Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) and Alibaba Group, China's biggest e-commerce site, launched search Web site Etao.com to challenge the leading status of Baidu Inc. (BIDU) and Google Inc. (GOOG) in the Chinese market. The launch of the beta, or test, version of the Etao search site (Etao.com) last weekend comes as companies scramble for market share following Google Inc.'s decision to close its China search site March 22. [More]

Windows Phone 7 is launched worldwide now but Microsoft has not yet added India to the list of countries where the device will be shipped. Well, here is some good news for the Indian Windows Phone Lovers. According to pluggd.in, Microsoft will unveil the Windows Phone 7 in India at the UnPluggd event on 30th October. [More]

Bing has released the first official Bing for Mobile Android App available to Verizon Android customers and is available for FREE at Verizon Wireless Android phones’ Marketplace. [More]

Microsoft has sent out invitations on Thursday for the launch of Internet Explorer 9 Beta the latest (and best) iteration of its market-leading Web browser, on September 15 in San Francisco. The beta launch in September is expected to include the major features and other new features including the ones already included in the previews. We will see IE9 in full glory from September, for the first time after months of speculation surrounding what it will be all about. And the fact is that this browser will be nothing like any of its predecessors (even IE8). [More]

The UI Design and Interaction Guide for Windows Phone 7 2.0 was released this week containing Microsoft’s user interface guidelines for developers when creating their apps for Windows Phone 7. It also details many of the built-in UI elements and features of WP7, and whether or not developers can interact with these elements and features within their applications. [More]