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As expected, Verizon has just re-released the Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two. Both of these handsets are much cheaper than they were a couple of months ago and that's why Verizon probably gave them another chance - that and because they probably still have left over stock. The Kin ONEm is available right now for $19.99 on a 2-year contract while the Kin TWOm is going for $49.99 on a 2-year contract. Check out the Kin ONEm on Verizon here, while the Kin TWOm is here.

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Just when you thought the Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two were dead it looks like it'll be making its way to Verizon yet again. The good news here is that you won't need to get those absurd data plans anymore so you can do whatever you want over WiFi. Of course, there are only a few reasons for this. One, because there won't be any CDMA Windows Phone 7 handsets until early 2011 and another reason is because we know Microsoft produced way more phones than they sold so they're just trying to clear inventory. Without the outrageous data plans though, they might actually sell more this time around. The Kin One and Kin Two should be relaunching before the end of this year.

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If you're familiar with the Microsoft Kin One and the Kin Two on Verizon you should know that they're priced at $50 and $100 on a 2-year contract, respectively. Well, if you head over to Best Buy's website, they're actually offering the handsets for free (here) and $50 (here), respectively, which is obviously a slightly better deal. You'll still have to put up with the expensive monthly fees, but you don't have to worry about that, right?

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Just like everyone should know, Verizon has just put up the Microsoft Kin One and Kin Two on their website. Check them out here going for their $49.99 and $99.99 pre-order price tags. A lot of people are complaining that the data plan prices for this phone are too expensive, but that's really up to you to judge.

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Verizon has just announced exactly when they'll be releasing Microsoft's Kin One and Kin Two handsets. They'll both be available online tomorrow for $49.99 and $99.99, respectively, on a 2-year contract and then they'll be hitting stores on May 13th. It's priced a bit higher than I expected but it'll still a fairly good price for these two handsets.

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One of Boy Genius's sources has just spilled some valuable information if you're looking to jump onto their network soon. Apparently on May 6th Verizon will begin their pre-sale for the Microsoft Kin One and the Kin Two. Later on in May, Verizon expects to release the BlackBerry Bold 9650. Verizon is also gearing up to launch two LG phones, the Fathom and the Aloha (C710). The Fathom is expected to be a handset running on Windows Mobile 6.5 with a touchscreen display and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, while the C710 Aloha (which we heard of before) will feature a WVGA display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 5MP camera, a 1GHz Snapdragon CPU, and Android 2.1.

Update: According to Phone Arena, the LG Aloha has been renamed to the LG Ally.

Update: According to Unwired View, both the Ally (Aloha) and the Fathom are headed to Verizon sometime in May. The Ally is supposedly a variant of the LU2300.

Update: It looks like the LU2300 won't be the LG Ally since there's a new video that has just been spotted on YouTube that suggests otherwise. Engadget spotted it and it's below, so check it out.

Update: According to Engadget, they've confirmed that Verizon will be taking pre-orders for the Kin One and the Kin Two. It'll be shipping on May 13th.



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As expected, Microsoft's Kin One and Kin Two handsets look like they'll be hitting the whole world eventually. According to their own ROM, they have a bunch of carriers listed down. In Canada, it looks like Fido could be getting it and in the US all of the major carriers will be getting one - except for Sprint. Take a look at the complete list below.

• ATT (US)
• T-Mobile (US)
• Verizon (US)
• Fido (Canada)
• China Mobile
• China Unicom
• O2 (Germany)
• T-Mobile (Germany)
• Vodafone (Germany)
• Vodafone (Spain)
• Vodafone (France)
• Vodafone (Portugal)
• Vodafone (Italy)
• DoCoMo (Japan)
• Softbank (Japan)
• Telia (Sweden)
• Three (Sweden)
• Orange (UK)
• O2 (UK)
• Vodafone (UK)

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Although Microsoft Germany spilled the spec sheet for the Microsoft Kin One and Two, the CPU speed still wasn't mentioned. Now we're hearing that both handsets are sporting a 600MHz CPU along with ambient sensors and EV-DO Rev. A connectivity. There's also support for H.264, MPEG-4, and WMV files in case you're interested.

[Engadget]

Microsoft and Verizon has already announced the Kin One and the Kin Two, but they have never mentioned the whole spec sheet until now. Microsoft Germany has just revealed it and the Kin One is sporting a 2.6-inch capacitive touchscreen display with a 240 x 320 resolution, a slide-out QWERTY keypad, a 5MP AF camera with a dual-LED flash, 256MB of DDR RAM, 4GB of internal flash memory, CDMA / HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1 + A2DP / WiFi b/g  / GPS support, a 3.5mm headphone jack, an FM radio, USB 2.0 connectivity, mono-speakers, and a 1,240 mAh battery.

The Kin Two is said to be packing a 3.4-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen display (320 x 480 resolution), an 8MP AF camera with a Lumi LED flash, 256MB of DDR RAM, 8GB of internal flash memory, CDMA / HSDPA connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1 + A2DP / WiFi b/g / GPS support, an FM radio, a 1,390 mAh battery, stereo speakers, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Both of the handsets are pretty good, especially the Kin Two. I'd actually get it if the price was right up here in Canada. Check out the spec sheet on the Microsoft Germany Facebook Page.

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Microsoft just held their event and they've obviously announced their Project Pink - finally. Let's just get right down to it, since I'm already behind after taking a nap. The "Turtle" became official as the Kin One and it'll feature a QVGA display, 4GB of internal storage, a 5MP camera with an LED flash, and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The "Pure" became official as the Kin Two and it's the higher-end of the two handsets. It features an HVGA display, a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, an 8MP camera, and 8GB of internal storage.

They both feature WiFi / Bluetooth support, 3G connectivity, and a "desktop web experience" which is based on Silverlight. Engadget likes the way it works, so it must be pretty good. The UI is similar to the Windows Phone 7 Metro look, with heavy social integration.

Verizon will be launching the Kin One and Two this May, while Vodafone will be launching it in Europe this Fall. Prices weren't mentioned. Check out Engadget's hands-on here.

Update: According to Engadget, there's no microSD card slot on either of these handsets. So much for those SanDisk microSDs.

[Engadget, The Next Web]