HTC has announced that their partnership with Microsoft to launch new devices Windows Phone 8 devices. These new phones would be powered by Qualcomm chips and would probably come with a dual-core processors and have high-resolution displays. HTC launched its first Windows-based smartphone in 2002 and launched their Windows Phone 7 devices in 2010.
Microsoft announced the Windows Phone 8 few hours back that would come with a new start screen and brings support for display up to 720p resolution, Memory card support, NFC, Internet Explorer 10, Wallet and Nokia Maps. The Windows Phone 8 also shares its core with Windows 8. Microsoft has also announced that the Windows phone 8 devices would get at least 18 months of software support after launch.
Here is a video of Joe Belfiore, Vice President of Windows Phone, Microsoft talking about Windows Phone 8 and HTC
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miz3GdbjM-Y