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KIN OS
Kin is a line of mobile phones that was briefly marketed by Microsoft in 2010. Aimed at people between ages 15 and 30, they were designed for social networking. Microsoft invested two years and about US$1 billion developing the Kin platform, beginning with its acquisition of Danger Incorporated, creators of the Hiptop or T-Mobile Sidekick. The Kin ran an operating system based on Windows CE. They were manufactured by Sharp Corporation and sold through Verizon Wireless. The Kin ONE and TWO went on the market on May 14, 2010. Within two months, Verizon stopped selling the phones because of poor sales. Microsoft scrapped its planned European release, stopped promoting the devices, ceased production, and reassigned the Kin development team to other projects. Microsoft updated its unsold Kin inventory with firmware that removed social and web-based features, and in December 2010 offered these re-purposed units through Verizon stores as limited feature phones, the Kin ONEm and the TWOm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Kin usually refers to kinship and family. Kin or KIN may also refer to: Places * Kin empires and dynasties of China, now romanized as Jin (other)#States, ''Jin'' *Kin, Okinawa, a town in Okinawa, Japan * Kin, Pakistan, a village along the Indus in Pakistan * Kin, Ye, a village in Ye Township, Myanmar * Kin, Mogok, a village in Mogok Township, Myanmar Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Kin (iamamiwhoami album), ''Kin'' (iamamiwhoami album), 2012 * Kin (KT Tunstall album), ''KIN'' (KT Tunstall album), 2016 * Kin (Pat Metheny album), ''Kin'' (Pat Metheny album), 2014 * Kin (Mogwai album), ''Kin'' (Mogwai album), 2018 * Kin (Xentrix album), ''Kin'' (Xentrix album), 1992 * Kin (Whitechapel album), ''Kin'' (Whitechapel album), 2021 Film * ''Kin'', a 2000 South African-British film by Elaine Proctor * Kin (film), ''Kin'' (film), a 2018 American science fiction film *''Kin'', upcoming Australian film written by Thomas Atkin, winner of the 2021 John Hinde Award for Excel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
