Microsoft's fast-follower strategy has allowed it to conquer other markets in the past. But it might not work for tablets, says Nicholas Kolakowski
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Bing Beats Google To The Punch On Flight Prices
Bing has added a flight-prices feature in partnership with ITA Software, a company Google is struggling to buy
Microsoft Denies Copying RockMelt Features
Redmond has denied that it has duplicated Rockmelt's Facebook integration with its Bing Bar
Google Adds Recipe Search
Google has added Recipe View to its search results, allowing refinements based on factors such as cooking time and ingredients
Microsoft Deepens Bing Relationship With Facebook
Microsoft has extended Bing's Liked Results feature, which highlights websites liked by Facebook friends
Google Tweaks Search Algorithm To Weed Out Content Farms
Google continues its offensive against so-called content farms, after overhauling its search algorithm
New Bing Bar Keeps Controversial Feedback Feature
Microsoft's updated Bing Bar adds Facebook integration but keeps the feedback feature Google hates
Google Adds Website Blocking Extension For Chrome
Chrome users now have the ability to block certain websites from their Google.com web search results
ComScore: Bing Closes In On Google
Microsoft's Bing has gained 1 percent on Google, notching up a 13.1 percent search share in January
Microsoft Claims Google Is Worried About Bing
Microsoft has hit back at search accusations and claimed Google is worried about Bing's progress
Google Accuses Bing Of Copying Search Results
Microsoft doesn't deny bing copied Google search results, as executives argue over the accusations
Microsoft Revenues Hold With Kinect And Windows 7
Microsoft posted stronger quarterly revenues than expected but still faces challenges with its online services
Bing Gains Ground At Expense Of Google, Yahoo
Microsoft's search engine Bing has picked up market share at the expense of both Google and Yahoo
Microsoft Suffers Bing Setback In Japan
Microsoft has suffered a setback when Japan allowed Google to fuel Yahoo Japan's search engine
Google App For Windows Phone To Challenge Bing?
Google's decision to offer a search app for Windows Phone 7 just as Microsoft launches its new smartphone platform could cause friction, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Google Dominates iPhone Search Traffic
Google dominates nearly all of the search traffic on the iPhone, leaving Yahoo and Bing with tiny market shares on the handset
Mark Zuckerberg Believes Google Lacks Innovation
Facebook's Zuckerberg believes Google is no longer leading innovation, which he why he chose to partner with Microsoft on social search, says Clint Boulton
Facebook, Bing Team Up Over Social Search
Microsoft has enhanced its partnership with Facebook so that the Bing search engine shows US users which sites and products their Facebook friends like
Major Upgrade As Yahoo Refreshes Its Services
Yahoo is investing heavily in updating its entire platform, including redesigning its home page, strengthening the overall site engine, and building more data centres
Google Instant Could Be ‘Disruptive’
Google's new predictive search technology could change the game for search engines, especially on mobile devices
How Will Bing Respond To Google Instant?
Google's Instant Search may be exciting, but Microsoft is likely to move Bing in a different direction, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Google Instant Predicts Search Results
Google reveals new Instant search technology designed to deliver faster search results and keep rivals Bing and Yahoo at bay
Bing Search Growth Levels Off
Bing's market share is holding steady against Google, as Yahoo prepares to transfer its search to Bing's infrastructure
Google Wields 65 Percent Search Share
Google nabbed 65.8 percent of the US search market share in July, compared to Yahoo's 17.1 percent and Microsoft Bing's 11 percent share
Yahoo Previewing Infinite Browse Search
Yahoo is previewing Infinite Browse, a Yahoo News feature that adds relevant search content below news stories
Ballmer Takes Swipe At Google Over Design Changes
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer criticises Google during a talk at Microsoft’s Financial Analyst Meeting
Google Acquires Semantic Search Provider
Google has purchased Metaweb, a semantic search provider whose Freebase open source database catalogs 12 million data sets
Microsoft’s Bing Gaining On Google
Microsoft's Bing continued to make incremental gains against Google in the U.S
Google Still Dominates Search Engine Market Share
New figures have shown that Google is still the search engine daddy, after it grabbed 66.4 percent of the search engine market through May
Apple Adds Microsoft’s Bing To iPhone Search
Apple CEO Steve Jobs has announced that Bing, Microsoft’s search engine, will join Google and Yahoo as search-engine options on the new iPhone 4