![Microsoft demos simple cloud-enabling of mobile apps with Azure Mobile Services](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows-phone-81.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Topic > Windows Phone 8
![Microsoft demos simple cloud-enabling of mobile apps with Azure Mobile Services](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows-phone-81.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
![Gameloft doesn’t hesitate to support Windows Phone 8 with 12 optimized games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Gameloft doesn’t hesitate to support Windows Phone 8 with 12 optimized games
![9 unexpectedly cool features in Windows Phone 8](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
9 unexpectedly cool features in Windows Phone 8
![First Windows Phone 8 handsets land in stores ‘this weekend’](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/windows-phone-8-launch.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
First Windows Phone 8 handsets land in stores ‘this weekend’
![Pandora finally hits Windows Phone in early 2013](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Pandora finally hits Windows Phone in early 2013
![Developers wary about investing in Windows Phone 8 games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Developers wary about investing in Windows Phone 8 games
![Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8 games](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Developers are mostly thrilled with the chance to make money with Windows 8 games
![Bill Gates calls Windows 8 & Surface 'an important set of innovations' (video)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bill-gates-windows-8.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Bill Gates calls Windows 8 & Surface 'an important set of innovations' (video)
![T-Mobile will soon offer a rad new Windows Phone 8 handset](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lumia-810-t-mobile.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
T-Mobile will soon offer a rad new Windows Phone 8 handset
![Microsoft starts sending invites to Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8 events](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft starts sending invites to Windows 8 & Windows Phone 8 events
![Microsoft’s ‘Surface phone’ could hit next year (especially if Windows Phone 8 fails)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft’s ‘Surface phone’ could hit next year (especially if Windows Phone 8 fails)
![Microsoft could create a Surface smartphone (and burn Nokia in the process)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft could create a Surface smartphone (and burn Nokia in the process)
![HTC 8X boosts Windows Phone 8’s profile further (photos)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/htc-8x.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
HTC 8X boosts Windows Phone 8’s profile further (photos)
![HTC debuts two slick Windows Phone 8 handsets — the 8X and 8S](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/windows-phone-8-htc.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
HTC debuts two slick Windows Phone 8 handsets — the 8X and 8S
![Generous Microsoft: Employees to get free Surface, Windows Phone 8, & new PC](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Generous Microsoft: Employees to get free Surface, Windows Phone 8, & new PC
![Microsoft opens Windows Phone 8 SDK preview signups](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft opens Windows Phone 8 SDK preview signups
![Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 Lumias may hit AT&T Nov. 2, Europe to follow](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 Lumias may hit AT&T Nov. 2, Europe to follow
![Why Windows 8 will finally make Windows Phone matter](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Why Windows 8 will finally make Windows Phone matter
![Up close with Nokia’s Lumia 920 and 820 (gallery & video)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Up close with Nokia’s Lumia 920 and 820 (gallery & video)
![Microsoft’s Ballmer predicts 400M Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices by next year](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nokia-windows-phone-8-event-5.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Microsoft’s Ballmer predicts 400M Windows Phone 8 and Windows 8 devices by next year
![New Windows Phone 8 features: screenshots, pinch-to-zoom camera, more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nokia-windows-phone-8-event-4.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
New Windows Phone 8 features: screenshots, pinch-to-zoom camera, more
![Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 devices: The Lumia 920 and 820](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia’s first Windows Phone 8 devices: The Lumia 920 and 820
![Not to be left out, HTC to hold Windows Phone 8 event Sept. 19](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows-phone-8-start1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Not to be left out, HTC to hold Windows Phone 8 event Sept. 19
![Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 leak shows off Windows Phone 8’s promise](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/nokia-lumia-920-pureview.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nokia Lumia 920 and 820 leak shows off Windows Phone 8’s promise
![Windows Phone 8 likely launching Oct. 29 — will it be too late?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Windows Phone 8 likely launching Oct. 29 — will it be too late?
![Samsung beats Nokia to the punch with its first Windows Phone 8 device: ATIV S](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Samsung beats Nokia to the punch with its first Windows Phone 8 device: ATIV S
![Nokia to debut two new Windows Phone 8 handsets on Sept. 5](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows-phone-8-start1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Nokia to debut two new Windows Phone 8 handsets on Sept. 5
![Nokia sales head warns Samsung: “Take note” of upcoming Lumias](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia sales head warns Samsung: “Take note” of upcoming Lumias
![Ready for Windows Phone 8 Lumias? Nokia and Microsoft holding NYC press event Sept. 5](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Ready for Windows Phone 8 Lumias? Nokia and Microsoft holding NYC press event Sept. 5
![Nokia: We don’t need no stinking Windows Phone upgrades!](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
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Nokia: We don’t need no stinking Windows Phone upgrades!
![Nokia: We totally have a backup plan if Windows Phone 8 fails, seriously!](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Nokia: We totally have a backup plan if Windows Phone 8 fails, seriously!
![Can Windows Phone 8 save RIM?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Can Windows Phone 8 save RIM?
![GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Xbox 720, 3DS XL, and surviving the zombie apocalypse
![Microsoft betrays the trust of customers and partners in the name of progress](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Microsoft betrays the trust of customers and partners in the name of progress
![Inside Microsoft’s big bid to woo mobile developers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows-phone-joe-belfiore1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Inside Microsoft’s big bid to woo mobile developers
![Samsung, HTC, Huawei join Nokia as first Windows Phone 8 hardware makers](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Samsung, HTC, Huawei join Nokia as first Windows Phone 8 hardware makers
![Windows Phone 8 gets a strong gaming push with native code and deep ties to Windows 8](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows8phone_directx.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Windows Phone 8 gets a strong gaming push with native code and deep ties to Windows 8
![Late to the party, Windows Phone 8 will finally add in-app purchases](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Late to the party, Windows Phone 8 will finally add in-app purchases
![Windows Phone 8’s new start screen pumps up customization (gallery)](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Windows Phone 8’s new start screen pumps up customization (gallery)
![Windows Phone 8 revealed: Microsoft’s eight new features for mobile](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/windows-phone-8.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)