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Microsoft’s Kin marries smartphone, social nets Bernard Cole Seattle, Wash. - Microsoft has debuted Kin, its long-rumored Zune-based smartphone, called Kin, aimed at social networking using Microsoft's Zune media player interface and cloud computing services. The new handset is an effort by Microsoft to attract the attention – and money – of young consumers at a time when the market share for Windows Mobile phones is on the decline. Microsoft said it is aiming Kin at 15-to-30 year-old users, who demographers theorize live to be connected, share, express and relate to their friends and family. The Kin will be exclusively available from Verizon Wireless in the U.S. beginning in May and from Vodafone in Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom in the fall. Sharp Corp. is the exclusive manufacturer for the Kin handsets which come in two versions, both with touch screens and slide out keyboards. A low-end version, called One has a 4:3 aspect ratio display, five Mpixel camera, 4 Gbytes memory and mono audio. The version called Two has a widescreen display, eight Mpixel camera, 8 Gbytes memory and stereo audio. Both cameras have an LED flash and image stabilization. The Kin interface includes a home page that automatically brings together feeds from Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. A separate feature lets users gather text and media on a page then publish it to a social networking site. To learn more, go to www.microsoft.com.
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