The Bing Bar will allow you to easily access entertainment, breaking news, videos and more. You can customize the toolbar by adding and arranging features and setting color. Stay up-to-the-minute headlines at the click of a button.
Here are some key features of "Bing Bar":
Bing & decide, anytime:
· Make better, faster decisions with Bing. With the toolbar, you can search from anywhere without leaving the site you are on!
Surf with confidence:
· New Security Center lets you surf the web with confidence. Be notified of threats before they become disasters.
Instant Hotmail access:
· New Windows Live integration makes it simple to sign in and preview your Hotmail, plus get notified the instant mail is received.
Requirements:
· Windows Internet Explorer 6 or later;
· Firefox 3.0 or later
· 512 megabyte (MB) RAM or higher
· 500 megahertz (MHz) processor or higher
· 50 megabyte (MB) of free hard disk space
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
Facebook Chat:
· Have you ever wanted to reach out and chat with one of your Facebook friends, but don’t have Facebook open in the browser? Now you can chat with your friends from wherever you are on the web. This complements the MSN Messenger app that we delivered earlier this year.
Slacker Radio:
· Listen to music, sports, news, comedy and more without interrupting your web browsing. Slacker has the most personalized content of any radio service.
Fresh News App:
· We’ve made the Bing Bar news app more visual and expanded news sources so you can focus on the topics that matter most to you. When news breaks, you’ll get an immediate notification right from the Bing Bar.
Search Suggestions:
· You often trigger a search from a web page you’re browsing. To make it even easier, the Bing Bar provides suggested search terms as you browse. We’ve expanded the sites and methods of suggesting searches, making it even easier to search via the Bing Bar.
Users are advised to pay attention while installing this ad-supported application:
· Offers to change the homepage for web browsers installed in the system
· Offers to change the default search engine for web browsers installed in the system