Leaked details about Windows Phone 8

Details on upcoming mobile operating system Windows Phone 8 leaked online late last night, reports the blog Engadget.Sources on the site were acquired with a video in which one of the managers of the project explains that Windows Phone 8 will support dual-core mobile processors and higher resolution screen. This implies a high-end devices that are planned for the flagship platform, code-named Apollo.

The operating system will support and work with external SD memory cards and technology NFC (Near-field communications) contactless payment.

Essentially, the software will be very similar to the standard version of Windows 8 and thus will launch an ecosystem between Microsoft's mobile and desktop devices.

From the technological giant promised to include Skype integration in Windows Phone 8, which will allow users to use Wi-Fi internet for making calls over the Internet.

According to unofficial information, Windows Phone 8 Apollo will make his debut on the market in the last quarter of 2012