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Windows Phone 8 screenshot gallery covers many new features

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  • Let's get started with Windows Phone 8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • While you can setup your Microsoft account later, the experience of Windows Phone 8 really requires you to either sign in or sign up for an account.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • A great new feature of Windows Phone 8 is the ability to backup your data. As you can see you can backup photos, text messages, and phone settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • This screen explains why you want to backup your device.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • After you go through the setup wizard the HTC connection utility setup the phone for use with AT&T in the United States.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The lock screen has been modified with more functionality. BTW, do you like my Han Solo Halloween costume?

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • This is the default Start screen that appears after finishing the setup wizard. Several Live Tiles are provided in different sizes so you can see how they can be resized.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The applications panel remains the same as we saw on Windows Phone 7.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Lots of apps appear in the list. When you get to 41 apps then you will see shortcuts to help you jump to different apps in your extensive list.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • After spending a bit of time with the HTC 8X I customized my Start screen to match my desires.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Starting to setup the Kid's Corner.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • This is the content you can add to the Kid's Corner. You tap on each one to select specific apps and content.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You are prompted to setup a password to keep your data safe while your kid uses your phone.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Select apps that you want your kids to have access to. Note that there are no communications apps.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Select music that you want to make available.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Select games to share with your kids.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • This is what the Kid's Corner lock screen looks like after setting everything up.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Here is a view of the Start screen in the Kid's Corner.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • More apps in the Kid's Corner.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • There are a couple of minor customization options for your kids.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Another pop-up explaining how things work.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Finished with the Kid's Corner setup wizard.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Bing Search continues to be a fantastic looking application.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • New side panels give you access to things like Local Events.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Local movies are available in Bing.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Local deals include those from LivingSocial.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • News is available in Bing as well, simply swipe left or right from the main Bing panel.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Videos are also provided in Bing.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can now enable a dark theme in your email instead of the light theme that was the only option before.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Office Mobile gets some improvements, including the ability to much more easily access locations where you have documents stored.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Accessing my Skydrive documents.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Recent documents are easy to access and a great feature is that they will open right where I left them when I was on my PC.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Excel Mobile now supports charts!

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • OneNote Mobile has been pulled out of Office Mobile to help give you faster access.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Shared lists are supported and very handy for getting things done around the house.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Rooms are a new feature in Windows Phone 8 and allow you the ability to carry on private group conversations.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Family room members and their selected profile photos or latest updates.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Sometimes you really don't want the world to see the photos in your private room :)

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • A shared calendar can be setup within your room.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Improved share options include via NFC with tap+send, Xbox (thanks to Xbox Smartglass), and social networks.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Internet Explorer 10 Mobile brings several enhancements to WP8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • When I access ZDNet I end up getting the mobile optimized version of the website.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • There are new attachment options in MMS/SMS as you can see here.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Your location can be shared in Messaging.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Context sensitive keyboards are available, as shown by the emoticon one here in a chat in the Family Room.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • There are some new categories to filter apps in the WP Store.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Xbox Smartglass is fun to play with on WP8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • A couple new tools for editing photos is included in the updated camera application.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can add lenses in the camera app as well.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Contacts can be filtered by service.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can use different backgrounds for your lock screen.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Detailed notifications for different apps can be selected. Only one service is supported at a time on the lock screen.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • More lock screen settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Lock screen settings for you to optimize what you see.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can add different types of data to Wallet.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can connect your PayPal account to Wallet.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Wallet services on WP8. You can also add custom cards using the Other option.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Wallet explanation display.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • In addition to the lock PIN you have on your device you can setup another for the Wallet.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • A view of the updated Store.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Browsing for music.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • The Wallet PIN can be accessed within the Store.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Search settings

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Music and Videos settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can now download maps for offline navigation for FREE. This is supported even on devices that are not from Nokia, but voice guided navigation is not included.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Map downloads are broken down by State.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • As you can see the entire US on WP8 takes up 2.5 GB.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can download maps from around the world so your WP8 really can be a world traveler, in offline mode too.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • A few Maps settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Navigating with WP8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Settings for Applications.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • More Applications settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Thankfully OTA updates are provided.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • You can manage your Skydrive storage on WP8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Tap on each backup setting to customize what gets backed up to the cloud.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • NFC (aka tap+send) settings in WP8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • A view of my phone storage. If an external card was supported it would appear here as well.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Several more theme color accents were added to WP8.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • More system settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Yep, there are lots of settings available to you.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • System settings includes Kid's Corner.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • More system settings.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

  • Add an account for email and more.

    Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

    Caption by: Matthew Miller

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Map downloads are broken down by State.

Published: October 29, 2012 -- 18:16 GMT (11:16 PDT)

Caption by: Matthew Miller

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