Microsoft launches Bing search app for iPhone

Microsoft announced the introduction of a free Bing mobile search application for Apple's iPhone and iPod touch, promising voice-enabled queries and automatic "Locate Me" functionality as well as driving and walking directions, touch-based map panning and zooming, and image results. Bing for iPhone also boasts features like movie showtimes, news and flight status.

Microsoft first launched a mobile web edition of Bing (the successor to its Live Search solution) in June. Initially introduced for web-enabled Windows Mobile, Sidekick and BlackBerry devices, Bing extended to touchscreen-based devices in early November--earlier this month, Microsoft debuted a new application optimized for its Windows Mobile platform.

For more:
- read this Bing Community blog entry