Microsoft releasing Windows Phone 8 SDK on September 7th?

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Although the Windows Telephone 8 software development kit (SDK) was leaked a few weeks ago, allowing us to go through it similar drug-starved loonies, the large question on everyone's listen is When volition Microsoft actually release the package to developers?

As ane can imagine, SDKs practice take quite a lot of work to put together. There are APIs to lockdown, questions and answers to be formulated and information technology all needs to be written upwardly and then that developers volition accept an easy 'cookbook' for making apps. In that regard, nosotros tin can see why it would take the Windows Phone Team some time to put i together.

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The highly-anticipated Windows Phone 8 SDK

We now recollect we may have a appointment for that release: at or effectuallySeptember viithursday The date comes past fashion of inference not a tip or documentation. And like all inferences there are certainly no guarantees.

From September eleven through 14th ,Microsoft is holding their TechEd conference in Commonwealth of australia. Windows Phone has eight sessions planned merely when one clicks for the session details the post-obit bulletin is shown:

"Windows Phone session abstracts and speakers will exist released September seven."

What's odd nearly that is when you peruse the rest of the sessions for everything else—from Azure to Windows 8 to Lync 2022—all have session details already in total. In fact, out of the 150 sessions for TechEd Australia, it is only Windows Phone that has an embargo on session details for September 7th.

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The September 7th embargo on session details for TechEd

The only reason nosotros can remember of (and the Windows Phone insider who tipped united states) is considering those sessions deal with the Windows Phone 8 SDK. After all, TechEd is developer and Information technology conference and so the only affair for them to discuss is the SDK (and they aren't talking Windows Phone 7.5 that late in September).

While that'due south great news for those devs itching to become their hands on the Windows Telephone 8 SDK, it does not give them too much time to beginning coding apps before the showtime phones are expected to hit shelves—in fact, at present estimates, that's less than 60 days for them to get-go to get new apps. That should go out little incertitude that Microsoft has a very tight time schedule that they are trying to meet for this massive OS release. Let's hope it doesn't disappoint.

Update: Every bit an odd coincidence, @EShy reminds usa that Nokia has something "amazing" planned for September 7th too. Certainly intriguing though nosotros're not certain of the exact connexion. We just know that September and October volition be very busy for our writers.

Source: Microsoft - TechEd Australia 2022; Thanks to our tipster who wishes to remain bearding