Microsoft Kin

Listen to Wilson Rothman’s Soothing Voice Discuss Kin, iPad, the Future

Confused about Kin? Still, somehow, not yet tapped out on iPad news? Then sit a spell and hit play on this podcast, wherein our very own Wilson Rothman talks tech with TechFlash. Listen closely, dear readers, for he is old and wise. Interesting trivia: Wilson’s voice has been known to sooth stressed out babies, so…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 18

Microsoft Kin: Rise of the Smart Dumbphones

This week, Microsoft finally unveiled what had long been known, in rumors and leaks, as Project Pink. The official name: Kin, which consists of two phones, a new way of doing things, and a chance that it just might sell: • Microsoft Kin: The Perfect Phone for Sidekick Fans – Here’s the rundown of the…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 16

Hey Microsoft: Enough With the Hipsters

Do you wear silly hats? Glasses that cover more than 35% percent of your face? Have a beard, even though you can’t fully grow one? Wear jeans that fit extraordinarily well? Love coke? Then you’ll adore Microsoft’s Kin, in theory! https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-kin-the-perfect-phone-for-sidekick-fans-5515236 If there’s one word that comes to mind when you see Microsoft’s Kin marketing…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 13

Why Microsoft Is Trying to Sell a (Smart) Dumbphone

Dumbphones are dead, right? So why—at the time of the great Windows Phone 7 resurrection—is Microsoft pushing a totally separate phone platform that doesn’t even run apps? The answer is borderline insane, but just might work. https://gizmodo.com/dumb-cellphones-must-die-5279250 When I first saw the two-pronged strategy, with Windows Phone 7 on one side, and the Kin phones…

Tech News Wilson Rothman Apr 13

Microsoft Kin Hands-On Videos

And here is what Microsoft Kin looks like. The interface is very Moto Blur-like—and a bit sluggish. It’s definitely underpowered enough for you to think that the phone is slow, but not so much that it’s totally unusable. The vid above shows a quick tour of the home screen and sharing some information to your…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 12

Microsoft Kin: The Perfect Phone for Sidekick Fans

Microsoft’s Project Pink—sorry, Kin—in a sentence: It’s the phone I’d beg my mom for if I was 15 again. And didn’t want an iPhone. The gawky teenage offspring of Windows Phone 7 and the Sidekick comes to Verizon this May. Kin isn’t a smartphone. It doesn’t run apps; you can’t install programs. It’s a hyper-connected…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 12

Microsoft Pink’s Final Name Revealed

It’s either stupidly long names like Microsoft Windows Phone Series 7 or monosyllables like Kin, the final moniker for Microsoft’s Turtle and Pure Pink phones. The Kin One or the Kin Two, according to this Verizon database. [PhoneArena via 9to5]

Tech News Jesus Diaz Apr 12

Listen to Wilson Rothman’s Soothing Voice Discuss Kin, iPad, the Future

Microsoft Kin: Rise of the Smart Dumbphones

Hey Microsoft: Enough With the Hipsters

Why Microsoft Is Trying to Sell a (Smart) Dumbphone

Microsoft Kin Hands-On Videos

Microsoft Kin: The Perfect Phone for Sidekick Fans

Microsoft Pink’s Final Name Revealed

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