Microsoft denied today that they have any interest in building its own WP8 devices, telling InformationWeek that they have no plans to manufacture their own phone. This is of some note, as Microsoft usually denies all rumors as a matter of policy. We'd guess that they don't want to rile their Windows OEMs with silence, and so are changing their press policy in this specific situation.

Microsoft also has many partnerships with Popular Huge Companies to Market and Build Windows Phone 8 devices such as Nokia, HTC and Samsung.

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A Senior Manager over at Redmond's Microsoft campus got hold of a Nokia Lumia 900 running a very early build of Windows Phone 7.8 and decided to tape the new homescreen and upload it to YouTube.

Microsoft has also posted a dedicated page, detailing the new features that will come to existing 7.5 users via the WP 7.8 update you can find it here.

Many Companies will make Windows phone 8 device like Samsung, HTC and Nokia... But they will have a New Competitive, Microsoft. According to financial analyst Rick Sherlund, the word from the supply chain is that Microsoft is looking to make its very own Branded Windows Phone 8 devices as well. to b release later this year.

Sherlund's full statement:

"Separately, our industry sources tell us that Microsoft may be working with a contract manufacturer to develop their own handset for Windows Phone 8. It is unclear to us whether this would be a reference platform or whether this may be a go-to market Microsoft branded handset. We would not be surprised if Microsoft were to decide to bring their own handset to market next year given that Microsoft has decided to bring to market their own Windows 8 ‘Surface' tablet/PC products."

Nokia's Kevin Shields introduced Camera Extras for Windows Phone 8, which adds features that have been present on competing platforms for quite a while now.

First up we have Panorama mode, which stitches several photos together creating one seamless panoramic image. Action Shot is what one would use to capture that brief, one-time moment. The feature allows taking burst shots so that the user can later choose the one that looks best. Smart Group Shot is for taking photos of groups of people, as the name implies. The smart thing about the feature is that it captures several consecutive images, and if someone happens to blink, their face can be replaced with a crop from a better shot. Last but not least, a timer comes included with Camera Extras.

Finally, Microsoft Windows Phone 8 platform was just Officially revealed at Microsoft's 2012 Developer Summit. The announcement was made by the tech giant's very own Joe Belfiore.

First thing that he revealed about Windows Phone 8 was that the mobile platform will have a lot in common with its desktop and tablet counterpart. In particular, WP8 and Windows 8 will have a "shared core". In other words, the both systems will sport the same kernel, file system, multimedia support, and a lot more. As a result, manufacturers will have the convenience to use the same hardware drivers between both platforms, while developers will have an easier time developing better apps, according to Mr Belfiore.

Windows phone 8 will Support Muti-core chipsets, It will also support Higher screens resolutions screen resolutions like WXGA (1280 x 768 pixels) and HD 720p (1280 x 720 pixels). Microsoft mentioned that Windows phone 8 devices will support MicroSDHC cards up to 64GB.

Windows Phone 8 will also support NFC (Near Filed Communications) and all its useful applications can be found on the Marketplace.

Windows Phone 8 will come with a New browser Internet Explorer 10, which according to the benchmark (photo above) its faster then the Galaxy S III stock browser (take less time in loading).