Bing announced on Wednesday that it is shipping updates to its iPhone and Android mobile apps. The updates make use of HTML5 and attempt to blend the mobile browsing experience across m.bing.com with the traditional … read more
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Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share drops again in March
6th May 11 10:05 pm with 30 CommentsThe latest figures from comScore show that Microsoft’s U.S. smartphone market share has dropped again in March. The figures, released by comScore on Friday, confirm that Microsoft’s market share has dropped by 15% since devices went … read more
Bing Mobile HTML5 features tweaked for Android and iOS
23rd Mar 11 5:02 pm with 9 CommentsMicrosoft updated its Bing Mobile web interface on Wednesday, adding more HTMl5 improvements. Microsoft’s latest Bing Mobile update includes better and faster image search, real-time transit and directions, app search for the iPhone, and more. The … read more
Internet Explorer 9 mobile demoed on ASUS Windows Phone 7 device
20th Mar 11 3:00 pm with 11 CommentsMicrosoft has demonstrated Internet Explorer 9 mobile at SXSW last week. Microsoft Windows Phone product manager Joe Marini has been demonstrating some of the neat HTML5 capabilities of IE9 for Windows Phone at SXSW recently. … read more
Bing sponsors new iPhone TapTap revenge app
9th Mar 11 12:45 am with 5 CommentsMicrosoft has opted to sponsor a new iPhone application. Katy Perry’s Revenge 2 application by Tapulous was released on Tuesday and features clear branding and sponsorship from Bing.Tapulous announced the new application in a blog … read more
Microsoft further details Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone
18th Feb 11 10:46 am with 14 CommentsMicrosoft has further demonstrated and detailed its plans for Internet Explorer 9 mobile. The software giant held a developers day seminar at Mobile World Congress on Wednesday and covered the developer story for IE9 Windows … read more
European carrier hopes Nokia opts for Windows Phone 7 over Android
8th Feb 11 6:50 pm with 3 CommentsSome of Europe’s top mobile carriers are hoping that Nokia will rule out using Google’s Android smartphone operating system in any future devices. In an article published on Monday by the Financial Times, sources indicate … read more
Intel planning to build Windows 8 powered phones
17th Jan 11 4:51 pm with 5 CommentsIntel has claimed that it has the ability to build Windows 8 powered phones. Speaking after Intel posted its record profits for 2010, Intel boss Paul Otellini was questioned over his views on Microsoft’s Windows … read more
Microsoft to discuss ‘major overhaul’ of Windows Phone browser soon
13th Jan 11 5:59 pm with 2 CommentsMicrosoft has confirmed it will be talking about updates to its mobile browser “very soon”. Speaking at the All Things Digital D@CES event during last week’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Dean Hachamovitch, head of … read more
Microsoft set to unveil version of Windows for ARM chips at CES
22nd Dec 10 8:55 am with 9 CommentsMicrosoft is planning to unveil and announce a version of Windows that runs on ARM chips. The software giant will announce its plans at a press briefing on January 5, prior to Steve Ballmer’s keynote … read more