Windows Phone 8
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 , Action Center as well as the Microsoft Account system and other updates. On August 4 2014, the first update to Windows Phone 8.1 has been distributed to developers participating in the Windows Phone Preview for Developers program.
Apps
Some of these top named apps are available for Windows Phone 8:
- Flickr
- Vine
- Kik Messanger
- Tumblr
- Skype
- Office
- Instagram (currently in beta)
Unofficial:
- Snapchat (Unofficial)
- Wikipedia
- 6tag (Instagram Client)
- YouTube (blocked by Google)
