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As Windows Phone 8 Hits Market, Live Tiles May Bring a Boost By Jennifer LeClaire October 30, 2012 1:51PM     One of the most prominent features of Windows Phone 8 is Live Tiles. Microsoft calls this the "heart and soul" of Windows Phone. Live Tiles lets mobile phone users pin their favorite people, apps, music, games, photos and other items on the Windows Phone 8 home screen, where the tiles then continuously update.   Related Topics Windows Phone Microsoft Nokia HTC Samsung AT&T Verizon T-Mobile Latest News Your Phone Recharged in 20 Seconds? Ready for Xbox: The Next Generation China Hackers Resume U.S. Attacks Samsung Dangles $800,000 App Carrot Yahoo Vows 'Not To Screw Up' Tumblr (Page 2 of 2) Other features of Windows Phone 8 include Rooms, which lets you create private groups of people who also use Windows Phone devices so you can connect just with them, chat, or share calendars, photos and shopping lists. And Data Sense lets you surf more without going over your data limit by compressing Web images, deferring data tasks to free Wi-Fi and automatically adjusting your usage as you get closer to your plan limits. Windows Phone 8 includes capabilities for payments via near-field communications (NFC). The Windows Phone wallet can also store your debit, credit, loyalty and membership card information on your phone. Microsoft will soon roll out a new Skype app that always stays on. Meet Windows Phone Devices Nokia, HTC and Samsung are rolling out Windows Phone 8 devices at U.S. carriers in the coming weeks. Verizon Wireless will carry the Windows Phone 8X by HTC for $199.99 with a two-year contract, and the Nokia Lumia 822, exclusive to Verizon, for $99.99 with a two-year contract. AT&T will carry the Nokia Lumia 920, the Lumia 820 and the Windows Phone 8X by HTC, all going on sale in November. And T-Mobile will carry the Windows Phone 8X by HTC starting at $149.99 for the 16 GB version and the Nokia Lumia 810 from $99.99. T-Mobile is expecting customers to be able to purchase these Windows Phones on Nov. 14. < Previous Page  |  1  |  2   Tell Us What You Think Comment: Name: Also Visit: iPad Info Center Billions of Bytes Mobile Device Now Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com CommVault is a data and information management software company dedicated to providing organizations worldwide with a radically better way to manage data and information. Their unique Solving Forward philosophy allows them to deliver complete solutions with infinite scalability and unprecedented control over data and costs. Be among the first to experience Simpana 10 software. Click here now.  Mobile Tech 1.   Your Phone Recharged in 20 Seconds? 2.   Samsung Dangles $800,000 App Carrot 3.   MeeGo-Based Sailfish OS Launches 4.   What's in Store for Apple's iOS 7? 5.   Google Glass Raises Privacy Concerns

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