If you are a Bing Rewards member and have a few hundred points laying around collecting dust, you can use them to remove the ads on your Outlook.com screen.

Even if you sign up for Bing Rewards right now only to claim the free OneDrive storage, you can get it. You can also grab a separate free 100GB for one year if you use Dropbox, too.

MICROSOFT is doling out free Starbucks and Xbox gift cards as an incentive to get you using its Bing search engine. Call it desperation, call it a bonus – either way, it equates to free stuff ...

Microsoft has rebranded Bing Rewards to "Microsoft Rewards", and has made major changes as well, including the introduction of new methods to earn redeemable credit - now known as "points".

Microsoft has launched a new ad-free search product, Bing for Schools, with an incentive program that rewards schools with free Surface RT tablets.

What does the Bing Toolbar actually do? "In order to reward you for your participation in the Bing Rewards Preview, you need to download the Bing Bar which contains the Reward Counter," a FAQ states.

For signing up and installing the Bing bar (compatible with IE and maaaaybe Firefox), you get 250 points. 100 Bing points translates into 100 Microsoft points, which in turn translates into $1.25.

It's pretty easy to get the Bing Rewards points you need for Microsoft's 100GB OneDrive offer. Microsoft I can't pass up an opportunity to make fun of Microsoft, so let's dive right in.

Editorial Note: Microsoft Points are going to be more and more important to you future Windows Phone 7 users, which is why you may want to pay attention to today's tip!

Bing Rewards, as you’d expect, is an incentive-based service that allows users to collect points the more they use Microsoft’s search engine which can then be exchanged for rewards such as e-gift ...

Microsoft opens a new front in the search wars with a promotion that offers additional OneDrive storage to loyal users of its Bing search engine.

What does the Bing Toolbar actually do? "In order to reward you for your participation in the Bing Rewards Preview, you need to download the Bing Bar which contains the Reward Counter," a FAQ states.