March 11, 2010 5:47 AM PST
Motorola bringing Bing to China, via Android
With Google's future in China uncertain, Motorola and Microsoft cut a deal to put the software giant's Bing search engine on Android handsets in China.
In a statement late Wednesday, Motorola and Microsoft announced a deal to put Bing on handsets. Bing will first launch in China in the first quarter via an over-the-air update for existing handsets. New Android devices will have Bing preloaded.
The news comes as Google is nearing a decision on whether to stay in China amid security and censorship issues.
Read more of "Motorola deploys Microsoft's Bing on Android smartphones in China" at ZDNet's Between the Lines.
Larry Dignan is editor in chief of ZDNet and editorial director of CNET's TechRepublic. He has covered the technology and financial-services industries since 1995. 
