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Microsoft testing the new Bing navigation bar ahead of HTML5 preview

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 09:11 PM PDT

Microsoft is currently testing a new Bing navigation bar interface ahead of a public preview of its HTML5 driven interface.Microsoft is randomly selecting U.S. users to try out a new navigation bar at the top of Bing's search results. The change comes as Microsoft is preparing to unveil a beta preview version of Bing. The HTML5 version has been delayed several times by the company and is expected to launch shortly.

If you remember Microsoft made a preview page for Bing HTML5 available earlier this month before taking the page offline. Bing's HTML5 will include smooth animations to allow users to jump backwards in their search history. Bing will also introduce small, hovering windows as you scroll down the screen to keep navigation tabs in view. Bing will also enable animated pictures and automatically generated slideshows so users can visually explore a search query.

Bing will also introduce an "instant" search similar to what Google has started.The instant search will allow page elements to automatically transition as the user types their search query into the bing box. Microsoft will make HTML5 Bing available as a beta preview version "soon" according to one person familiar with the company's plans.

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Nokia is already working on first Windows Phone devices

Posted: 18 Mar 2011 08:57 PM PDT

Reports from sources say to have confirmed Nokia CEO Stephen Elop has sayin work has already begun on the company's first Windows Phone smartphones.Elop previously revealed at Mobile World Congress that Nokia would like to produce a Windows Phone 7 device into the market by the end of 2011. Speaking to Reuters this week, Elop confirmed that the company is currently working on devices. "We're right now, today, having people work on the first Windows Phone devices from Nokia. That work is already under way," said Elop.

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Elop also rubbished rumors and speculation that Microsoft may purchase Nokia. "I'm not aware of a strategic interest that Microsoft would have in the rest of the business," Elop said. "

Nokia's recent filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission revealed that Nokia and Microsoft's strategic partnership has yet to be finalized. Nokia claims in the document that the transition to Windows Phone as its "primary smartphone platform" will take "about two years." Nokia said recently that it plans to ship Windows Phone branded devices to developers when they are available later this year. Nokia is currently engineering Windows Phone devices and is expected to wait for "Mango", the next version of Windows Phone, until it unveils them later this year. "Mango", the codename for what will likely be named Windows Phone 7.5, is currently in the early beta stages at Microsoft. The software giant revealed a number of new features in February that will ship as part of its Windows Phone point release later this year. Nokia is reportedly waiting for multitasking, IE9 mobile and others before it releases its first Windows Phone device.

Via Winrumors

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