• eWeek, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 12:09 PM

Microsoft has released an official Bing for Mobile Android App for customers of Verizon Wireless. According to eWeek, the exclusive arrangement "underscores how Android has become a significant mobile platform to rival Apple's iPhone." We're just struck by how willing archrivals Microsoft and Android maker Google are to put aside their differences in the name of trouncing Apple.

Owners of Android-based smartphones from the Motorola Droid to the Droid Incredible can now download the free application from the Verizon Wireless Marketplace. Bing for Mobile Android comes a few months after Microsoft launched its Bing for iPhone app, which has seen several iterations. As eWeek notes, the app is the latest step in Microsoft's $500 million deal to have Bing featured on Verizon smartphones and feature phones.

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