An Xbox 360 system update is coming sometme today. This update won’t include any new features you’ll be able to notice. Major Nelson brings word on his blog that the update will instead prepare the system for various enhancements that will be delivered later this year. He didn’t specify, but presumably he’s referring to the […]
Verizon ended one of the longer waits for its 4G smartphones by committing to a launch date for the LG Revolution. The Android LTE phone will ship May 26 for $250. The production version will also be the first phone to ship with Netflix for Android preloaded for movie viewing. Like other Verizon 4G phones, […]
Microsoft will reportedly add a few features to Bing in the near future, Mango release, which could prove particularly useful. According to the latest episode of the Windows Phone Dev Podcast, with Microsoft’s Brandon Watson as a guest, a new function called Bing Audio will act like a Shazam for recognizing music (and will sell […]
Microsoft has released Bing Maps Control for iOS, a new developer download. The package is an Objective-C control, and should allow developers to embed Bing maps directly into iOS titles. Its gesture interface comes from Seadragon, and developers can toggle pushpins and other types of map overlays. System requirements include Mac OS X 10.6.4 or better, as […]
This morning at the BlackBerry World keynote in Orlando, Florida, attendees were a little surprised to see that Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer took the stage to promote Microsoft’s search engine, Bing, and Bing Maps. In partnership with BlackBerry, future devices will be using Bing as its default search service. There are plenty of folks who love […]
Microsoft, in string of iOS-first mobile app, launched on Monday the free Photosynth app. The previously Windows-desktop-only app creates and views panorama photos using an intelligent auto-stitching process that creates a more natural-looking shot. Resulting shots can be posted both to Photosynth.net as well as to Facebook and pegged to a location in Bing Maps. […]
Microsoft has released a new iPad-only Bing app. The title is similar in many respects to Bing for the iPhone, providing search and mapping functions as well as news, weather, movie listings, trending topics and other content. Searches can be run using either text or voice. Bing for iPad has a larger, more elaborate interface, […]
Nokia has announced a new strategic partnetship with Microsoft to develop what they are calling a new “global mobile ecosystem” Details of the deal are still in negotiation, but a joint letter from Nokia CEO Stephen Elop and Microsoft CEO Stevel Ballmer outlines the following strategy: Nokia will adopt Windows Phone as its primary smartphone strategy, […]
Bing saw its share of search spending increase by 10 percent in Q1 over the previous quarter -“ while Google’s share increased by 3 percent over the same period, according to the latest quarterly report from WebVisible, released today. Yahoo!’s share of spending dropped by 9 percent. The average small business advertiser spent $2,201 on […]
Microsoft and Yahoo! have announced that they have received clearance for their search agreement, without restrictions, from both the U.S. Department of Justice and the European Commission, and will now turn their attention to beginning the process of implementing the deal. Implementation of the deal is expected to begin in the coming days and will […]
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