Windows Phone 7 Series won't be out until the end of the year -- meanwhile, whet your appetite with a look at some of the cool apps waiting in the wings.
By Jared Newman
Windows Phone 7 Series won't be released until the end of the year, but Microsoft (MSFT) is already teasing some of the phone's app possibilities. At its Mix10 conference for Web designers and developers, Microsoft showed off several prototype or in-development apps using either Silverlight or XNA Game Studio. Here's a preview of what to expect from Windows Phone 7 Series apps.
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