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Bing announces Bing Central: new ways to earn Bing Rewards, preferences all in one place

Today Bing has announced a new look for the way you interact with Bing, called Bing Central.  Now, you can manage your Bing Rewards points (and earn new ones in what they’re calling “missions”), as well as manage all of …

Windows Phone goes big in New York at “launch party”

Microsoft is putting on quite a show today in New York City, complete with a giant Windows Phone with *really* live tiles featuring a live stage in the phone, a marriage proposal (?!), and a chance for New Yorkers …

Could Windows 8 come to PCs, tablets, Xbox, and Windows Phone, all next year?

ww600The latest rumor to surface surrounding Windows 8 was a mention on yesterday’s (episode #233) Windows Weekly, with Paul Thurrott, Mary Jo Foley, and Leo LaPorte, when Thurrott said he’s been hearing that a new Xbox, powered by …

Google Graveyard? Microsoft throws stones from its glass house

On Halloween, Tom Rizzo, a SharePoint Senior Director, poked some fun and threw some stones at rival Google, commenting on Google’s plan to retire Google Wave, and more.  He went so far as to create a Halloween graphic, featuring …

Bing announces new “hybrid” mobile apps

Bing just announcedbing-logo-horiz what its calling the “next step in the evolution of Bing for Mobile”, combining HTML5 and the mobile web browsing experience and the unique capabilities of app experiences that are now “hiding” within each mobile platform.

The …

Some tidbits from the Nokia Lumia specs

NWWP-range-1-jpgA couple things some sharp eyes have noticed in the Nokia Lumia specs, now that they’re out:

  • Microsoft Lync included
  • FLAC Audio support
  • Landscape mode in Picture and People Hubs

WP Sauce noted the Lync and FLAC support.  Currently, …

Microsoft announces Firefox with Bing

bffLast year, Mozilla added Bing as a search engine option to Firefox, but today they’ve gone quite a bit farther, releasing a complete download, Firefox with Bing, available as an option through Mozilla, according to a post on the

The news from Nokia World: Asha, Lumia, Maps, more

NWWP-range-1-jpgAt Nokia World in London today, Nokia announced “The first real Windows Phone”, the Nokia Lumia series, including the 710 and 800.  Nokia also announced a new series of non-Windows phones for the developing market, Asha, and news about Nokia …

A guide to following #NokiaWorld

nokia-logoWe’re counting down the minutes to Nokia World, with the keynote set to take place at 9am British Summer Time from London (GMT +1).  Like you, we’re a bit new to following all things Nokia, so as we wait for …

Zune Pass coming to Australia, beginning Nov. 16

After launching in Canada, and revamping the US Zune Pass, Microsoft is apparently moving ahead with getting Zune Pass into more users hands (or Xboxes, or Windows Phones).  We haven’t been able to find anything official from Zune as of …