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Windows Phone 8.1 Detailed At Microsoft BUILD SF

Windows Phone 8.1 Detailed At Microsoft BUILD SFJoe Belfiore went on stage to tell Microsoft Developers what’s new with Windows Phone 8.1, and he started by announcing that two new hardware partners were coming on board (Micromax and Prestigio) and shows their phones on-stage. As Microsoft hinted at MWC, a new wave of Windows Phone is coming because they will now be able to use the exact same Qualcomm hardware platform as their Android counterparts. Joe Belfiore then quickly switch to software features, including personalization and productivity features including the new Windows Phone assistant named Cortana that we covered earlier. (more…)

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