Bing tests (then stops) search results in a new tab: are you ok with being a guinea pig?

This morning a number of tech blogs are reporting on what apparently is another test of Bing users, this time with search results opening in a new tab: Along with lots of other people ... Read more »

Bing Maps Bird’s Eye and Streetside updates

We don’t hear as much about Bing Maps imagery updates as we did in the old days when Chris Pendleton gave us regular updates on the Bing Maps blog, but the Bing Maps team ... Read more »

Nokia announces new app partnerships at CTIA: Exclusive PGA Tour, ESPN, Groupon, more

In New Orleans today, at the CTIA Wireless conference, Nokia announced a number of partnerships bringing a number of high profile apps to Nokia and Windows Phone, some of them exclusive at the start. ... Read more »

Nokia City Lens beta app now available for Lumia devices

Nokia just released a beta version of their augmented reality location app called Nokia City Lens to the Windows Phone marketplace, exclusively for Nokia Lumia devices. The app was first unveiled during CES 2012 ... Read more »

AT&T to launch Samsung Focus 2 LTE Windows Phone on May 20

Leaks about the Samsung “Mandel” or SGH-i667 had been floating around for quite a while, and in a somewhat surprising move today, Samsung and AT&T unveiled the latest addition to the Windows Phone family ... Read more »

Microsoft at E3: expect "a lot of dashboard", interface, multimedia, says analyst

Back in March, Microsoft came right out and said that there would be “no talk of new Xbox hardware at E3 or anytime soon” even though there are rumors of new hardware development kits ... Read more »

Windows Phone “Tango” starts rolling out, HTC Mozart gets it first

Reports are coming in that Microsoft has begun rolling out the Windows Phone “Tango” update, or officially it is Windows Phone 7.5 Commercial Release 3 (CR3). WPCentral reports that Aviraj Ajgekar, Technology Evangelist at ... Read more »

Windows Phone Developer Summit: Will we see Windows Phone 8 in June?

Back around one year ago at MIX 2011, Microsoft officially unveiled the developer features of the then-new Windows Phone “Mango” platform. With Microsoft’s cancellation of the MIX conference this year, there seems to be ... Read more »

Screenshots and features of Nokia Drive 3.0 and Nokia Transport 2.0 leaked

For those of you who owns a Nokia Lumia Windows Phone handset, you’d have enjoyed the exclusive free transport and navigation apps provided by Nokia. The company only just released Nokia Drive 2.0 and ... Read more »

Bing 411 to be discontinued on June 1st

For those in the United States, Microsoft operates a toll-free number called Bing 411 (1-800-BING-411 or 1-800-CALL-411), which allows users to conduct voice search using Tellme technologies. The service allow users to conduct local ... Read more »