Alleged Windows Phone 8 Screenshots Leak

While eagerly waiting for Microsoft to make an official announcement on the upcoming Windows Phone 8 platform, enthusiasts can now feast their eye with what allegedly represent leaked screenshots with the upcoming platform.

Most probably, Microsoft is planning the official unveiling of Windows Phone 8 on June 20th during the Dev Summit in San Francisco, CA, but all we have until then involves only rumors and leaks. The latest of these arrives via Nokia Innovation, which received what are said to be leaked screenshots with the next-generation Windows Phone 8 platform from Microsoft. Among the features that these images bring to the spotlight, we can count Skype integration in the platform, something that was also rumored not too long ago. Windows Phone 8 will have Skype integrated in Peoples Hub, and users will be able to place voice or video Skype calls right from a contact’s profile page.

Moreover, it appears that the camera app in the upcoming OS release will be redesigned, most probably getting some features from Nokia’s PureView technology, at least on Lumia devices if not on all new Windows Phone handsets. The camera UI will offer fast zoom in and zoom out features, a 3dots button, and a button to swap between the back and forth cameras at ease. The upcoming platform flavor should also arrive on devices with new options related to data usage monitoring, including a view of data left, or the possibility to adjust settings based on data reports.

Moreover, the leaked screenshots show that Nokia Drive 3.0 will also be available in the platform, with updated traffic report and re-routing. Previous rumors suggested Nokia's Maps app with 3D navigation would also be included in the equation. There’s no telling whether the shots are the real deal or the product of a user’s imagination, so we’ll take them with a grain of salt for the time being.

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