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Final release of Windows Phone Developer Tools on September 16

In our article about Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training we already mentioned that there won’t be any localized training provided until the final release of the Windows Phone Developer Tools. At that time we didn’t have a release date …

King of Bing Maps App Contest Winners

The winners of the King Of Bing Maps App Competition, just got announced on the site:

2010 King of Bing Maps
1. Taxi Fare Calculator by Ricky Brundritt – see it in action
2. GeoSales Tax by Avalara – see it in action

Windows Phone 7 Jump Start Training

Of course the big news this week was the WL 2011 beta refresh, which, unfortunately, I didn’t get to install until yesterday because of hardware problems (had to install new GPU). But there was more news. News we overlooked …

New features for the Bing Webmaster Tools

As a direct response to feedback received since last month’s launch, the Bing Webmaster Tools gained some new features.

Data Export Capability
You can now download and export data from Bing Webmaster Tools about your registered sites. You …

Bing Maps for WordPress

If you have a WordPress blog and want to map out some information for your blog readers, then you can make use of the Bing Maps for WordPress plugin:

Bing Maps for WordPress allows you to create maps easily

Comparison shopping with the Bing iPhone App

The latest version of the Bing for iPhone (and iPod Touch) app features visual scanning of barcodes and cover art. What would you do with that you say? Well, how about compare prices or read reviews? Andy Chu from the …

No official list of Windows Phone 7 device makers

We reported last Friday that there would be 5 hardware partners with Windows Phone 7 handsets ready at launch. Turns out later that day Microsoft “turned back” on what was said.

"Microsoft has not made an official announcement on …

5 Hardware partners have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at launch

Greg Sullivan, senior product manager for Microsoft, told Pocket-lint that Dell, Asus, LG, HTC, and Samsung will have Windows Phone 7 handsets available at the launch later this year.

That’s (at least) five launch handsets, some of which, Microsoft has …

Bing Homepage Visual Search Gallery

On the Bing homepage you can take a look at the previous 7 days worth of homepage images by clicking the arrows. But what if you want to view images from further back?

Starting today, there is something for that

Microsoft Employees to get a Windows Phone 7

Not only developers are getting a free Windows Phone 7, the 90,000 Microsoft employees world-wide probably will too! Only, unlike the developers who are receiving their devices as we speak, they will receive their Windows Phone 7 devices when …