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December 5, 2013
Submit your questions for the White House via Skype

Skype and Bing are teaming up to connect you – yes you – to the White House. On Dec. 11 between 12:45-1:30 p.m. PT, the Vice President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, and Cecilia Muñoz, the President’s Domestic Policy Advisor and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council, will answer questions from Skype users about immigration, an important issue to many people in our lives. The discussion will be streamed live at bing.com/whitehouse.

December 5, 2013
Bing Maps Preview combines immersive, 3D imagery with information at your fingertips

If you’re a mapping geek, sit up and take note. Today the Bing Maps team released Bing Maps Preview app, a new Windows 8.1 map that combines the likes of personalized local recommendations via Local Scout and smart notifications, which let you know how traffic is moving, with an amazing 3D mapping experience of more than 70 cities (and counting) across the world.

December 5, 2013
Bing Maps Preview app on Windows 8.1 brings you the world in 3D

Now that the Bing Maps Preview app is in the Windows Store, you can plunge yourself into city streets and landscapes thousands of miles away without ever leaving home. Built from the ground up for clarity, detail and scale, the app showcases more than 70 cities from around the world.

December 2, 2013
Bing shares the top global searches of 2013

The most-searched people, music, movies, technology, fashion, sports and travel destinations from 12 countries around the world unveiled at http://www.BingTrends.com.

December 1, 2013
See the most popular Bing searches of 2013

Each year Bing looks back at the top U.S. searches of the last 12 months, and in their 2013 report, powerful women unquestionably took the prize. The five most-searched people of the year were all female, with Beyoncé grabbing the top spot, followed by Kim Kardashian, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Madonna.

November 27, 2013
App of the Week: Bing Food & Drink

The Bing Food & Drink app makes it easy to explore recipes from all around the world, choose from more than 100,000 wines and cocktails, and learn tips from celebrity chefs like Wolfgang Puck and Tom Colicchio to make your next meal a taste-tempting success with family and friends.

November 22, 2013
Bing helps you find better images in your searches with ‘deep learning’

Let’s face it – when you’re looking for pictures, you don’t have time to waste on sifting through duplicates and images that have nothing to do with what you’re seeking. Bing knows that, and researchers have come up with improving those results through what’s called “deep learning.”