Google launches new AdMob SDK–for Windows Phone

140x250_Misc_Mobile-AppsIn what may be considered a good sign for the health of the Windows Phone ecosystem, Google has given the new OS a bit of a thumbs up today with the release of a new beta SDK for its mobile …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
March 15th, 2011 at 12:52 pm

New “Zune is dead” rumors, more faint praise from Microsoft, and some rampant speculation of our own

zunelogoOn Monday, Dina Bass from Bloomberg News reported that according to “according to a person familiar with the decision”, Microsoft will no longer be producing new Zune devices:

Microsoft will concentrate on putting Zune software onto mobile phones, such

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By Kip Kniskern in News
March 14th, 2011 at 9:44 pm

Internet Explorer Live Event: watch (Now Download) it now

The download links are now live, Tom at WinRumors.com has more:

Windows  7 (x86 version)

Windows 7 (x64 version)

Windows Vista (x86 version)

Windows Vista (x64 version)

This just started, check …

By Kip Kniskern in News
March 14th, 2011 at 5:42 pm

IE9 Mobile shown at SxSW–if you find Joe Marini

There’s a big IE9 presence at SxSW this year, where Microsoft is releasing the new web browser to the world with a Texas sized party.  We just posted on the webcast, which will go live at 7:30pm CDT, but judging …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
March 14th, 2011 at 8:35 am

Internet Explorer 9 set to release today

Just a reminder that today is IE9 release day, set to launch with a press event and live webcast at 5:30pm PDT, or 7:30pm local Austin, Texas time, as the Beauty of the Web launch event gets underway at SxSW:…

By Kip Kniskern in Featured News
March 14th, 2011 at 8:00 am

#F@*%BING: Why the Bing tweet was so bad

This morning, someone from the Bing PR team, in an effort to join in the efforts to help the victims of the recent Japan earthquake and tsunami, learned what happens when your PR efforts for a multi-billion dollar enterprise are …

By Kip Kniskern in Opinion
March 12th, 2011 at 7:56 pm

Bing steps in it with JapanQuake retweet campaign–updated with apology

or… how not to run a Twitter campaign.  Today, about two hours ago, Bing posted a message to their Twitter account, promising a $1 donation, up to $100,000 for Japan quake victims.

[blackbirdpie url=”http://twitter.com/#!/bing/status/46597693585358848″]

update: The people behind the Bing …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
March 12th, 2011 at 12:59 pm

Microsoft planning new music/video services – codenamed “Ventura”

Microsoft's 3 Screens and the CloudWe reported last month about the possible rebranding of Zune into Microsoft’s existing brandings, including Windows Live. This week Mary Jo Foley spotted a Zune-related job posting from Microsoft’s Entertainment and Devices (E&D) team – the same team who created …

By damaster in Featured News
March 12th, 2011 at 5:22 am

Microsoft confirms Windows Phone 7 “NoDo” update delayed – coming March 21st?

Microsoft’s first major update for it’s new mobile operating system Windows Phone 7 – the "No Donuts" update – which is supposed to bring us copy-and-paste functionality, improved app performance, and better marketplace search, is confirmed to have been delayed …

By damaster in Featured Mobile
March 12th, 2011 at 3:59 am

Searching for news on the Japan earthquake: we find Bing maps lacking

Not the kind of news you want to get from Twitter last night as one last check of the news left us agasp at the magnitude and destruction of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan yesterday at about 2:46pm …

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
March 11th, 2011 at 1:06 pm
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