Microsoft has been known for some colorful TV advertisements, especially those garnered towards Vista, but I think they are really onto something with the above Bing ad.

Recently released to, obviously, market their revamped and re-engineered search engine, Bing’s first TV ad focuses on taking all of the fuss and confusion (I didn’t know there way any?) out of using an online search engine.

They are obviously targeting Google with their whole “no more search overload” slogan so let’s see how this ad has an impact on which search engine users decide to use.

Tags: advertisement, Bing, competition, competitor, Google, microsoft, microsoft, online, search engine, television

Remember Microsoft’s answer to Google entitled Bing that we told you about last week? You know the one they invested over $80 million into? Yeah, that one.

Microsoft has recently released a press statement detailing the search engine’s launch which you can check out over at www.bing.com.

The verdict? Well, it certainly looks a bit different than Google but functions virtually the same way. Maybe it will catch on, but probably not.

Tags: Bing, competition, Google, press statement, search engine, software

The Sixth European Satellite Competition is a yearly hunt for the best application ideas for satellite navigation. In past years, the winning innovations have included a mobile GPS-supported social network; a mobile phone-based guidance system that assists with more economical driving; a remote monitoring system for heart patients in recovery; a Web 2.0 platform that delivers location-based videos in real time and a flood prediction system.

As you can see there are some interesting variations from years past. There is a monetary prize however, success in the competition opens doors to market for your talents, with important partners. Entries open May 1.

Tags: application idea, competition, Mobile News, prize, satellite navigation, Sixth European Satellite

Despite the fact that the iPhone has already been jailbroken and unlocked, it doesn’t mean that others shouldn’t try it out. As a matter of fact, there’s a contest which will award the best iPhone hacker $10,000. Pwn2Own is going to be available at the CanSecWest security convention in Vancouver, Canada from March 18-20. Hackers will be given various other phones to play with. They will have to choose from Android, Symbian, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry and iPhone and they will be able only to exploit “general actions a normal user would take while using the device.”

Besides the handset hacking, the contest also includes a web browser division. A Sony Vaio running Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 8, Firefox and Google Chrome and a MacBook running OS X and Safari and Firefox will be waiting for contestants to hack them. Every successful bug will get the hacker $5,000. Any hackers going to Vancouver to get some money hacking stuff? Let us know how it all works out for you.

via The Register

Tags: Apple, competition, Google, iPhone, jailbreak, microsoft, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices, Pwn2Own, Research In Motion, unlock

It was about a year and a half ago that Apple’s original iPhone appeared on the scene and we did the Top Ten List of iPhone Killers. This time around, we pit the second-gen iPhone 3G against some of the best technology we have seen from other leaders in the mobile industry during the last six months. While all of them look drool-worthy in their own right, most of them lack one functionality that the original iPhone and iPhone 3G still boast about: multitouch. We will ignore this vital fact and continue on with the list for now, as most of the devices on the list have much more to offer in other areas compared to iPhone 3G. So without further ado, I present to you the top ten iPhone rivals that have surfaced over the past year, in no particular order.
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Tags: Apple, Cell Phones, competition, iPhone, Uncategorized

After last year’s tremendous success, Sony Ericsson is reviving its World View online competition to take a look at that perfect picture snapped on a cameraphone. As part of this global event, Sony Ericsson has launched a new portal where users can upload their photos, build up a social network, share images with other members, get tips from world-class photogs while getting to know Sony Ericsson’s latest cameraphone lineup.

With over 70,000 people putting up entries the last time, we could expect many more to participate this time around, given the improvement (even if marginal) in the power of camera lens on a cell phone. A panel of judges will decide who gets the lucky chance to win a trip worth €12,500 while another winner will be chosen based upon the number votes his/her photograph garners with €6,250 worth trip at stake. Too bad the C905 will only become available in the fourth quarter!

Tags: cameraphone, Cell Phones, competition, Sony Ericsson, world view