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Windows Phone 8 Release

Just like rumor said, now the Microsoft Inc., as a sleeping lion, has finally waken up and fight for the mobile platform market with Apple Inc. Recently, Microsoft released the latest Windows Phone 8 moble operation system on June 21th, which can be regarded as the most deadly adversary of Apple iOS 6. Want to know more about the details of Windows Phone 8 release and new features? Now you are in the right place now! Here we will introduce this revolutionary platform to you. Hope helps!

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Windows Phone 8 Key Features

New Start Screen - Windows Phone 8 has a new start screen with resizable tiles - double-wide, regular, and small. Any tile can be set to any of the three sizes, and they'll keep updating live.

New wallet/NFC - Every Windows Phone will include the Wallet hub, and payments are integrated with carrier payment systems so it won't be cut out. Wallet will first launch with Orange in France, and Microsoft says it's working with the Isis consortium in the US to bring Wallet to AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile next year.

Extra Storage - Possibly one of the biggest drags with the current king of Smartphones, the iPhone, is its lack of expandable storage. In a fine display of leaving no stone unturned again, Windows Phone 8 (like many other smartphones) addresses this and will support removable MicroSD Cards.

Built-in Apps - Windows Phone 8 will come equipped with Internet Explorer 10, which Microsoft says is faster, more secure and has the ability to block dangerous websites and malware.

Amazing Platform - Microsoft are promising to "unleash a new wave of amazing apps and especially games", which not only suggests Xbox has a role to play here, but also shows they realise the importance of having plenty of apps for the phone.

Tips: Well, there is something you, as a common user, should pay attention that you can not upgrade a Windows Phone 7 device to Windows Phone 8, for these two versions are featured different core technology. But it also has got a good aspect that Windows Phone 8 will be a big improvement on its predecessor. To comfort the corrent Windows Phone 7 users, Microsoft promises to allow them to update their devices to Windows Phone 7.8 if they want.