The official of launch of Windows Phone 8 devices is expected to be sometime around the 29th of October. However, if reports by The Verge are anything to go by, several Windows Phone 8 devices from AT&T will be available for pre-order from the 21st of October. The list of devices which will be ready for pre-order consists of some big names like Nokia’s Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X, along with Windows 8 tablets like the Asus Vivo Tab RT and Samsung’s Ativ Smart PC. The news has triggered much excitement in the blogosphere as pre-order dates for these devices were previously unknown.
While the official launch of these devices is going to be around the 29th of October, they will be available for buyers only in early November, reports by The Verge went on to add. AT&T will be the exclusive carrier for the Nokia Lumia 920. Besides the Lumia 920, AT&T has also added to its line-up the HTC One X+, the One VX and the HTC 8X (Windows Phone 8). The Windows 8X will be available soon but it remains unclear when the other two will be launched.
After achieving lukewarm success with the earlier versions of the Windows Phone, Microsoft believes that its new baby will be successful in changing their fortunes in the smartphone market. Code named Apollo; Windows Phone 8 is the next generation of Windows Phone. Some of the features of the Windows Phone 8 OS were unveiled earlier this year and have been gradually clarified via a number of leaks and through demos of devices featuring the OS. The changes include much improved app support, background multitasking, native code support for C/C++ along with SQLite and DirectX, transition from core components of Windows CE to the core components of Windows NT architecture and Nokia’s famed mapping technology. While the full list is too long to present here, one certainly gets the idea that Microsoft went all out on this one. This is precisely why the world has been waiting with bated breath.
Microsoft finally seems to be bringing out a game changer with Windows Phone 8 after a number of misses to give Android a serious run for its money. The actual result of this game will only be revealed once the customers are able to lay their hands on Windows Phone 8 devices. Will the new devices be as good as they have been advertised to be? Only time will tell.
