Tag Archives: Maps
Google Maps returns to Windows Phone (does anyone care?)
Jan 9, 2013 by Kip Kniskern
After a flurry of bad PR late last week, Google has apparently rethought its user-agent string blocking of Windows Phone devices to its Google Maps… Read more
Windows Phone Maps app traffic powered by Nokia now
Jun 14, 2012 by Picturepan2
A post on the Windows Phone blog today gives us a quick introduction to the updated maps traffic feature on Windows Phone. Thanks to the partnership… Read more
Bing Maps, Windows Phone Translator App updated
Apr 16, 2012 by Kip Kniskern
A pair of posts on the Bing blogs today announced some new features for both Bing Maps and the Bing Translator App for Windows Phone.
First, with Bing… Read more
Bing Explore gets a new look?
Mar 8, 2012 by Kip Kniskern
Yesterday we stumbled upon what appears to be a new look for the Explore pages on Bing.com, combining a new set of icons with a possibly more metro-ish… Read more
Can Microsoft and Nokia win in indoor location services?
Dec 22, 2011 by Kip Kniskern
We’re just beginning to see a new generation of services appear that will take advantage of the rapid consumer move to smartphone technology,… Read more
Bing Maps brings back 360º immersive panorama view, in addition to Street Slide
Nov 22, 2011 by damaster
Back in May this year, we first noticed that Microsoft had replaced Bing Map’s Streetside panoramic view with Microsoft Research’s “Street… Read more
Microsoft’s Live Location API: Is it a “massive privacy hole”?
Jul 29, 2011 by Kip Kniskern
A CNET post today by Declan McCullagh (reposted at CBS News Tech with a more incendiary title) reveals that Microsoft, through its Live Location… Read more
Bing Maps World Tour application updated
Jun 30, 2011 by Sunshine
Hey, have you checked the Bing Maps World Tour application lately? The Tour now showcases 153 locations where Bing Maps features new outstanding… Read more
Bing Maps: AJAX 7.0 Interactive SDK
May 10, 2011 by Sunshine
To make it easier on developers to find corresponding code and events for use in applications, the Bing Maps team has released an interactive SDK… Read more
Bing Maps Part Two: is Streetside now Street Slide?
May 7, 2011 by Kip Kniskern
Just now when writing up the previous post on Bing Streetside coming to UK maps, we noticed something quite interesting: our Bing Maps Streetside… Read more
