Windows Phone 8 is an enormous new release of Windows Phone that opens up a new universe of possibilities for developers... but what does this mean for you?

Program Manager Peter Torr ran API review for Windows Phone 8, and he has the answers.

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Peter and I spent some time today talking about:

• Exactly what Windows Phone 8 actually is;
• How it puts Windows and Windows Phone on the same 'shared core'
• How we focused on driving application compatibility for all existing Windows Phone applications
• What new programming approaches are now available
• What this means for you, the developer

For more in depth information, see our keynote and sessions from the BUILD event!