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Microsoft follows Surface with Windows Phone 8 unveiling

latimes.com (11 months and 29 days ago)

Jun 20, 2012

Microsoft was able to follow up the grandiose Monday presentation of the Surface tablet with another strong showing Wednesday, unveiling details of its upcoming Windows Phone 8 operating system. full story

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Microsoft follows Surface with Windows Phone 8 unveiling

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