New bing mobile - Page 7

blackg · #61 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 02:35 PM

I just installed whatever version is at m.bing.com and the gps doesn't want to work. I'm using the latest Energy Photon with 6.5 and i made sure location was turned on.

**chronster** · #62 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 02:52 PM

this latest bing sucks gigantic nuts

blackg · #63 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 03:04 PM

does the "old bing" work with gps fine? what are the differences? The speak command looked pretty cool, but it was using my location in seattle, wa....

**chronster** · #64 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by blackg

does the "old bing" work with gps fine? what are the differences? The speak command looked pretty cool, but it was using my location in seattle, wa....

no, the old bing's "locate me" function didn't work. You could just manually set the GPS or use speak to say the name of the city you're in.

I'm reverting back.

**Deimoss** · #65 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 07:27 PM

Really like the direction they're going with this, and it seems like a technical demo in which they stripped features at will, perhaps to sort out problems

GPS lock would not work for me on this newest black icon bing beta
and yes its missing birds eye, and gas prices and all that but i assume it'll be in there once its outta beta

hcabsar · #66 (**permalink**) 12-10-2009, 11:10 PM

That's what I was thinking too. I'm sure the full functionality will come soon. Reverting back to previous BING until it's working.

Blades · #67 (**permalink**) 12-17-2009, 08:18 AM

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Originally Posted by blackg

I just installed whatever version is at m.bing.com and the gps doesn't want to work. I'm using the latest Energy Photon with 6.5 and i made sure location was turned on.

Same here.. GPS flat out just doesn't work.. If you are using Energy Photon (as am I), you'll find an exe in \Windows dir entitled.. LiveSearch.exe - Thats the old bing.. Create a shortcut and savor it. Shame to see 'new' apps like this turn into form over function apple-esque crap. I hope thats not the direction this market/segement is headed.

**Cicatrize** · #68 (**permalink**) 12-23-2009, 10:24 AM

There's only one thing about this new Bing that's better than the old version:

You can exit the program from pretty much any screen. I hated that you couldn't do that in the older versions.

However, the rest of this program is completely worthless and has seemingly lost all of the good features I used the original Bing/LiveSearch for. I'll stick to the old one. This new GPS sucks terribly, the movies section is not as easy to navigate, find my location rarely works, the gas prices are gone, and much more.

Thanks for making it worse, MS.

mknollman · #69 (**permalink**) 02-11-2010, 10:57 PM

I want the old bing with bigger buttons, bigger fonts on the map, and auto locate on app start. Give me these options with the old bing interface and functionality and then I will be content. Until then I will keep using the old Bing - it works and its free - hard to complain.

Erik123 · #70 (**permalink**) 02-12-2010, 04:40 AM

Hmmmm... Never knew there were so many Starbucks coffee shops located around me. ---Coffee anyone---