Whew, busy day for software.
Crashing in on Google Map's update today is none other than Microsoft who has effectively re-launched their Bing service.
First up is the browser client, which now offers a "Streetside and enhanced aerial view" in addition to normal maps and uses Silverlight (something we heard about yesterday) to power it all. There's also an "application gallery" which
...will give users the opportunity to develop “geospatially rich data visualization applications.” Users can seek out applications such as Travel Webcams and Twitter Maps, which uses Twitter’s newly released geolocation tool to map their geographic location as they tweet — even from the Streetside mode.
In conjunction, Microsoft has also revamped Bing Mobile v5.0, which was something it needed as the old user interface was...well old and not very touch friendly.
Overall, the visual changes go a long way to making this standout program even better and the new"wait screen" is a nice twist. However, they also took out some things like gas prices and it is a little slow to load and keep in the background. Still, we'll assume it will only be improved upon.
Sound off in comments on your likes/dislikes or new things you found!
- Web: www.bing.com
- Mobile: (via Mobile IE, not Opera): m.bing.com\download
