Compiled by JOHN COLLINS

Bing scores with World Cup news

SEARCH:Microsoft's Bing search engine is rapidly becoming a worthy competitor to Google.

Its latest offering is live data from the World Cup – eg search for “World Cup” and you’ll get the latest scores.

Where it really comes into its own is with Visual Search – input “World Cup teams” and you get rich visual data on all 32 teams.

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Wimbledon well served by tennis app

INSTALL: Of course the World Cup is not the only major sporting event on at the moment and, if you are lucky enough to be heading to the tennis at Wimbledon, be sure to download the IBM Seer for your iPhone or Android smartphone.

It streams live video and data from on and off the court based on where you happen to be at the All England Club. It also provides information on queue lengths, food and drink stands and other Wimbledon facilities ensuring you find the quickest route to the strawberries and cream.

http://bit.ly/b7LLN4

What's notable in the iPhone upgrade

READ: Ireland is still waiting for the iPad and who knows when we'll see the iPhone 4.0 but this week at least we got iOS 4 – a major upgrade to the iPhone operating system. Features include camera zoom, folders for apps, an orientation lock for the screen and a form of limited multi-tasking. This forensic Ars Technica article goes through every feature of the new release so iPhone fans ensure they are using it to the max.

http://bit.ly/cxnlRJ

Harry's alternative take on tech

FOLLOW: If you want an alternative take on technology news and trends, the Technologizer super-blog is one to bookmark. It's founder and editor Harry McCracken, a former editor of PC World, is also on Twitter where as well as providing links to Technologizer stories you can follow his pithy take on all things tech.

twitter.com/harrymccracken