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Aside from the official Microsoft announcement<\/a> in February and the steady stream of leaks and rumors that followed, it\u2019s been fairly quiet on the Windows Phone 7 front of late. And other than the HD2 and the LG Fathom, 2010 hasn\u2019t exactly been a banner year for Windows Mobile 6.5 either.<\/p>\n But this week marks a milestone in the Windows Phone 7 journey. Now, for the first time, reviewers and developers have prototype Samsung smartphones running a near-final version of Windows Phone 7 in their hands. And that means, among other things, that Windows Phone 7 will quickly shift from chatter and conjecture to any-week-now reality.<\/p>\n Engadget<\/a>, Boy Genius Report<\/a> and SuperSite for Windows<\/a> have each posted first impressions of the Windows Phone 7 OS based on experiences with the prototype devices. The response is mixed, as you\u2019d expect, and each source highlights aspects of the OS that delight, confound and disappoint. <\/p>\n If you\u2019re interested in Windows Phone 7 \u2013 and if you\u2019re reading this, you very likely are \u2013take a look at the posts and judge for yourself what you think of Microsoft\u2019s upcoming mobile reboot. <\/p>\n The first smartphones based on the operating system are scheduled for release in Q4 of 2010, so it\u2019s crunch time. <\/p>\n UPDATE:<\/strong> TechCrunch<\/a>, ZDNet<\/a> and Gizmodo<\/a> have also posted preview pieces.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Aside from the official Microsoft announcement in February and the steady stream of leaks and rumors that followed, it\u2019s been fairly quiet on the Windows Phone 7 front of late. And other than the HD2 and the LG Fathom, 2010 hasn\u2019t exactly been a banner year for Windows Mobile 6.5 either. But this week marks […] Continue reading