And not content to rest on their laurels, the Microsoft team are busy looking for new ways to improve the Bing search experience.

Last week, we got wind of the imminent launch of Bing 2.0 " which promises to offer some exciting new features.

Microsoft are denying the speculation at this stage, however some of their employees let the cat out of the bag via their twitter accounts. This coincided with Microsofts annual company meeting where its believed Bing 2.0 was showcased.

Whilst many of the comments that sparked the buzz have now been removed, here are copies of the tweets that got tongues wagging:

@monteenbysk
Bing 2.0, out this month, has some exciting new features. Imagine seeing maps plus pics from the neighborhood of a restaurant to try.

@anandkulkarni85
BING 2.0 terrific !! watch out guys ! bing + silverlight in maps = amazing!! goodbye google,

@SushilChoudhari
Saw the demo of Bing 2.0, super imressive! Watch out its release next week!!

Im looking forward to seeing how Microsoft integrates Silverlight into the search experience. This could be the perfect platform for Microsoft to showcase the potential of its Silverlight rich media framework.

And given the sentiment of the tweets, it seems Microsoft staff think this release of Bing could give Google the most serious competition its had in recent times.

Well be sure to let you know when Bing 2.0 is unveiled. If you have access to any additional info or rumors on the release " be sure to share it below.

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