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, ...

The problem for Microsoft is that "subtle" features won't be enough to draw users away from the Google tools they already know and love. Bing optimists should take the Bing Maps Beta as a pilot light, ...

Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft, announced yesterday at the BlackBerry World 2011 event that Bing will be the default search and map app on BlackBerry smart phones. The first I heard of this news was ...

When you switch on the traffic layer in Bing Maps, you'll now get a lot more info than color-coded route details. On top of letting you know how bad (or good) traffic is along your route, Bing allows ...

With Google and Apple making back-to-back announcements about their new mapping efforts in the last few weeks, Microsoft obviously felt a bit left out. Today, however, the company is launching its ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Online map services have made for some very memorable gaffes, from Apple Maps' disastrous directions ...