diff --git a/examples/bing.html b/examples/bing.html
index 53ae68f8ce..6f43336ef8 100644
--- a/examples/bing.html
+++ b/examples/bing.html
@@ -7,35 +7,37 @@
     <title>OpenLayers Bing Example</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="../theme/default/style.css" type="text/css">
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css" type="text/css">
-    <script src="http://ecn.dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.2&amp;mkt=en-us"></script>
 
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
     <script>
 
+        // API key for http://openlayers.org. Please get your own at
+        // http://bingmapsportal.com/ and use that instead.
+        var apiKey = "AqTGBsziZHIJYYxgivLBf0hVdrAk9mWO5cQcb8Yux8sW5M8c8opEC2lZqKR1ZZXf";
         var map;
- 
-        function init(){
-            // setting restrictedExtent so that we can use the 
-            // VirtualEarth-layers, see e.g. 
-            // http://dev.openlayers.org/apidocs/files/OpenLayers/Layer/VirtualEarth-js.html
-            var restrictedExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(-180, -90, 
-                180, 90);
-            
+
+        function init() {
             map = new OpenLayers.Map("map");
             
             map.addControl(new OpenLayers.Control.LayerSwitcher());
 
-            var shaded = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth("Shaded", {
-                type: VEMapStyle.Shaded
+            var road = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({
+                name: "Road",
+                key: apiKey,
+                type: "Road"
             });
-            var hybrid = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth("Hybrid", {
-                type: VEMapStyle.Hybrid
+            var hybrid = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({
+                name: "Hybrid",
+                key: apiKey,
+                type: "AerialWithLabels"
             });
-            var aerial = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth("Aerial", {
-                type: VEMapStyle.Aerial
+            var aerial = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({
+                name: "Aerial",
+                key: apiKey,
+                type: "Aerial"
             });
 
-            map.addLayers([shaded, hybrid, aerial]);
+            map.addLayers([road, hybrid, aerial]);
 
             map.setCenter(new OpenLayers.LonLat(-110, 45), 3);
         }
diff --git a/examples/spherical-mercator.html b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
index 099ad03ece..625b93da9e 100644
--- a/examples/spherical-mercator.html
+++ b/examples/spherical-mercator.html
@@ -22,13 +22,16 @@
         }
     </style>
 
-    <script src='http://dev.virtualearth.net/mapcontrol/mapcontrol.ashx?v=6.1'></script>
     <script src='http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&amp;v=2&amp;key=ABQIAAAAjpkAC9ePGem0lIq5XcMiuhR_wWLPFku8Ix9i2SXYRVK3e45q1BQUd_beF8dtzKET_EteAjPdGDwqpQ'></script>
     <script src="http://api.maps.yahoo.com/ajaxymap?v=3.0&appid=euzuro-openlayers"></script>
 
     <script src="../lib/OpenLayers.js"></script>
     <script type="text/javascript">
 
+// API key for http://openlayers.org. Please get your own at
+// http://bingmapsportal.com/ and use that instead.
+var apiKey = "AqTGBsziZHIJYYxgivLBf0hVdrAk9mWO5cQcb8Yux8sW5M8c8opEC2lZqKR1ZZXf";
+
 // make map available for easy debugging
 var map;
 
@@ -65,19 +68,19 @@ function init(){
         {type: G_HYBRID_MAP, sphericalMercator: true}
     );
 
-    // create Virtual Earth layers
-    var veroad = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth(
-        "Virtual Earth Roads",
-        {'type': VEMapStyle.Road, sphericalMercator: true}
-    );
-    var veaer = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth(
-        "Virtual Earth Aerial",
-        {'type': VEMapStyle.Aerial, sphericalMercator: true}
-    );
-    var vehyb = new OpenLayers.Layer.VirtualEarth(
-        "Virtual Earth Hybrid",
-        {'type': VEMapStyle.Hybrid, sphericalMercator: true}
-    );
+    // create Bing layers
+    var veroad = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({
+        key: apiKey,
+        type: "Road"
+    });
+    var veaer = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({
+        key: apiKey,
+        type: "Aerial"
+    });
+    var vehyb = new OpenLayers.Layer.Bing({
+        key: apiKey,
+        type: "AerialWithLabels"
+    });
 
     // create Yahoo layer
     var yahoo = new OpenLayers.Layer.Yahoo(