Microsoft officially unveils Windows Phone 8

20 June, 2012
At the Microsoft Phone Summit, the software giant showcased the next version of its mobile OS.

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  • Anonymous
  • utB
  • 20 Jun 2012

wat about bluetooth transfer??

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    • 3RM
    • 20 Jun 2012

    AnonD-26940, 20 Jun 2012great news! i hope multitasking is an actual one, like that... moreandroid has real multitasking . get your facts right.

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      • fJC
      • 20 Jun 2012

      People here are forgetting one major spec: first true application of nano technology in the form of water resistant coating not only on the exterior but on the interior hardware as well.

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        • 4Hk
        • 20 Jun 2012

        Ummm Nokia PureView and Rich Recording support? :D

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          • AnonD-26940
          • HC%
          • 20 Jun 2012

          great news! i hope multitasking is an actual one, like that with meego, not iphone or android! the other stuff are the things that were missing in WP from tne begin! i can't wait for the new nokia with dual-cores (or quadroores!) krait, 1-2gb of ram, HD screen, great cam (not necessarly a 41MP one!) and the rest of the great stuff :) what i liked most was skype and voip calls being treated like regular calls, coz i use a home number over my skype, and it's so annoying when u get a mobile call to have the skype one put on hold automatically! also being able to use the GPS navigation in the background is also a welcome, but hope it's similar to what we saw in IOS 6 with the route appearing as transperant in the background!

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            • J5P
            • 20 Jun 2012

            It would be nice if Andriod and Ubuntu could join together and use the same Linux kernel... to be able to fully beat Microsoft with a free and better alternative!
            Apple should use the same kernel for their Mac laptops... and iPhones!

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              • PFx
              • 20 Jun 2012

              Oh God!
              Polycarbonate unibody design available in wide-array of colors
              4.8" HD 1280 x 720 pixels ClearBlack AMOLED
              PureView camera with Carl Zeiss lens, rich audio recording, xenon flash
              32/64 GB internal storage with microSD card slot
              1800 mAH battery
              Dolby SRS
              etc etc etc

              Samsung can't stand against Nokia's Lumia WP8 flagship since I bet their WP8 flagship is just the carbon copy of S III. Now go kill that cheap-plastic phone spammer company!

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                • AnonD-27765
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                • 20 Jun 2012

                [deleted post]Windows Phone 8 is still far superior. It's got support for up to 64 cores. :p

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                  • Grinder
                  • v0X
                  • 20 Jun 2012

                  AnonD-42209, 20 Jun 2012now nokia fanboys may think, they are gonna get a take off ... moreare you a tech god or something to say such things that still not happened and decide or declare which os will be used on a specific type of device and saying stuff in the future?

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                    • Rinzler
                    • fuM
                    • 20 Jun 2012

                    AnonD-48819, 20 Jun 2012What people failed to understand was that every flagship th... moreBest comment on this list.
                    Very concise and organized ideas.


                    P.S.: Are you sure you can afford the phone that you are waiting for? I'd rather pray for MS to update a few things for my existing HTC HD7.

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                      • L1b
                      • 20 Jun 2012

                      Now I see why analysts, predicted it would ocvertakw IOS. People will recognize the UI and features from their PC.

                      Played with a release candidate today, on an HP all in one touchscreen 21 inches of size. Great experience.

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                        • satya
                        • U@E
                        • 20 Jun 2012

                        great job microsoft but now how nokia will differentiate themself from rest nokia maps are gone to platform?this like slow poisoning to nokia!!!

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                          • AnonD-27765
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                          • 20 Jun 2012

                          Anonymous, 20 Jun 2012LOL. Latest and greatest hardware... Errr Android HTC and ... moreAndroid already has quadcore but it hasn't utilized and make full use of them. Only two cores are working even on Android ICS. Quadcore on Android is basically for bragging rights only.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • m5E
                            • 20 Jun 2012

                            LOL. Latest and greatest hardware... Errr Android HTC and Samsung have the latest and greatest Quad Core hardware...

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                              • marvellztune
                              • 3nq
                              • 20 Jun 2012

                              What's about NAVTEQ Map data, will it come to other WP7.8 phones like HTC and Samsung?

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                                • AnonD-42209
                                • XuT
                                • 20 Jun 2012

                                now nokia fanboys may think, they are gonna get a take off with wp8..wait! as a an android fanboi ,i know the power and the potential of windows 8 tablets is gonna show off when its launched..but WP8? i dont know why the hell MS making tablet like os for smarphone? already failed!

                                in short: android OS is for Smartphone ,windows 8 OS is for tablets ,iOS is for toys..nothing more to happen in future

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                                  • Mv2
                                  • 20 Jun 2012

                                  I need USB, 20 Jun 2012- What about USB? Mass Storage Device, to connect the phon... moremy answer is no
                                  where is mass storage??? usb OTG???
                                  still a closed system...long live N9

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 32p
                                    • 20 Jun 2012

                                    the reason why there is no smartphone before iPhone, it is because manufacturers use the Windows OS on the smartphone.

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                                      • PcR
                                      • 20 Jun 2012

                                      AnonD-733, 20 Jun 2012any news regarding supporting more languages?Availability in 180 countries and 50 languages

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • M}c
                                        • 20 Jun 2012

                                        i would love wp. but what i don't like on wp7.5 is the bar with te arrow, it is so sad. another thing is internet explorer. i believe you can install other browsers so yeah cool. but for now. android it is sadly enough