Rumour: Microsoft to launch Windows Phone 8 on October 29th

It looks like October will be as busy as September when it comes to announcements. Just days after Microsoft officially launches Windows 8, it will launch Windows Phone 8. Citing a “source of mine privy to Microsoft’s event plans,” ZDNet’s Mary Jo Foley reports that October 29th will be the official “launch” of Windows Phone 8.

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Microsoft will reportedly host a launch event on that day in either in San Francisco or Los Angeles. Devices will become available a week or two later (effectively early November).

Microsoft’s BUILD 2012 conference will take place just days after the announcement. Expect Windows Phone 8 to be a major topic of conversation at the event.

Samsung unveiled its first Windows Phone 8 smartphone, the ATIV S, yesterday. Nokia will introduce its devices on September 5th and HTC looks set to do so in mid- to late September.

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