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Windows Phone 8 was the first version of Windows Phone to be built on the NT kernel, merging Windows 8 and Phone ecosystems into one. Since the release of Windows Phone 8, there have been 3 updates: | Windows Phone 8 was the first version of Windows Phone to be built on the NT kernel, merging Windows 8 and Phone ecosystems into one. It was released on October 29 2012. Since the release of Windows Phone 8, there have been 3 updates: | ||
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General Distribution Release 3 was not supposed to be something that Microsoft had planned | General Distribution Release 3 was not supposed to be something that Microsoft had planned , but it was released because of the delay on releasing Windows Phone 8.1 at that time. | ||
Windows Phone 8.1 adds a slew of new features, including tighter integration with the cloud and the Windows NT ecosystem, as well as the Microsoft Account system. | Windows Phone 8.1 , which was announced in Microsoft's Build Conference in San Francisco on April 2 2014 and was released to developers on April 15 2014 , adds a slew of new features, including tighter integration with the cloud and the Windows NT ecosystem, as well as the Microsoft Account system. | ||
Revision as of 06:42, 15 May 2014
Windows Phone 8 was the first version of Windows Phone to be built on the NT kernel, merging Windows 8 and Phone ecosystems into one. It was released on October 29 2012. Since the release of Windows Phone 8, there have been 3 updates:
General Distribution Release 3 was not supposed to be something that Microsoft had planned , but it was released because of the delay on releasing Windows Phone 8.1 at that time.
Windows Phone 8.1 , which was announced in Microsoft's Build Conference in San Francisco on April 2 2014 and was released to developers on April 15 2014 , adds a slew of new features, including tighter integration with the cloud and the Windows NT ecosystem, as well as the Microsoft Account system.
Apps
Some of these top named apps are available for Windows Phone 8:
- Flickr
- Vine
- Kik Messanger
- Tumblr
- Skype
- Office
Unofficial:
- Snapchat (Unofficial)
- Wikipedia
- 6tag (Instagram Client)
Coming Soon:
