Hoping to lure the Facebook and Twitter crowds, Microsoft introduced its Kin mobile phones Monday. With hardware built by Sharp, the Kin will come in two models: the Kin One, and a wider, more ...

After an unsuccessful first outing, Microsoft’s second-effort Kin phones are available from Verizon, this time with a different operating system, slightly different pricing options and without their ...

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's comment last September that his company had "screwed up" with Windows Mobile had some theorizing that Microsoft's handheld team was in disarray and probably unable to ...

Microsoft's new Kin phones are not truly smartphones, but Verizon Wireless is charging users a minimum monthly $70 service fee -- $30 alone for data -- anyway, over a two-year contract. Microsoft and ...

A purported Verizon Wireless fourth-quarter product roadmap, which was published last week by the blog PPCGeeks.com, lists the Kin One and Kin Two along with several other devices from other handset ...