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Microsoft is no stranger to the mobile market with their Windows Mobile operating system amassing quite a hefty following. However, now that more modern operating systems like Android and iOS are on the market Windows Mobile has given way to the more advanced Windows Phone 7. During this transition, a smartphone line up existed dubbed the KIN that came in two flavors – the KIN One and KIN Two.
During its first official run, the KIN line up did horribly and barely managed to break even (if it did at all) for the software giant. Not long after many had wondered if the device had been axed, Microsoft went ahead and released the KIN ONEm and KIN TWOm – slight variations of the original run. Unfortunately for the, it seems that these efforts have proved themselves to be unsuccessful. The reason I say this is because word as gotten out today that the KIN studio is now shutting its doors permanently.
Luckily, Verizon will be allowing consumers to trade their KIN device in for a free 3G phone. And for those wondering, this does not mean your KIN will stop working entirely but it does mean the following services will be axed:
-Feed Reader will stop working
-Search Near me will stop working
-Posting Photos to social sites will no longer be possible
-Most pictures currently on Kin will only appear at thumbnail resolution
-Posting to Social Networks will no longer work.
-No comments from the loop
-Social network contacts will disappear.
-Loop will stop to work
-Kin Spot will only send to emails.
-Social networks only accessed from web browser.
via wpcentral
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