Microsoft's KIN is the company's first attempt at a device in the mobile space that is both compact and consumer-friendly, creating a Web-based timeline and online studio for photos and videos ...

First hands-on impressions of the Kin 2 from Microsoft! The Kin 2 is a much bigger, more well rounded device than the Kin1. It has a much larger screen than the Kin 1, and an equally larger keyboard.

If Tisdale and Bieber start carrying around Kin devices, this would provide the kind of impact that Microsoft couldn't get from any marketing campaign. Microsoft will have to get creative in ...