Microsoft made the SDK, along with a free version of Visual Studio Express 2012 and Blend 5, available to MSDN subscribers and to the public for download on October 30.
The public is available for download from Microsoft's Web site. The MSDN version of Windows Phone 8 SDK is here.
Microsoft made the announcement at its Build 2012 developer conference, which kicked off in Redmond at Microsoft headquarters, on October 30. The Day 1 keynote headliner was CEO Steve Ballmer, who actually did his own demos and accessed his own real accounts on stage as part of his address.
Ballmer announced that since Windows 8 became generally available on October 26, Microsoft has sold (This number doesn't include any additional sales of Windows 8 that is preloaded on new PCs.)
Ballmer and other Microsoft execs also announced coming availability of more Windows 8 apps, including a new Twitter client being developed by Twitter itself. This client will be out sometime in "the coming months," Ballmer said. Other developers who have committed to new Windows 8 apps, as announced today,
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