Kin Failed, Microsoft Focus to Windows Phone 7
Kin did not live long. Only less than three months after moving into the market, Microsoft decided to discontinue the project . They are now focus on Windows Phone 7. Since May, Microsoft unveiled Kin. Two types are offered Microsoft’s Kin, Kin One and Two, relying on social networking features, Kin was targeting young people. Unfortunately, consumers are welcoming cold. Rumor said Kin only sold 500 units. Some reviewers also criticized the smartphone is out. Kin judged difficult to use and less reliable features.
Microsoft Kin also trimmed prices like crazy. Microsoft itself has sentenced Kin as a failed project and decided to stop the production. Now, the software giant chose to focus on developing Windows Phone 7. Kin will not be marketed in Europe in the autumn as planned
Microsoft also said they plan to merge the project team with a team of Kin Phone seventh Windows, combining brilliant ideas from Kin and Windows Phone, in order to create a more sophisticated smartphones in the future. “We’re still going to work with Verizon in the United States to sell its remaining mobile Kin,” Microsoft’s cap.
“BUZZ” Google Social Networking To Hit Facebook and Twitter?
Google is ready to release a new product named Google Buzz. This new service is expectedly going to be the hardest rival to compete the popularity of social networking sites existing now, Facebook and Twitter.
Not far from Facebook and Twitter, Google Buzz allows users to update status, share web links or photos with colleagues directly via Google’s e-mail service Gmail. This feature will also be compatible for Android based mobile devices. In fact there will be a special application for the Symbian operating system and Windows Mobile.
Indeed, the technology adopted in Google’s Buzz is similar to some key features in Facebook or Twitter. Google of course hopes that more and more users using Gmail and attract users Facebook and Twitter.
According to Google’s Product Manager, Todd Jackson, Google Buzz will be enjoyed by all Gmail users. Currently, Gmail is the world’s number three most-popular e-mail service after Windows Live Hotmail and Yahoo Mail.
Many features of Google Buzz can be a potential tempting for Internet users. For example, the published status messages are automatically indexed and available in real-time search results of Google. Content can be shared easily in a variety of Google’s online products such as Picasa and YouTube.
