Windows Phone teaser for Mix10

A (very) short post on the Mix10 news blog promises not only news, but sessions for “the next generation of Windows Phone”.  Here’s the short, but sweet, post:

Yes, at MIX10 you’ll learn about developing applications and games for

By Kip Kniskern in News
January 20th, 2010 at 6:44 pm

Bing Search: Autosuggest improved, Privacy updates

The Bing team has been working hard to improve search. One of the results is an improved autosuggest. Autosuggest helps you to find what you are looking for faster, often only a couple of keystrokes (first letters) suffice, autosuggest will …

By Sunshine in Bing
January 20th, 2010 at 10:35 am

(Zune, Pink, Danger) Phone rumors heat up: #tmdp

Engadget has been following some very interesting tweets recently, most of them coming “from Danger”, a Twitter source that isn’t used by an existing Danger product (Sidekick uses “from Sidekick”), and the tweeters have been tagging some of their …

By Kip Kniskern in Mobile
January 20th, 2010 at 4:43 am

New Windows Live Mail Wave 4 screenshot revealed!

Information about Windows Live Mail Wave 4 keeps flowing in! Yesterday we told you about possible upcoming features in Windows Live Mail Wave 4, and today Picturepan2 @ LiveSino.net got hold of the latest screenshot for the application. So …

By damaster in News
January 19th, 2010 at 9:39 pm

Bing Maps Imagery Release, January 2010 (Part 1)

This month’s Bing Maps release is so big they broke it in two. The January 2010 Part 1 release is 558,000 square kilometers of imagery consisting of:

  • Germany’s Ruhrgebiet
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Vancouver – Sea to Sky Hwy to Squamish
By Sunshine in Bing
January 19th, 2010 at 10:34 am

Bing: the default search engine on iPhone?

bing_iphone Business Week is reporting tonight that Apple and Microsoft are in talks to replace Google as the default search engine on the iPhone with Bing, as Apple and Google become increasingly more competitive: 

A deal between Apple and Microsoft may

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
January 19th, 2010 at 5:17 am

“The Year of Windows Live” – Our interview with Ryan Gavin and Walter Harp

Windows Live Wave 4 is coming, soon, and even though the folks at Microsoft aren’t quite ready to talk about what’s new, we took a few minutes today to speak with Ryan Gavin, Sr. Director of Windows Live Program Management, …

By Kip Kniskern in Interviews
January 19th, 2010 at 3:31 am

Bing Maps out of beta

Chris Pendleton has been a busy guy today, posting on Destination Maps and Local Events, and to top it off his latest post announces that the Bing Maps Silverlight site is now out of beta:

First off, if

By Kip Kniskern in Bing
January 19th, 2010 at 1:21 am

2010 Haiti Earthquake

Haiti got struck by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake last week (Jan 12). Many heartbreaking photos and videos can be seen all over (Internet, television, newspapers). If you wish to see an all-over picture of the disaster: Bing maps has …

By Sunshine in Bing
January 18th, 2010 at 11:16 am