Bing now does voice-guided SatNav on WinMo phones for free

12 May, 2010
Bing Maps is getting into the navigation business in a bid to further deprive dedicated SatNav unit manufacturers. It now supports voice-guided navigation on a number of Windows Mobile 6.x smartphones...

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  • 13 May 2010

Anonymous, 12 May 2010I can't until the launch off apple maps and their voice ser... moreYou made me laugh! xD

It'll also have the weird tendency to show pop up icons of nearby apple stores as you keep driving.
I can even imagine that, if you ignore those icons for like, 2-3 times, the app might shutdown itself and a recorded voice of Steve Gods, I mean, Jobs, will play, commading you:

"Get inside my Apple Store! NOW!!!"

lol

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    • Anonymous
    • P%n
    • 13 May 2010

    Anonymous, 12 May 20101 Not expecting that from microsoft, not free anyway. 2 ... moreWhat, copied the Droid?

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      • john
      • q@0
      • 13 May 2010

      Just Tested it!....go to Microsoft Marketplace and search bing app...download it and it will ask for an update get it...and BAM!...Free Sat nav for my HD2.....and it work better then my buddies sprint nav or my other buddies Droid google nav....Im loving this fone!!! Good job Microsoft!!!!

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        • simple user
        • Sve
        • 13 May 2010

        US only... :-( quite useless for 80% of users.

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          • MQK
          • 13 May 2010

          dee, 12 May 2010too little too late you got some mobiles on windows 6 ... moreReally...... looks who's talking :)

          1.5, 1.6, 2.0, 2.1 and soon to be Froyo. I love android as well dude but it's the most fragmented platform at the moment. It's killing delvelopers as well, and major reason android doesn't have that manny good games as quality apps as fruity brand. :) Froyo will chage that, or so the said...

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            • zac
            • 95Y
            • 13 May 2010

            works great on the htc hd2...rock on \m/

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              • zac
              • 95Y
              • 13 May 2010

              nick, 12 May 2010im sorry i have an htc hd2 and i just cant find how to upda... morego to www.m.bing.com and upload the new bing...dont go in the marketplace for it cuz u wont find it.

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                • seabass978
                • Y9g
                • 12 May 2010

                I just tested it out on my htc tp2 and it works perfect!! Bing picked up adresses and street name better than google when you speak into the mic.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • qIv
                  • 12 May 2010

                  1 Not expecting that from microsoft, not free anyway.

                  2 Everyone says Nokia's old and copies everyone else, BAM, this is exactly what Nokia has already done.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • S35
                    • 12 May 2010

                    I can't until the launch off apple maps and their voice service.Its going to awesome, just don't expect directions to red light districts, anywhere theres alcohol, or anyplace that apple frowns upon.

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                      • 3NH
                      • 12 May 2010

                      me, 12 May 2010thank you so very muchyou know that I´m your number one fan ... :d

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                        • iIR
                        • 12 May 2010

                        pM, 12 May 2010well done, boy!! congratulations !!!thank you so very much

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                          • 3NH
                          • 12 May 2010

                          [deleted post]well done, boy!! congratulations !!!

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                            • nick
                            • nxw
                            • 12 May 2010

                            oh i just read the last sentence, my bad

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                              • nick
                              • nxw
                              • 12 May 2010

                              im sorry i have an htc hd2 and i just cant find how to update this app.

                              that link doesnt do anything, and marketplace has an old version in it

                              am i missing something?!

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                                • dee
                                • MA8
                                • 12 May 2010

                                too little too late


                                you got some mobiles on windows 6

                                some on 6.5

                                some will be 7. some wont be able to update


                                whilst all this is going on, android is taking over wooooohooooooo

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                                  • Max
                                  • 0yw
                                  • 12 May 2010

                                  Anonymous, 12 May 2010looks whos fighting back for a changeAgree.
                                  unfortunately little too late!
                                  i think Microsoft is doing this to show consumers:YES IT'S TRUE,OUR NEWEST MOB OS IS SOMETHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT,BUT WE WILL IMPROVE YOUR CURRENT EXPERIENCE WHILE RELEASING NEW PRODUCTS!!
                                  that's all...
                                  it's a damn nice strategic and in fact commercial move to show the consumers unlike every one say Microsoft will not leave every one behind!
                                  so does Zune owners!!

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • Uij
                                    • 12 May 2010

                                    looks whos fighting back for a change

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                                      • zeshan
                                      • 9yM
                                      • 12 May 2010

                                      really Microsoft is that you?