SAN FRANCISCO--Microsoft's Bing took a major step forward Wednesday in adding rich mapping and image data to its search engine, but until it assembles more data, pretty pictures aren't enough to beat ...

For all intents and purposes, Bing Maps Beta, which went live Wednesday, is uncannily similar to Google Maps, but distinguishes itself with a few innovative tweaks. For one, there's Bing's Streetside, ...

Comparisons between Bing Maps and Google Maps slice both ways. Google Maps has arguably grown somewhat bloated, but Bing has lacked some of the conveniences its rival offers. With a preview update ...

Unlike Google Maps, which has a dedicated app available on both iOS and Android, Bing Maps does not have a standalone app specifically designed for iOS or Android devices. Users have been inquiring ...

Bing announced that they have made significant search improvements to the new Bing Maps Preview, Bing’s new enhanced mapping upgrade. The search improvements include making search always available ...

Microsoft newly enhanced maps are online at bing.com/maps. The Boulder-based Microsoft team that handles images for Bing Maps wrapped up a two-year project this week ...

Doubling down, Bing Maps adds a stockpile of new satellite and photo images that cover 38 million square kilometers of the world. Dara Kerr was a senior reporter for CNET covering the on-demand ...

Microsoft is to closely cooperate with the OpenStreetMap project, whose founder it has hired. The initiative, announced on Tuesday, is starting with Microsoft's release of aerial Bing Maps imagery to ...

In an effort to beat Google at mapping, Microsoft Bing will use crowd-sourced photos to create a 3-D virtual worlds in its Maps application, the company has told FastCompany.com. The 3-D models will ...

Yesterday Microsoft announced “Bing Maps Preview” for Windows 8.1 (including tablets). The new mapping app offers a range of enhanced features and capabilities. It seeks to bring highly realistic, 3-D ...

Ask anyone what Websites they can’t live without: After mentioning their e-mail service and Google, they’ll invariably point to an online mapping service as a key to modern life. As the unofficial ...

Massive points to Microsoft on this one. Over the past three years, Microsoft has created a uniform, detailed map of the Continental United States and 17 countries in Western and Central Europe. The ...