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How to install Bing Desktop Wallpaper Changer on ubuntu

Post last modified:August 18, 2017
Post category:Linux
Post author:Manikandan

Bing Desktop Wallpaper Changer is a free python script from the developer Utkarsh Gupta. This script automatically updates your Ubuntu desktop wallpaper to the current bing.com image of the day background picture. This script will run automatically at the startup and works on Linux with Gnome.

To install Bing Desktop Wallpaper Changer on Ubuntu, Open your terminal. To open terminal click the Dash home from unity launcher.And type terminal in the search field. And click Terminal.

Type the below command in the terminal and hit enter.
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Bing for iOS 4.1 released

Post last modified:September 21, 2013
Post category:Apps
Post author:Manikandan

Bing for iOS 4.1 is now available for download.What’s new in this version?

Get to popular features from the homepage menu.
Popular Now – see the seven trending searches of the day.
Nearby – see a map of local businesses near your current location.
Images – see the twenty most popular image searches of the day.
Weather – get the current conditions in your location.
Share to Facebook and Twitter apps.
Save images to the camera roll.
Upload images and bookmarks to SkyDrive.
Sync bookmarks and images that you save with the latest version of the Bing Desktop app (PC) and Bing apps (iPad and Android).
Explore other iOS apps from Microsoft without leaving the app.
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Bing adds Facebook Friends Photo feature

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Bing adds adds Facebook Friends Photo feature that lets you easily search and browse your friends photo collections.

Note:Your Facebook friends will only be able to see the photos you have made viewable, and you will only see photos your friends have made viewable, and your photos will never be shared with the public.
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Bing adds 215 terabytes of new images

Post last modified:January 13, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has announced in a blog post that it has added a 215 terabytes of new satellite and Global Ortho images to the Bing Maps database. United States and features certain areas in Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Tokyo. The total area covered in this data release is nearly 230,004 square kilometers and consists of over 1.1 million files.
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Bing adds 165 terabytes of new images to Bing Maps

Post last modified:October 3, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has announced in a blog post that it has added a165 terabytes of new satellite and Global Ortho images to the Bing Maps database.It covers imagery over North America, South America, Africa, Australia, Europe and Asia. The total area covered in this data release is nearly 38 million square kilometers.
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New look for Bing image searches

Post last modified:June 22, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Bing launched a new look for users to search for images on bing.

What’s new in this update?

New Bigger image thumbnails
trimmed empty whitespace
Revamped Magnifying glass
Filter bar (type,people,color,layout)
Revamped Search suggestions
New Related Topics
Trending Image Searches
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Bing now shows Britannica Encyclopedia answers

Post last modified:June 9, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Bing has announced a partnership with Encyclopedia Britannica to integrate Britannica Online answers directly in the Bing results page.The answer from Britannica Encyclopedia provides a quick overview of the subject, a thumbnail image, and useful facts and figures making it easier than ever to get trusted content in search.

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Bing Webmaster Tools update – Phoenix

Post last modified:June 7, 2012
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Bing has announced a new update to bing webmaster tools that called Phoenix.It builds on the previous release last year, Honeybadger, and introduces some new features.

New look and feel designed to be fresh and simple.
New Link Explorer.
New SEO Reports.
New SEO Analyzer.
New Fetch as Bingbot.
New Canonical Alerts.
Updated URL Removal Tool.
Updated Keyword Research Tool.
Updated URL Normalization.
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Bing Maps using Nokia Maps traffic information and geocoding algorithms

Post last modified:October 2, 2019
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Nokia announced that Bing Maps now uses Nokia Maps traffic information and geocoding algorithms. That means Bing Maps is now using Nokia Maps geocoding in several countries to offer better routes and directions and offer the same traffic information that is already available at Nokia Maps in 24 countries

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Bing going to charge for it’s search API

Post last modified:January 12, 2016
Post category:Tech News
Post author:Manikandan

Microsoft has announced that it will move the Bing Search API to Microsoft’s Windows Azure Marketplace and going to charge for it’s search API calls.

Some Notes:

approximately $40 (USD) per month for up to 20,000 queries.
transition will begin in several weeks and will take a few months to complete.
After the transition period, Bing Search API 2.0 will no longer be available for free public use
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