14 DAY TRIAL // In addition to making more features of the Windows Phone 8 platform official, Microsoft also announced details regarding the availability of new devices around the world.
Windows Phone 8 handsets from Nokia, HTC and Samsung will become available for purchase in Europe starting with this weekend, Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer said on stage at the company’s event in San Francisco.
He also announced that these devices will continue to roll out around the world in November, and that new devices will be made available in various markets.
In the United States, Windows Phone 8 devices will land on shelves at wireless carriers such as AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon, Ballmer also said.
“The global launch of Windows Phone 8 is just starting,” Microsoft’s CEO also said at the aforementioned event.