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The Microsoft logo is seen at their offices in Bucharest March 20, 2013. Reuters/Bogdan Cristel

As Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Green Monday deals have come to an end, now comes the holiday season sales, and Microsoft is joining the list of other companies offering great deals. Reportedly, Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals holiday sale campaign has begun, and a slew of Windows Phone smartphones, tablets, laptops and other devices can be purchased with massive savings.

However, Microsoft is offering this deal only to U.S. and Canadian customers. The first device to go on sale is Toshiba's Encore Mini Windows tablet at a price of $79. The original price of the device is $119. The Encore Mini Windows tablet comes with a 7-inch display, 1,024 x 600 pixels resolution, quad-core 1.83 GHz Intel Atom processor, 16 GB of built-in storage with expandable memory, 2 MP rear-facing camera and 0.3 MP front-facing snapper. Other features include Windows 8.1 OS, 7.3 hours of battery life and one-year free subscription of Office 365 Personal suite.

The deals are reportedly getting sold out within just a few hours of opening the sale window. Hence, readers are advised to check back on the deals page often to avail discounts on the most sought-after items, notes Phone Arena.

The official website also notes that daily offers for the following 10 days will go live at 8 a.m. ET each day, and the potential buyers can avail free shipping and free return services from Microsoft during such days.

Apart from the Toshiba tablet, Microsoft is offering the Blu Win HD smartphone for just $129, the regular price of which used to be $179. Key features of the Microsoft's Blu Win HD smartphone include a 5.0-inch display, 720 x 1,280 pixels resolution, quad-core Snapdragon 200 processor, Windows Phone 8.1, 8 MP rear-facing camera unit, 2 MP front-facing snapper and 1 GB of RAM. Moreover, 8 GB of built-in storage with expandable memory option and Li-Ion 2,200 mAh battery unit complete the budget-friendly device.

At this point, Microsoft has not revealed what is in offer for the next 10 days. As mentioned earlier, readers are encouraged to visit Microsoft's 12 Days of Deals page every day to check out the new deals.

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