{"id":6087,"date":"2013-08-12T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2013-08-12T01:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/?p=6087"},"modified":"2013-08-11T20:36:52","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T10:36:52","slug":"a-raft-of-windows-8-bing-apps-arrive-on-windows-phone-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/a-raft-of-windows-8-bing-apps-arrive-on-windows-phone-8\/","title":{"rendered":"A Raft of Windows 8 Bing Apps Arrive on Windows Phone 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve used Windows 8 you might have noticed that it comes with a few bundled apps including four Bing apps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Bing Finance | Windows Phone Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/bing-finance\/1e0440f1-7abf-4b9a-863d-177970eefb5e\" target=\"_blank\">Bing Finance<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bing News | Windows Phone Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/bing-news\/9c3e8cad-6702-4842-8f61-b8b33cc9caf1\" target=\"_blank\">Bing News<\/a>,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bing Sports | Windows Phone Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/bing-sports\/0f4c8c7e-7114-4e1e-a84c-50664db13b17\" target=\"_blank\">Bing Sport,<\/a> and<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Bing Weather | Windows Phone Store\" href=\"http:\/\/www.windowsphone.com\/en-us\/store\/app\/bing-weather\/63c2a117-8604-44e7-8cef-df10be3a57c8\" target=\"_blank\">Bing Weather<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These apps are pretty slick and set the bar high for other Metro apps in terms of interface and quality.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, the team that brought these apps to Windows 8 have now brought them to Windows Phone 8 and the apps do make the transition to the smartphone screen rather well and make great usage of deep linking and live tiles and, in the case of Bing News, you can also opt into breaking news notifications. However, given the half-baked state of notifications in Windows Phone 8 this may not be useful unless you have your phone in full view all the time (as there is no concept of a notifications centre to view outstanding or recent notifications).<\/p>\n<p>Out of the four apps, I am least excited about the sports app as I am not a sporting fanatic but finances, news and weather are all very useful for me. As such, your mileage may vary but these apps are all free and you&#8217;ve got nothing to lose by installing them except some small amount of storage on your Windows Phone 8 handset.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, here are some screenshots for you \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6088\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0001.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6088\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6088\" alt=\"Live tiles for Bing apps\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0001-180x300.png?resize=180%2C300\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0001.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0001.png?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0001.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6088\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Live tiles for Bing apps<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6089\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0002.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6089\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6089\" title=\"Bing Weather - Today page\" alt=\"Bing Weather - Today page\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0002-614x1024.png?resize=180%2C300\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0002.png?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0002.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0002.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6089\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bing Weather &#8211; Today page<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6090\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0003.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6090\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6090\" title=\"Bing Weather - Daily page\" alt=\"Bing Weather - Daily page\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0003-614x1024.png?resize=180%2C300\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0003.png?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0003.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0003.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6090\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bing Weather &#8211; Daily page<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6091\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0004.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6091\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6091 \" title=\"Bing Finance - Overview page\" alt=\"Bing Finance - Overview page\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0004-614x1024.png?resize=180%2C300\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0004.png?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0004.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0004.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6091\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bing Finance &#8211; Overview page<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6092\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0005.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6092\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6092 alignleft\" title=\"Bing News\" alt=\"Bing News\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0005-614x1024.png?resize=180%2C300\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0005.png?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0005.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0005.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6092\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bing News<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6093\" style=\"width: 180px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0006.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6093\" class=\"size-large wp-image-6093\" title=\"Bing Sport\" alt=\"Bing Sport\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0006-614x1024.png?resize=180%2C300\" width=\"180\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0006.png?resize=614%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0006.png?resize=180%2C300&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/wp_ss_20130811_0006.png?w=768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6093\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bing Sport<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Anyway, I&#8217;ll be giving them a shot so if you have any questions let me know but I already fancy the weather app over some of the available alternatives (both free and paid).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;ve used Windows 8 you might have noticed that it comes with a few bundled apps including four Bing apps: Bing Finance, Bing News, Bing Sport, and Bing Weather. These apps are pretty slick and set the bar high for other Metro apps in terms of interface and quality. Anyway, the team that brought &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link btn\" href=\"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/2013\/08\/a-raft-of-windows-8-bing-apps-arrive-on-windows-phone-8\/\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4044,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,151,18,1374,1895],"tags":[2364,2361,2367],"class_list":["post-6087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-microsoft-operating-systems-technology","category-operating-systems","category-technology","category-windows-8","category-windows-phone-8","tag-bing","tag-windows-8","tag-windows-phone-8","item-wrap"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Bing-Logo.png?fit=256%2C256&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4044"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mingersoft.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}