http://msftkitchen.com/bing-voice-pro… This prototype Bing app for Windows Phone shows improvements with word error rate, speech request latency, and noisy scenario handling. Microsoft has shared video of what was a confidential, employee-only demonstration of new voice search capabilities in its Bing app for Windows Phones. The demo, reported by MSFTKitchen, shows a substantially faster and ...

Just recently, we learned about a rumor that claimed Google was blocking Windows Phone users from accessing Google Maps via Internet Explorer. Google responded to these rumors stating that since Internet Explorer does not have Webkit support, users would be redirected to Google.com instead when trying to access Google Maps. Microsoft eventually responded and stated that this was not true. Microsoft ...

iPhone vs Windows Phone: Which smartphone is simply faster? The legendary war goes on. We recently smoked an iPhone. Watch it here! We offered iPhone users $100 that Windows Phone is simply faster at the everyday stuff they do on their smartphones. Who will win and who will get smoked by Windows Phone? See more of the Windows Phone Challenge at http://newwp.it/zVXn07 ...

Microsoft and Nokia are just starting to roll out Windows Phone devices, but a survey suggests the hardware is spiking developer interest in the platform. Whether Microsoft’s alliance with Nokia results in more Windows Phones sold, it has produced one short-term benefit: more developers interested in Microsoft’s mobile software. That’s according to Appcelerator and research firm IDC, which surveyed ...