<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
8S	I-Application
by	O
HTC	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
by	O
HTC	B-Application
Corporation	O
on	O
September	O
19	O
,	O
2012	O
and	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
in	O
Canada	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
cheaper	O
,	O
lower-end	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
by	I-Application
HTC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
its	O
availability	O
in	O
Canada	O
,	O
HTC	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
8S	O
will	O
not	O
be	O
sold	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
because	O
the	O
company	O
plans	O
to	O
focus	O
instead	O
on	O
the	O
8X	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
considered	O
its	O
signature	O
phone	O
on	O
the	O
Windows	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Canada	O
,	O
the	O
HTC	B-Application
8S	I-Application
was	O
first	O
available	O
released	O
for	O
Virgin	O
Mobile	O
Canada	O
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HTC	B-Application
plans	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
8S	O
available	O
at	O
Koodo	O
Mobile	O
,	O
Mobilicity	O
and	O
Wind	O
Mobile	O
in	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTC	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
Phone	I-Application
8S	I-Application
has	O
received	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
update	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
officially	O
further	O
to	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8.1	I-Protocol
Update	I-Protocol
1	I-Protocol
(	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
8.1	O
updates	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
via	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
"	O
Preview	O
for	O
Developers	O
"	O
app	O
)	O
,	O
despite	O
its	O
relatively	O
better	O
counterpart	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Phone	I-Application
8X	I-Application
,	O
having	O
received	O
this	O
latest	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
such	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
highly	O
unlikely	O
that	O
there	O
will	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
for	O
the	O
8S	O
.	O
</s>
