant Answers that help you stay up to date on the games. More...
Google has now added a 34 button calculator feature in its search engine, allowing users to interact with Google in some new and interesting ways besides just generating answers to questions. More...
Forget Google's Street View for the road! The company has released new panoramic images of the South Pole and several 'landmarks' on our southern most continent. More...
Bing has grown by leaps and bounds since its release, but it's still got a ways to go before it can displace Google. But Bing is about to gain a huge advantage over Google, and it's called Windows 8. More...
Twitter announced a number of new or improved features for searching its site and smartphone applications today, including autocomplete, spelling corrections, related searches and more. More...
Since an update was released for Chrome earlier today, users began reporting that searching from the Omnibox returned a blank page. Oh, and the latest dev builds also block 3rd party extensions More...
We chat with Jack Kim, the founder of Benelab, a charitable search engine, about how his start-up is making a difference worldwide, their problems with Google, relationship with Bing, and the future. More...
A new Bing homepage has gone live in the United States, to complement previous search updates, that features a larger featured daily image and a few updates to the highlights More...
According to a new rumor from Insideris, Windows Phone 8 will have a global search feature that will allow users to search their entire phone for things such as contacts, apps and games More...
Google will be adding yet another new improvement to its Gmail service, which should bring better autocomplete predictions to the search box for Gmail users. More...