News about Windows Phone "Apollo" are starting to flow

For a week or so, there's been quite a lot of speculation on the Internet about Windows Phone's next big version, codenamed "Apollo". For instance, PocketNow contains an article about Apollo.

What's interesting for developers is that supposedly, the next kernel in Windows Phone 8 will share quite a lot from the ARM based kernel of the desktop/table operating system Windows 8. This, if true, would actually be a very important step in assuring that the same codebase can function on both platforms – similar to that on Apple's products.

I wouldn't complain about full device encryption either. That's what the planned BitLocker support would bring to the phone.