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Microsoft Lets Devs Take a Spin on WinPho7

Microsoft has put its Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system out for technical preview. “Starting today, thousands of prototype phones from Asus, LG and Samsung are making their way into the hands of developers over the next few weeks,” Terry Myerson, corporate vice president, Windows phone engineering, announced on the Windows Phone blog Sunday. There’s still some way to go before the OS is ready for release, Myerson said. “The software is pretty zippy, and the way it lets you back into and out of an application is pretty cool,” IDC’s Will Stofega told TechNewsWorld.