The full version of Bing that is currently being used by the US citizens will arrive in the next few weeks in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, and the UK (which will likely see changes first). Due to some reason, it has been decided by the Microsoft that Canadians should get a form of Bing that will be close to the US, however it still miss numerous features like hotspots on the homepage. Apart from Canada, all of these countries, sport a “Beta” tag under the Bing logo, and no one among them are as feature-complete as the US version.

Location Does Not Matter

You should remember one thing that your location does not matter, you can change your location to that having the most features by just clicking on the location in the top right and change it. For example, if your current location is Canada, you can simply click on Canada in the top right, choose United States – English, and voilà. The only drawback is that search results will not be tailored for the country where you live. But still, it is a great way to use those features that you’re currently missing out on.

Bing is Expanding

As the Bing is expanding to more markets, background pictures specific to each country will eventually appear on Bing. Along with these new backgrounds, there will also appear the feature of hotspots, which will show more information about the image.

Bing Photo Contest

If we talk about the background images, the Bing Photo Contest on Facebook is something that photographers will surely like to check out. “summer travel” is the theme of this contest and the winner will be given the opportunity to have his or her photo set as the background image on the Bing homepage on August 3, 2009. Make sure that you have read the photo guidelines as well as the rules before you submit