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Microsoft has showcased a version of its next operating system which highlights touch screen features optimised for tablets and uses "live tiles" in a system that closely resembles its Window Phone 7 smartphone interface.
Joe Belfiore takes over to announce the development platform for Window Phone 7 series devices.
There's a small icon at the bottom but it feels like nothing more than a simple reference to Window Phone 8's design language, previously known as Metro.
The Korean company is diversifying its OS offerings: it also plans to release Window Phone devices around the same time Tizen smartphones are expected to make their debut.
The tile-based homescreen and ability to see apps displayed as a scrollable list on the X2 mirrors the Window Phone user interface, which might help encourage consumers to later make the leap to Microsoft's more expensive Lumia range.
Microsoft is really trying to increase the appeal of Window Phone to developers, and a new tool just released adds a small, but very useful feature: instant translation of user reviews from one language to another.
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Windows Phone?
Windows Phone 8.
Yes, Windows Phone.
On Windows Phone?
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