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IE9 and Bing

The Bing Team is very excited about the new capabilities in IE9 and how they can be used to provide a very rich search experience. The concepts they’ve shown at the launch event will be made available in preview …

IE9 Beta launch today: Tune in!

Today is the day! Today IE9 Beta will be launched, and there are two ways for you to tune in:

1. Tune in to the web cast at 10:30 am PST to learn more about what’s next with IE9 beta, …

Windows Live Messenger iPhone App updated

The Windows Live Messenger iPhone App has been updated. Since launch, the Messenger app has reached #1 in the iTunes app marketplace at some point in time in over 50 countries, and has had nearly 7 million downloads worldwide. …

MSN Launches Interactive Guide to the Battle of Britain

Today MSN launched the Interactive Guide to the Battle of Britain. The application was build by Microsoft-partner Shoothill and has 3 major components:

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1. Photo and Document Archive
A DeepZoom Composition with historic documents and photos

2. TimeMap
Shows …

Open@4: Cloud Computing

Yesterday I attended the very first Open@4 Press Event at Microsoft headquarters here in the Netherlands. Open@4 (the meets start at 4 PM) are informal press meetings to be held quarterly, with a different topic each time. This time the …

Autolinks in Windows Live Mail

Did you know that if you have autolinks in Live Writer that you can use them in Windows Live Mail? This is a hidden feature Scott just discovered in the Windows Live Essentials Beta.

And hidden it is! …

Windows Phone 7 Videos

Now Windows phone 7 RTMed and the launch isn’t that far away anymore, let’s have a look again at what we can expect. And by look, I do mean look.  I’ve gathered some videos* for you to look at.…

Windows Phone Marketplace App Categories

Microsoft has finalized the list of categories of apps it will offer on its Windows Phone Marketplace. App categories organize applications so that users can more easily find what they are looking for.

For Windows Phone 7, there will be …

Chris Pendleton moves to Bing Mobile

Chris PendletonToday our good friend Chris Pendleton is announcing his departure as the Bing Maps Tech Evangelist. He’s been holding this position for over 3 years. On September 13 he will become a Sr. Program Manager on the Bing Mobile team …

Bing: Portland, music and food

Bing sure loves Portland! Just released is a new Bing Map App called the Bing Food Cart Finder, which helps you find over 250 food carts in the area! You can filter food vendors by recommended picks from Portland …