The Bing Bar's watchful eye monitors your shopping habits too. Let's say you go to 's website. A Bing Bar message will appear, asking which section of the retailer's site you're looking for, such as Electronics, Store Locator, and so on. It also hooks into Bing Maps to help you find the Target store nearest you.

When there's breaking news on Bing, you'll get a message about it. Or you can click the News icon to read the latest headlines from Bing's news page. The toolbar provides weather and traffic information for your city as well.

If you're not creeped out by having a search engine monitor your every move, the Bing Bar has a lot to offer.

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