Microsoft’s Kin one and Kin two both feature hardware QWERTY keyboards, QVGA resolution touchscreen displays and Microsoft’s recently launched Windows Phone 7.
Due for UK release in the Autumn, the new handsets have been designed specifically for users who predominantly use forums and sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace to keep in touch and share content with their friends and family.
Alongside a high resolution camera, the Kin phones are the first of their kind that are able to access Microsoft’s Zune music service.
Rival manufacturers such as Apple, Google and RIM have long been dominating the smartphone market, as more and more people are choosing the iPhone and BlackBerry handsets as their preferred devices.
According to research firm Canalys, it is hoped that the Kin range will allow Microsoft to build on their current smartphone market share of just 9%.
