Leading up to today's launch, Nokia, Samsung and HTC have announced an array of phones for Windows Phone 8, featuring large, vivid screens, new camera innovations, NFC capabilities, and bold colors such as red, yellow, blue, black and white.2 Each phone offers unique features and comes in a variety of price points.

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It also packs in many new features, some of which were made for touch screens and new devices designed to run the touch-centric Windows 8.

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We had to respect Vizio for giving most of its PCs 1080p screens and installing a clean, bloatware-free version of Windows.

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URI, which partnered with the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, says the apartments will include specialized cat-friendly screens over the windows as well as crates to comfortably house pets.

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