June 20, 2013

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Microsoft Kills its Kin, and the Kin Team Moved into Windows 7 Phone Team for Future Developments

Microsoft’s attempt to be hip and cool in mobile is a bust. The company has decided to stop introducing new Kin-branded phones and will scrap the device’s European launch. Instead it plans to integrate Kin into its existing Windows 7 Phone team. Those working on KIN are being moved into Microsoft’s Windows 7 Phone team, [...]

Microsoft Kin – A Tale of Failed Social Network Phone from Microsoft

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Microsoft is killing its ill-conceived KIN social network phones, just six weeks after launch. The devices were meant to usher in the next generation of smartphone. Microsoft’s attempt to be hip and cool in mobile is a bust. The company has decided to stop introducing new Kin-branded phones and will scrap the device’s European launch. [...]