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Bing Maps for Mobile Adds Turn By Turn

By on May 11, 2010

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Microsoft has announced a new update to its Bing Maps for Mobile application for Windows Mobile which adds turn by turn directions with route calculation. The updated application is now available for the following devices on AT&T, Sprint , Verizon and T-Mobile:

  • HTC Fuze
  • HTC Pure
  • HTC HD2
  • HTC Tilt 2
  • HTC Touch Diamond 2
  • HTC Touch HD
  • HTC Touch Pro
  • HTC Touch Pro 2
  • Motorola Q9c
  • Samsung Jack
  • Samsung Omnia II
  • Samsung Propel
  • T-Mobile Dash 3G

The application is available at m.bing.com.

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Humberto Saabedra is the Editor-in-Chief of AnimeNews.biz, PhoneNews.com and an occasional columnist for Ani.me. He can also be found musing on things at @AnimeNewsdotbiz

8 responses to “Bing Maps for Mobile Adds Turn By Turn”

  1. JJ
    JJ May 11, 2010 at 1:57 pm |

    Just tried it and it is pretty awesome. I can’t believe microsoft beat google to the punch. Unless google doesn’t want to focus too much on Windows Mobile.
    This makes my TP2 and my Sero plan worth a little bit more. Thanks Microsoft!

  2. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price May 11, 2010 at 2:33 pm |

    Bing Turn by Turn will work with unsupported phones, but your device will not auto update.

    If your phone isn’t on that list, go to m.bing.com and re-download Bing from there. It will then update and enable turn by turn navigation.

  3. Jeff
    Jeff May 11, 2010 at 2:59 pm |

    Ever available on iPhone?

  4. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price May 11, 2010 at 3:17 pm |

    I suspect Microsoft released Bing turn by turn on Windows Mobile first in order to pressure Apple into accepting the same upgrades on the iPhone side.

    Also, Microsoft has a lot of political capital invested in bolstering Windows Mobile.

    The real decision Microsoft will have to make, is if Bing Turn by Turn is something they should hold over to Windows Phone 7, and keep from iPhone.

    I suspect that decision won’t be made until after work is finished on Bing for WP7. It would be an even bigger blunder for WP7 to launch without Bing Turn by Turn.

  5. SaltyDawg
    SaltyDawg May 11, 2010 at 5:14 pm |

    I can’t imagine a scenario where Win Phone 7 launches without Bing turn by turn.

    If that happened, someone should be immediately fired.

    Win Phone 7 still sucks, but you can bet your dollar it will have the latest and greatest Bing.

  6. After Forever
    After Forever May 13, 2010 at 2:58 am |

    On my first experience of using the Bing turn-by-turn, I must say that I was impressed with the way MS has delivered this navigation software. Now I have only used this once on my trip home yesterday. I have to give MS two thumbs up. This is the type of product I expect to see from MS.
    We’ll have to wait and see once I have the opportunity to use this when I am out of town.
    Phone: AT&T Tilt2 (HTC TP2)

  7. JJ
    JJ May 23, 2010 at 12:42 pm |

    Will bing mobile work on the blackberry from virgin mobile?

  8. Christopher Price
    Christopher Price May 23, 2010 at 12:47 pm |

    JJ, Bing search for mobile does work on BlackBerry. However, turn by turn directions is currently a Bing service only for Windows phones.