Microsoft's New Kin Phones Are Designed For Social Networkers

By PCWorld Video Apr 12, 2010 4:45 PM

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Microsoft's newest social networking phones, the Kin One and Kin Two, have a slick and intuitive user interface that's targeted at the Facebook crowd. But while the phones feature an impressive camera and ship with the Zune HD software for audio playback, the Kin OS is missing a calendar, lacks a native IM client, and has poor Twitter integration. Assistant Editor Ginny Mies shows you the good and the bad.

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