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by Daniel Rubino
Jul 19, 2012
There’s been a lot of news today—both for Microsoft and Nokia—so we’re going to just touch on a bit of that and also mention some other Microsoft stories that you may have...
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by Robert Brand
Jul 17, 2012
Microsoft continues to flesh out their Xbox live app for those of us that have iPads. The latest update brings more of the once exclusive features of the Windows Phone Companion App to iOS users....
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by Robert Brand
Jul 17, 2012
Nokia have just announced an update on how they are progressing with their Destination Maps product. The aim with the initiative is to provide an additional layer of mapping data where it makes...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 13, 2012
We previously looked at Bing UK rolling out the social update we've witnessed being released elsewhere, but it seems as though we're not going to get the full package - at least not the SERP...
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by Robert Brand
Jul 12, 2012
Microsoft yesterday announced commercial availability of their Microsoft Translator Hub. The service has been designed to allow developers and business to deliver tailored, real-time translation in...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jul 10, 2012
Is the Bing Social sidebar finally coming to the UK?
It seems that the Bing UK team are beginning to (or are testing a potential) rollout of the design refresh we've seen in the US....
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by Daniel Rubino
Jul 09, 2012
Is VideoSurf's technology used in Windows Phone 8?
With today’s leak of supposed Windows Phone 7.8 features (that list is reportedly not complete either) perhaps the most interesting...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jun 25, 2012
It was a few weeks ago when Nokia and Microsoft announced that Bing Maps would be getting a bit of a backend overhaul. Specifically in two areas: new color codes for traffic and more detail on back...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 16, 2012
Hey, look at that. We actually noticed it this morning but it didn't register in our sleepy heads, but Bing's Social Search "Preview" is now available for those luckily enough to...
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by Daniel Rubino
May 10, 2012
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by Rich Edmonds
May 05, 2012
Microsoft is set to close down the Bing 411 service on June 1st, 2012. Bing 411 is a toll-free number for American residents that enables callers to search using voice and Tellme...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 25, 2012
Yesterday, Microsoft released a new app for Windows 7 PCs called Bing Desktop (it was in beta for the last few weeks). It's an interesting move as Google as had their Desktop app for years (it...
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by Rich Edmonds
Apr 16, 2012
Microsoft has recently updated the official Bing Translator app for Windows Phone, which reportedly adds functionality enabling users to translate from speech, via the camera or through keyboard...
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by Daniel Rubino
Apr 02, 2012
Microsoft has setup a contest using their Bing Rewards to win one of five Nokia Lumia 900's. The contest "costs" 10 credits for some reason to get a chance in the contest, which is...
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by Rich Edmonds
Feb 28, 2012
Nokia has updated the colour palette for their mapping service and this change has been reflected through Microsoft's Bing with the partnership between the two companies. The alterations are to...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 31, 2012
The Microsoft "Bing Get Me There" app, a helpful tool for anyone who's considering to travel through or/and around London, has been updated to now be able to report live updates for...
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by Rich Edmonds
Jan 19, 2012
Pocket-lint has learned from an interview with Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, that the manufacturer will be having its branding stamped on Bing Maps in the near future. It doesn't matter what device...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 04, 2012
Though we love our Windows Phone, there are certain areas that need work. Certain areas that we know Microsoft will fix, given enough time and feedback, of course. Such is this scenario: You...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jan 02, 2012
If there was an over-hyped technology in late 2011 it was perhaps Apple's Siri, their voice recognition/information application for the iPhone 4s. Now we'll admit that Siri is quite a...
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by Daniel Rubino
Dec 19, 2011
In a nice nod to nostalgia, Microsoft has made a Bing commercial featuring the toys from the 1964 TV special 'Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer' in addition to that troubled little elf, Hermey...
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by Seth Brodeur
Dec 19, 2011
Microsoft just scooped up the domain name SkypeSexFinder.com when it recently expired. While it is likely just a defensive move to prevent others from registering the name, what is fascinating...
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by Rich Edmonds
Dec 05, 2011
We've previously covered the Xbox Companion app for Windows Phone that was to be released soon after the Xbox dashboard refresh. This app will enable users to control their Xbox consoles and...
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by Daniel Rubino
Oct 19, 2011
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 14, 2011
We've looked at Local Scout among other improvements brought to the user in Windows Phone Mango, but nothing beats a British walk through of how to search, use Bing services and the speech...
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by Rich Edmonds
Oct 07, 2011
We've seen the new Windows Phone adverts Microsoft seems to be pushing out to their YouTube channel as well as other places and they've caught our attention for all the right reasons. Probably...
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by Daniel Rubino
Sep 30, 2011
T-Mobile, for some reason (we bet they signed something), evidently insists on making Google the default search engine for their phones, including the HTC HD7. It's sort of annoying for many...
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by George Ponder
Sep 13, 2011
Comscore has released its latest search share data reports and while Google is still tops, they lost a little ground while Bing experienced slight gains.
For the calendar year, Google's market...
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 17, 2011
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by Daniel Rubino
Aug 03, 2011
We've heard our fair share of complaints about the capacitive buttons found on many Windows Phones, specifically that it's easy to accidentally touch one, throwing the user into a Bing search...
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by Daniel Rubino
Jul 28, 2011
We have two reports coming in from Italy and France that the voice guidance in Bing has been removed from the 7712 beta, even though it was present in the earlier one.
Voice guidance, for turn-by-...
