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Microsoft's Ben Miller opened proceedings
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Microsoft's Ben Miller opened proceedings
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Microsoft's Megan Howard spoke about how she has personalised Windows Phone 8 to suit her needs
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Microsoft's Brett Murray delivered the phone-in-the enterprise overview
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Nokia's Steve Lewis pitched the new Nokia phones
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Nokia's Steve Lewis pitched the new Nokia phones
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Lewis showed a video of the new Nokia phones
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Lewis showed a video of the new Nokia phones
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Lewis showed a video of the new Nokia phones
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HTC was next to pitch its new phones the 8X and 8S
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The new HTC phone
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The new HTC phone
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The new Samsung range of phones
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The new Samsung range of phones
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Samsung's Tyler McGee
IN PICTURES: Windows Phone 8 Sydney launch
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Windows Phone 8 was launched in Sydney at Blu Bar on 36 in the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Microsoft's Ben Miller, Megan Howard and Brett Murray led the event. Representatives of Samsung, Nokia and HTC, all unveiled their versions of Windows Phone 8, a few of which could be seen at the launch. However, as release dates varied from mid-November to early December, there wasn't much on hand. While some of the speakers professed to be 'excited' by the new phone, excitement wasn't really the word to describe what the assembled media agreed was, at best, a low-key launch. The phones themselves look good but as you couldn't get your hands on one it's hard to tell. More to come in the future on that front when we finally get to test them.
