Windows Phone 8 Announced: It’s Windows 8, On a Phone

By: on 6.20.12
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Windows Phone is finally living up to the name. On Wednesday, Microsoft announced Windows Phone 8, which replaces the old Windows CE core of Windows Phone 7 with the same kernel in its big brother, desktop Windows 8. That means big changes for a critically acclaimed platform that’s been struggling in the market. Microsoft’s announcement comes at a developer’s conference in San Francisco; we spoke earlier to Microsoft’s Windows Phone senior product manager Greg Sullivan to get the scoop. Read the full story at PC Mag.

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Shelly Palmer

Shelly Palmer is Fox 5 New York's On-air Tech Expert (WNYW-TV) and the host of Fox Television's monthly show Shelly Palmer Digital Living. He also hosts United Stations Radio Network's, Shelly Palmer Digital Living Daily, a daily syndicated radio report that features insightful commentary and a unique insiders take on the biggest stories in technology, media, and entertainment. He is Managing Director of Advanced Media Ventures Group, LLC an industry-leading advisory and business development firm and a member of the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (the organization that bestows the coveted Emmy® Awards).

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