Microsoft releases sexy Bing app for iPad

It's still a bit odd seeing Microsoft deliver apps for Apple's mobile platform. And it's even stranger still to see one as sexy as the new Bing app for iPad, which brings a slick, immersive search experience to Apple's tablet.

Just as a regular search on bing.com will, the Bing app for iPad tailors the results it displays based on what you're searching for. There are loads of custom views, covering everything from movies and maps to weather and shopping. The app also offers a heads-up display of currently trending searches, complete with related images, which is an iPad-exclusive feature.

Navigation is a breeze thanks to multitouch controls, allowing users to flick or swipe through results. And while the development team refers to the app as "touch and decide," Bing Voice Search is also built in -- making it easy to start a query without using the iPad's on-screen keyboard.

The Bing app for iPad is available for download now from the App Store.

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Best free iPad games

We're continuing our trip down the bargain aisle to find the very best free iOS games for the iPad. We've already nailed down our current top free iPhone apps and favorite free iPhone games, as well as the best free iPad apps, of course. You'll find the whole gamut of genres here, including the best free strategy games, free shooter games, free sports games, free casual games, free physics games, free action games, free role-playing games, free racing games, free word games, and free simulation games for the iPad! You can expect this feature to be updated regularly as new games come out of the woodwork and we expand our coverage of categories. We'll also be drilling down into individual categories in future stand-alone spotlights, so be sure to stick around for that. Although all of the games here are free, most of them are built on in-app purchases. You can absolutely play them for free, but you may get annoyed by "freemium" up-sells. Others are "lite" versions with limited content, and while they're also completely free, you'll be limited in what you can do. Still, they're a great way to test the waters and have some fun before deciding to buy and unlock full versions. Without further ado, here are our favorite free games for iPad.

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March 31 is World Backup Day 2011

World Backup Day 2011
Those benevolent armchair philanthropist Redditors are at it again! Four days ago a 'self' post extolling the potential virtues of a Backup Day exploded with 2500 upvotes and 1000 comments -- and now World Backup Day 2011 is actually happening.

On March 31, as part of the global data-saving initiative, you are encouraged to back up all of your cherished photos and videos, and important documents. If you've ever had a hard disk fail, and not had a backup to fall back on, you'll know that it's a bit like losing a sizable fragment of your soul. If you've never backed up your important files -- or if you only back up sporadically -- do it on World Backup Day!

It's not hard to back up your data, either. A 2TB drive costs only a fistful of dollars, and it takes just a few minutes to set SyncToy for Windows, or Time Machine for Mac, to mirror your data every night. If you prefer a cloud-based solution, there's always SugarSync and Dropbox. Finally, don't forget that Bundlelytic has a charity giveaway for three excellent data-backup-and-recovery tools -- $160 of software for only $25, and 100% of the proceeds to go the Japanese Red Cross.

For even more backup options, for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, check our list of 13 great backup programs.

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Lightbox closing its doors as the team joins Facebook

Lightbox joining Facebook

Seems like the Facebook train just keeps on rolling, with todays news that the Lightbox team will be joining the social network. For Lightbox users, the end is sadly nigh as the service will be closing down completely from June 15. Existing users can continue to use the service until then, but no more new signups will be accepted. 

This isn't an acquisition, not like the $1 billion buyout submitted for Instagram. As such, none of the user data stored by Lightbox will become the property of Facebook. The staff is the only part transitioning, and as such closing the doors for good. Until June 15, all your photos can be exported, and the Android application has already been removed from Google Play. Additionally, parts of the code will be open-sourced in the coming weeks. 

Source: Lightbox Blog​thanks @FYeahRyanRocks for the tip!

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Cutest Paw for iPhone and iPad review: thousands of adorable animal photos at your fingertips

Animal lovers, Cutest Paw for iPhone and iPad is for you! It's a fun app that's filled with thousands of photos of cute animals ranging from the common household pet to exotic animals like tigers, orangutans, pandas, and foxes.

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A Colossal Piece of Rock Candy Named Wendy Is Coming to Detoxify NYC [Video]

Alright, so she's not actually made of rock candy. But Wendy, the summertime outdoor architectural project slated to go up at MoMa's PS1 satellite location in Queens, certainly looks like a giant crunchy piece of faux-crack goodness. More »


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powertraveller minigorilla – Get the Monkey Off Your Back

While most portable battery solutions will only give you 5V out which is useful for keeping juice up to your USB type devices, the minigorilla from powertraveller also supplies voltage settings  of 8.4v, 9.5v, 10.5v, 12v & 19v allowing you to keep power up to many other phones, games systems, GPSs, ereaders, MP3 players  and tablets even up to [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/05/16/powertraveller-minigorilla-get-the-monkey-off-your-back/

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Report: Google Will Unveil Android 5.0 on Multiple Nexus-Branded Smartphones

In support of its upcoming Android 5.0 operating system release, code-named Jelly Bean, Google will deploy the OS on not a single Nexus smartphone, per Android tradition, but perhaps as many as five Nexus phones this fall -- so says a Tuesday report by Wall Street Journal.

Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2012/05/report-google-will-unveil-android-5-0-on-multiple-nexus-branded-smartphones/

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When People Discuss Android Fragmentation, This Is What They Mean [Android]

You've probably read about Android market fragmentation and wondered just how big a deal it is. This visualization spells out the problem quite clearly: there are almost 4,000 unique Android devices out there running a single app available on Play. That, right there, is fragmentation. More »


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Col. Littleton No. 1943 Navigator Briefcase Review

I am an old U.S. Air Force guy from back in the day…like my father, grand father and many uncles before me. I often think that I missed my time in history. I hate to say it, but I soooo would trade all of today’s tech/gadgets to be a P-51 or B-17 pilot. I grant [...]

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