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Later today Microsoft should be releasing the consumer preview for Windows 8 and they have already released the PlayReady PC Runtime.

Yesterday Microsoft announced that they were lowering the spec requirements for Windows Phone, which in turn means app developers can develop for these lower powered devices. Now Microsoft has released an SDK update to help developers with their new apps.

Ford Motor Company has today announced AppLink, a feature which delivers voice control of smart phone apps from the driver’s seat, will be introduced globally as part of its voice-control and in-car connectivity system SYNC.

ZTE have announced another Windows Phone – this time it’s the ZTE Orbit

Hot on heels of it’s Skype beta announcement, Microsoft have also announced that Windows Phones will be in new markets and that they have expanded hardware support.

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In the next article on Windows 8, Microsoft talks about the use of languages, including the use of United Kingdom English!