TechCrunch reports that Google Inc. could possibly give Apple Inc. over $1 billion in 2014 to be the default search engine on iOS, a significant increase from the $82 million it paid in 2009. . Read More

Santa Claus has put Microsoft on his “nice” list. The internationally popular NORAD Tracks Santa site has switched from Google to Bing after a five-year relationship. Read More

Microsoft has gone on the offensive in its long-standing competition for Bing to overtake Google as the leading search engine with a “Scroogled” marketing campaign. Read More

Gigwalk, the developer of a mobile work marketplace connecting businesses with smartphone-enabled field workers, has raised $6 million in its first round of funding and promoted Bob Bahramipour to . Read More

Klout has become a deeply integrated part of Microsoft’s Bing search engine, following a multi-year agreement and Microsoft’s unspecified investment in Klout. Read More

Google is still the unquestionable leader when it comes to search, but the latest report from Experian Hitwise found that Bing is on its way to claiming a third of that traffic. Read More

Microsoft’s Bing announced a new three-column redesign that restructures how it integrates social media into its search results, among other things. Read More