Just a quick reminder that today Microsoft will officially launch Windows Phone 8. The launch event is being held in San Francisco and is slated to start at 10AM PST / 1PM EST. Microsoft will show off to the world their new mobile OS originally code named ‘Apollo’.
Along with all the Windows Phone goodness, maybe availability and pricing will come into better focus from the various carriers slated to carry these new devices.
Whatever may develop, Windows Phone Central will of course be there in sunny San Francisco to cover the event and bring you all the news as it happens. Afterwards, we're off to BUILD 12 the very next day to continue our Windows Phone 8 coverage.
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