Bing Maps Blog

Learn about the latest mapping technologies, Bing Maps features, and fun ways to use maps.

September, 2010

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  • Bing Maps is coming to an HP printer near you!

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    Yes, you read correctly… Bing Maps will now be available as a mapping option on select HP Photosmart e-All-in-One printer. HP changed the printer game last June when they announced the world’s first web-connected home printer: The HP Photosmart...
  • Improving the Map App Developer Experience

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    Since we released the Bing Map App SDK publicly in June, thousands of developers around the world have downloaded it and many have provided us with feedback on their experiences. One of the most frequent comments was that the debugging and testing aspect...
  • Bing Maps Goes Mobile - For Free

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    More and more developers are choosing Bing Maps, and today there's great news for all of you - the new Windows Phone 7 SDK features Bing Maps as its default map control. But it's not just about Windows Phone - we've made Bing Maps free for you to create...
  • Bing Maps Gets Transit Directions

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    Commuters rejoice! Today Bing Maps added transit routing to its directions options. So, for those of you who like to take the bus, subway, or local rail you now can turn to Bing Maps. This is a very important feature for us as public transit grows in...
  • Support Education with the Bing Education Map App

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    In our continuing commitment to education through programs such as REDU , today marks the launch of “ Our School Needs ”, a competition open to all public and private schools, grades K thru 12, in the United States. Starting today schools...
  • The DonorsChoose.Org Map App

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    More years ago than I care to remember, Geoffrey Parsons changed my life. Up until age 11, geography was the most tedious thing I’d ever experienced (these were pre-reality TV days.) All I recall is struggling to recall the major crops of Canada...
  • Bing Maps & Internet Explorer 9 (Beta)

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    The Internet Explorer 9 beta has just been released and if you are as nosy as I am, you probably already downloaded it. Since IE9 has just been released, it can hardly be officially supported but it will work with the latest versions of the Bing Maps...
  • MSN Launches the Interactive Guide to the Battle of Britain

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    Today MSN launched the Interactive Guide to the Battle of Britain . The application was build by Microsoft-partner Shoothill and has 3 major components: 1. The TimeMap is based on Bing Maps Silverlight Control. It shows original maps, reconnaissance imagery...
  • Meet the Bing Maps Team at the AGI GeoCommunity ‘10

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    The Association for Geographic Information (AGI) will hold its annual conference - AGI GeoCommunity '10 - in Stratford-upon-Avon on September 28th to 30th 2010. Bing Maps is one of the sponsors and several members of the team will be present throughout...
  • Bing Maps for WordPress – Take 2

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    A while ago Chris Pendleton had blogged about Bing Maps for WordPress . In his post he described a plugin that was developed by Rich Gubby using the Bing Maps AJAX Control. Just yesterday I discovered now another Bing Maps plugin for WordPress . This...
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