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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 Oculus VR Gets Huge Funding Boost Huawei Phone Is a Quarter-Inch Thin Yahoo, Apple Disclose Data Requests Free Video Messaging Comes to Skype Prism's Secret: Bigger Data Seizure (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 Redefine the way you do business by analyzing market trends, increasing conversion, and creating customer loyalty through Microsoft Dynamics. Unlock your potential through real-time CRM solutions in sales, marketing, and customer service to help your business become more dynamic than ever before.  Mobile Industry News 1.   Free Video Messaging Comes to Skype 2.   Apple Bides Time, But Markets Moving 3.   Big Payoff for Google's Mobile Ads 4.   Officials To Judge Apple Kill Switch 5.   Google, Not Facebook, Will Buy Waze

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