Since yesterday, leaks on the yet-to-be-released Windows Phone 8 mobile platform — codenamed Apollo — have been spilling across the Internet, and the refresh looks to have a whole darn lot of potential. The details come to us via PocketNow, who supposedly acquired an early copy of a Microsoft video that shows off the different features, and Microsoft blogger Paul Turrott, who has insider connections with the software company. Here, we’ve gathered eight standout features of Windows Phone 8 that are worth knowing about.

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Support for multi-core processors

Now, Windows Phone 8 will be in the same league as Android and iOS devices, with the ability to sport two to four cores.