Amazon Hires Former Windows Phone Exec to Work on 'Something Secret'

Todd Wasserman2013-04-02 13:28:53 UTC

Amazon has hired Charlie Kindel, the former general manager for Microsoft's Windows Phone to work on "something secret."

Kindel, whose name prompted suspicions that he may have been trying to pull off an April Fool's hoax, wrote on his LinkedIn profile that he's working on "something wonderful" at Amazon. Under his title, Kindel wrote "Director, Something Secret."

Prior to joining Amazon, Kindel was the general manager of Windows Phone Developer Experience from January 2009 to August 2011 where he worked on the Windows Phone 7 platform. Just prior to joining Amazon, Kindel was CEO of BizLogr, a startup he founded that created MileLogr, an app that help you log your mileage for tax purposes.

Amazon's latest hire will doubtlessly fuel speculation that the company is working on an Amazon-branded smartphone. That product has been rumored for some time.

Image courtesy of Flickr, â–“â–’â–‘ TORLEY â–‘â–’â–“ and LinkedIn

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