Category Archives: Bing
Post #200 or what exiting times we have with Microsoft
I struggled with myself very long on what topic I dedicate this post with the anniversary number 200 and ended up with this article. We all had already a very exiting year with Microsoft. Microsoft is fully in his “reimagine” phase, and the winners of this are we – as users, and as developers. Windows [...]
How to turn on Bing maps traffic outside the US on Windows Phone
Recently Microsoft´s Bing-Team announced another achievement in the collaboration with Nokia. Bing Maps is now using Nokia´s Backend for Traffic and Geocoding. As a Windows Phone user, I wanted to test this also on my Windows Phone. And sadly, as I am outside the US, it did not show up. So I contacted Bing Germany [...]
Recently announced changes to Microsoft Advertising are rolling out
As I told you recently, also the Microsoft Advertising service will get some changes. The changes are now in effect, and all small businesses are receiving a notification about that via email. Here is the full e-mail: We’re notifying you that the Microsoft Advertising adCenter Terms and Conditions have been updated. Also as you may [...]
Microsoft is making Bing very social – also for Windows Phone and mobile web
Microsoft today announced some very cool new features to Bing. They have redesigned Bing and will introduce a three column design where all of the new features will work. Here is what we will get over the next days/weeks (Bing is still in final test stadium): Core Web Results: Relevant, comprehensive and trustworthy.Microsoft will not [...]
Why Microsoft should not sell Bing to anyone
In the last few days several sites are telling us Microsoft eventually will be selling Bing to Facebook. One week ago there was an article on Neowin; today Business Insider published another one. Microsoft already works close together with Facebook. So why should they sell Bing to Facebook for a higher stock amount? Microsoft loses [...]
Bing Video search updated to make searching for videos easier
Microsoft is constantly updating its Bing service, and now the video search has received an update. Once you search a video, your result page will look like this: If you go with your mouse over a video, it starts immediately to play. So you can see before going to the video´s page whether it is [...]
(Update 2) Bing Germany updated with new functions
Yesterday Microsoft launched an update to their search engine Bing in Germany. New: Hotspots International users may now already this function, but to us in Germany it is new. Once you move the mouse on the Bing-homepage, you will recognize some squares on the image. You are wondering what they are doing? Well, they provide [...]
Bing and Nokia Maps – finally unified
Last year Microsoft and Nokia announced their strategic partnership. One point of this partnership is also their maps. Bing and Nokia Maps designers have been working hard to offer an unique experience to us. Yesterday, both posted about the result of this work. The new Maps will be available through web version as well as [...]
My review of a year with Microsoft and a to-do-list for 2012
With the end of the year just around the corner, I want to take a look back to an amazing year for me as a Microsoft fan. There were certainly ups and downs, but over all it was a great year – as user and also as developer. I do not want to take any [...]
December 30, 2011 Bing, Dev Stories, Microsoft, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox
Tags: Microsoft, Windows Phone, wpdev, xbox
First venue maps available for Germany on Bing Maps
While writing my post about Streetside in Germany, I recognized a button for venue maps on German Bing Maps. Currently there are two airports and 13 malls available. I used the airport of Nuremberg in my previous post, so i recognized that there is also a venue map for it. Here are some screen shots: [...]
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