Microsoft Kin is Dead

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We’re learning this afternoon that Microsoft’s Kin line, for all practical purposes, is riding off into the sunset just a few short weeks after its release. Sources close to Microsoft tell us that Andy Lees has rolled Kin into the Windows Phone 7 team and has canceled the existing product’s launch later this year in Europe on news that sales weren’t as strong as expected.

Sasha Rodriguez died at 14th annual Electric Daisy Carniva

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The girl, Sasha Rodriguez, was only 15 years old. She attended the 14th annual Electric Daisy Carnival over the weekend.

There were 185,000 people who attended the two day rave. Out of those, 226 were injured. Also, 114 had to go to the hospital. Much of those were due to drugs. Two from the rave were in critical condition after Electric Daisy Carnival.

Cliff Lee

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Cliff Lee lit a fire under baseball’s annual midseason trade market this week not with a deal but by doing what he’s been doing all season: pitching well.

It’s just that this time the Seattle Mariners pitcher did it in New York with a curious news media contingent seeking clues from Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik.There is a lot of speculation,” Zduriencik said Tuesday before Lee pitched his third consecutive complete game to beat the New York Yankees and increase his stock before the July 31 trade deadline.