Amit Chowdhry | March 22, 2011 | 468 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under T-Mobile Sidekick, T-Mobile Sidekick 4G
T-Mobile will soon start selling the Sidekick 4G for $99.99 with a $50 mail-in rebate and two-year contract with unlimited data. For those of you that opt in for a two year contract but goes for a lower-end data plan will have to pay $149.99 for the Sidekick 4G. The Sidekick 4G does not have a 180-degree swivel, but it has a slider instead. The Sidekick 4G runs on the Android 2.2 operating system. The pre-order website will be working soon. [Engadget]
Amit Chowdhry | March 6, 2011 | 1,228 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Danger Inc., Microsoft Corporation, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick
T-Mobile has confirmed that Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is ending Danger’s cloud services starting on May 31st. If you are using a Sidekick, then you will need a new phone. T-Mobile said that they are providing offers “to help make an easy transition.” Below is a statement from T-Mobile about the Sidekick:
Amit Chowdhry | July 2, 2010 | 1,349 views | Add a Comment
Categorized under Danger Inc., Microsoft Corporation, T-Mobile Sidekick
Starting today T-Mobile is discontinuing sales of the Sidekick. This means that the Sidekick LX 2009 will not be available for purchase going forward. Sidekicks were developed by Danger Inc., which ended up being acquired by Microsoft. This is the second line of phones associated with Microsoft that has been ceased this week, the first being the Kin. Sidekick fans should not be discouraged because T-Mobile said that they are working “on the next chapter of [its] storied Sidekick franchise.” T-Mobile owns the Sidekick brand. Rumor has it that they plan to use Android for the next line of Sidekicks. [Engadget]
Amit Chowdhry | November 18, 2009 | 941 views | 1 Comment
Categorized under Danger Inc., Microsoft Corporation, T-Mobile, T-Mobile Sidekick
This past October many Sidekick users lost their data temporarily. This include contacts, pictures, downloads, etc. This led to several people suing Danger Inc., T-Mobile, and Microsoft Corporation (the owner of Danger). Since the time of that incident, Sidekicks were pulled from the shelves and were no longer being sold. This week Danger, T-Mobile, and Microsoft have started selling the Sidekick phones once again.
For those who were not able to access their data, T-Mobile offered them $100 gift cards. Sidekicks were slightly cheaper when they started selling again this week. The high-end LX model of the Sidekick was priced at $175, now it is priced at $175.
When a Sidekick’s battery dies, all personal data could be lost which is uncommon from many other phones. But Microsoft servers are able to restore that data. After the servers went down in October, any Sidekicks that had a dead battery had a higher chance of losing data.
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