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Canaccord Genuity have released the results of their monthly retail checks. This time it is for the December holiday period, when sales of course peak the most.

The good news for Windows Phone fans are that the two Windows Phone 8 flagships the Nokia Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X, were able to maintain their positions from November to December.

ChannelPartnersOnline, where the data has been culled from, note that this is the first time two Windows Phone devices have been amongst the best sellers in USA two months in the row, and it could be evidence that things are turning around for the OS in USA.

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