SoftwareMicrosoft Bing News, Finance, Sports, Weather apps come to Windows Phone 8

Microsoft Bing News, Finance, Sports, Weather apps come to Windows Phone 8

Microsoft had announced Bing apps for Windows 8 in October last year and now the software maker is bringing select utilities from the collection to its Windows Phone 8 mobile platform. Apps like Bing, News, Finance, Sports and Weather have already been made available in various countries across the world.

First up is Bing News which claims to be a comprehensive way of staying updated as it brings the latest headlines, photos, videos and more. The company in question has entered into a collaboration with news agencies and editorials like Reuters, Associated Press and The Guardian amongst others and gives users an option to choose the sources from which they would like to receive updates. It can also be customized, so it shows preferred topics, categories or sources at the top.

Bing Apps Screenshots

Bing Sports has especially been designed for sports enthusiasts and the application lets subscribers keep tabs on scores, headlines, videos, photos, game schedules, statistics, standings and much more with a simple swipe. The utility displays updates from various sports such as soccer, cricket, football, baseball, tennis, hockey and basketball to name a few. It goes without saying that the application can be customized and pinned to the start for instant updates.

In addition to these, there’s Bing Weather for viewing current climatic conditions such as temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, and more right on the device’s screen. It boasts of dynamic maps and offers hourly forecasts or weather conditions of 10 days in advance. And as for Bing Finance, subscribers will find financial, market and currency information in it along with stock updates at regular intervals. They can pin it to start for quick updates.

Microsoft’s Bing News, Finance, Weather and Sports applications are available for free through the Windows Phone store.

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