Download Windows Phone SDK 8.0 software

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Develop apps and games for Windows Phone 8 and Windows Phone 7.5

Whats new in version 8.0:
SDK tools:
• Windows Phone SDK 8.0 includes the following new tools and features for developing, debugging, and testing apps.

Development tools and features:
Visual Studio includes the following new features:
• Project templates for Direct3D apps. For more info about project templates, see How to create a new app project from a template for Windows Phone. For more info about Direct3D apps, see the section Direct3D and games in this topic.
• Enhanced localization support in project templates. Project templates now include built-in support for localization. You can easily begin to use best practices to develop a localized app without a lot of configuration steps. For more info, see How to build a localized app for Windows Phone.
• Debugging managed or native code. On the Debug page of Project Designer, you can choose whether to debug the managed code or the native code portion of your app. If your app communicates with a background agent, you can also choose whether to debug the manage...