Microsoft July 19 released Windows Phone 7 to technical preview, with smartphones based on the platform due in October. Since that time, reviewers have pored over the highly anticipated mobile operating system, comparing and contrasting it with Apple's iPhone and smartphones based on Android and Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform. Microsoft has also made sure its other divisions are working to fit their apps to the platform. Bing, for example, looks sweet on Windows Phone 7. Of course, the Bing team doesn't want to miss out on the traffic it could get from Apple's iPhone. Not everyone wants to use Google on their iPhones, so Microsoft is betting Bing will be a viable option on them. To wit, Bing Highlights is an extension that promises "intelligent, contextually sensitive information—for Web pages on Safari. Here, eWEEK tours Bing's capabilities in this slide show.
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Tour Microsoft Bing on Windows Phone 7, Safari
by Clint Boulton
Bing Homepage
Check out how the Bing homepage on Windows Phone 7 mirrors the desktop version of Bing.
Weather Forecasts
Makers of Android phones like to tout how the weather widgets look. Bing isn't too shabby on Windows Phone 7.
Check Flights
This tool, borrowing from Bing Travel, lets users check flight status.
Getting Around
Here's what Bing Maps looks like on Windows Phone 7.
Local Color
Check out listings for restaurants and other local businesses.
Business Reviews
See restaurants and other local business reviews. The feature set is clearly geared to compete with Apple's iPhone and Android smartphones.
Bing Highlights
The Bing Highlights extension for Apple's Safari browser recognizes "interesting information (or 'entities' in information science-speak) and offers you some smart choices," Microsoft said. For example, highlighting a U.S. formatted address reveals a Bing Map pop-out. Users can then interact with the map and get driving directions.
Translations
A cool treat for those searching in languages other than those they speak: translations by highlighting text in a foreign language, which is also offered as text to speech.
Flight Information
Users can also highlight a flight number from Bing Highlights to see up-to-date travel info.
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Microsoft July 19 released Windows Phone 7 to technical preview, with smartphones based on the platform due in October. Since that time, reviewers have pored over the highly anticipated mobile operating system, comparing and contrasting it with Apple's iPhone and smartphones based on Android and Research In Motion's BlackBerry platform. Microsoft has also made sure its other divisions are working to fit their apps to the platform. Bing, for example, looks sweet on Windows Phone 7. Of course, the Bing team doesn't want to miss out on the traffic it could get from Apple's iPhone. Not everyone wants to use Google on their iPhones, so Microsoft is betting Bing will be a viable option on them. To wit, Bing Highlights is an extension that promises "intelligent, contextually sensitive information—for Web pages on Safari. Here, eWEEK tours Bing's capabilities in this slide show.