Kin .22m.22 series features Microsoft Kin
1 kin m series features
1.1 zune music
1.2 new features
1.3 missing features
1.4 browser
kin m series features
in november 2010, microsoft , verizon re-launched kin phones, re-labeling them feature phones no required data plan. prices of phones slashed. kin 2 formerly $100 on two-year contract, new kin twom offered @ $20 on contract. similarly, kin one, formerly $50 on contract, $0 on contract.
the new firmware on repurposed m phones removed several data-centric features of operating system, including many of devices social elements such loop home screen, spot, , access kin studio cloud storage site, shut down in january 2011. lack of data plan requirement , lower prices front, microsoft , verizon hoped planned: capture teenage market.
zune music
one seemingly data-laden feature of old kin devices remained available repurposed phones zune pass, although able stream music on wi-fi, when customers had 3g data enabled, conserve data. done accommodate verizon s new tiered data plans, marked end of unlimited data users.
users able sync music, podcasts, tv shows, , movies kin phones through zune software. music downloaded directly phones well, though on wi-fi. podcasts, tv shows, , movies synced phone via zune software on windows pc.
new features
the m series added calendar , calculator application, address complaints these missing functions basic feature phone typically has. although calendar application had basic features such timed alerts , reminders, day, month, , year views, not synchronized microsoft outlook, microsoft exchange, or windows live hotmail.
missing features
along discontinued social networking features, phones no longer geocoded pictures. other features missing on original version continued absent, including disallowing bluetooth access file transfer , wireless printing.
the kin twom unable forward sent messages. text messages sent in chat style format, making unable single out specific text message.
browser
kin uses proprietary browser made kin. no other browsers can used or downloaded. silverlight used creation of kin studio, not browser. browser identified iemobile 6.12. full user agent string was:
mozilla/4.0 (compatible; msie 6.0; windows ce; iemobile 6.12; en-us; kin.two 1.0)
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