The Hindu: S & T » Gadgets SEATTLE, July 1, 2010 Microsoft halts global rollout of Kin phone AP File photo of Kin 1, left, and Kin 2, Microsoft’s social messaging phones. The company halted the rollout of the phones after less than two months of their launch. APFile photo of Kin 1, left, and Kin 2, Microsoft’s social messaging phones. The company halted the rollout of the phones after less than two months of their launch.
For Microsoft, there will be no next of Kin. The company halted the rollout of Kin 1 and Kin 2 phones after less than two months. Kin phones were aimed at people who wanted a constant stream of updates from social networks and who wanted to share Web snippets, photos and video with friends. But the timing of Kin’s arrival was off. Microsoft had just announced a new Windows Phone system. And during the years Kin was said to be in development, smart phones grew more sophisticated. Kin doesn’t have extra “apps” for download or a GPS mapping function. Microsoft says it won’t sell the phones in Europe as planned. It will focus instead on Windows Phone 7. Verizon Wireless will continue to sell the current Kin phones. Comments to : [email protected] Copyright2010, The Hindu Voice your thoughts in the blog to discuss the Rights of persons with disability bill at: http://www.accessindia.org.in/harish/blog.htm To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
