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If you’re one of many Windows Phone 8 users who downloaded the Fresh Paint app when it arrived on mobile devices a few weeks ago, you might’ve been disappointed to find it wouldn’t run on certain devices. That’s because the initial release of the program was only for higher-end WP8 phones with a healthy dosage of RAM. Now, however, it has been updated to run on Windows Phone 8 handsets with just 512MB of RAM, which includes models like the HTC 8S, the Nokia Lumia 520/521, 620, 625 and 720. So if you now have a qualifying handset, feel free to hit up the Windows Phone Store link below to unleash that pent-up creativity on a digital canvas.

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Source: Windows Phone Blog, Fresh Paint (Windows Phone Store)

More evidence of Microsoft’s rumored cross-platform update to Windows 8, codenamed “Blue,” has leaked. The latest video obtained by MSFTKitchen has Microsoft’s chief technical strategy officer Eric Rudder talking about “extending touch in even more dramatic fashion,” as he more or less verifies Blue as the codename for the next Windows 8 update — which is also rumored to encompass all Windows Phone 8, Services and RT products. As for Fresh Paint, the demo was designed to show a new watercolor option in the app while showcasing Blue’s enhanced touch features for artists. There’s still no word on when the new platform (not to be confused with Windows 9) or any apps may arrive, but upgrades are rumored to be switching to a yearly cycle — so you might want to color in late 2013 on the calendar. The video’s after the break.

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Via: The Verge

Source: MSFTKitchen (YouTube)