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Microsoft is taking another shot at Google’s Maps supremacy with a public preview of its Bing Maps app for Windows 8.1. While the company already offers a Maps app, the new preview features ...

June 8, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Just out of the Gmail Labs is a Google Maps preview function, which appends a miniature map—with full scaling, zoom ...

Microsoft debuted a true analogue to Google Earth on Thursday, launching a Bing Maps Preview app for Windows 8.1 that moves Maps into true 3D. The new app, available in the Windows Store, even ...

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 ...

Despite Microsoft’s sell-off of the tech and talent underlying Bing Maps last week, the company has now signaled its intention to stay in the mapping game: Microsoft today announced an overhauled Bing ...

If you prefer Bing Maps as your go-to navigation tool, the software's preview version received a big redesign. Focused primarily on helping you plan trips, a load of new features aim to make it easier ...

Microsoft has launched a new Bing Maps app for Windows 8.1 as a preview as part of its strategy to revamp its mapping services – segment dominated by Google (Google Maps). Microsoft has released its ...

Microsoft has released new updates for its Bing Maps and the Bing Maps Preview apps for Windows 8.1, adding in new features such as integrated reviews from Yelp, TripAdvisor and more Windows 8.1 users ...

When the Google Maps web preview launched, it omitted the previous version's multi-point directions — a big setback for tourists and other frequent travelers. Much to our relief, the company just ...