By Christopher Price on July 1, 2010
T-Mobile has confirmed that they will stop selling the Sidekick line of phones. The move comes a day after Microsoft announced that KIN will be phased out, in order to focus on Windows Phone 7. These two moves, combined with the phaseout of Windows Mobile Standard, leave Microsoft without a single feature phone offering. The […]
Posted in Microsoft, Sidekick (Danger), T-Mobile | Tagged danger, kin, Microsoft, roz ho, sidekick, T-Mobile |
By Christopher Price on June 30, 2010
Microsoft today announced that they are phasing out the KIN platform, bringing a quick end to Microsoft’s fourth (incompatible) Windows Phone platform. KIN was Microsoft’s attempt to do what Windows Mobile Standard failed to do; offer a smartphone that was cheap and attractive to consumers and teenagers. The phone was powered by Windows CE, but […]
Posted in Microsoft, Sidekick (Danger), Verizon, Windows Phone | Tagged App Catalog, danger, kin, Microsoft, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Palm, PCD, pre plus, Sharp, sidekick, T-Mobile, Verizon, windows embedded handheld, windows mobile 6.5.3, windows phone 7 |
By Humberto Saabedra on November 17, 2009
After the Microsoft/Danger data loss saga and subsequent data recovery two months back, T-Mobile has quietly resumed sales of the T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 for $49.99 on Even More plans and $249.99 on Even More Plus and T-Mobile Sidekick LX for $149.99 on Even More/$349.99 on Even More Plus.
Posted in Microsoft, T-Mobile | Tagged danger, Resumes, Sales, sidekick, T-Mobile
By Humberto Saabedra on April 15, 2008
In a press release today, Microsoft has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Danger, the company responsible for the Hiptop platform of a tightly integrated software operating system and backend solution for communications seen on the Sidekick/Hiptop line of devices, and has formed a new working group around the former company in order […]
Posted in General News, Microsoft, Sidekick (Danger), Software Platforms | Tagged Completes, danger, Forms, Group, Microsoft, Purchase, Working
By Christopher Price on November 7, 2007
T-Mobile has launched the Sidekick Slide. The high-end Sidekick is a first for Motorola; the device was designed and manufactured by Motorola using Danger’s Sidekick operating system. The Sidekick Slide is aimed at the mid-range of the Sidekick market, offering a slide-up display that breaks for the traditional method of opening a Sidekick. The phone […]
Posted in T-Mobile | Tagged danger, sidekick, slide, T-Mobile |
By Christopher Price on October 24, 2007
T-Mobile has launched the long-awaited update to the Sidekick 3, the Sidekick LX. The Sidekick LX features a new high resolution widescreen display identical to displays used on Japanese Sharp handsets, 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0, MMS support, 3.5mm standard headphone jack, speakerphone, microSD slot with support for 4GB cards, and a thinner body compared […]
Posted in T-Mobile | Tagged danger, lx, sidekick, T-Mobile |
By Christopher Price on September 19, 2007
The FCC has revealed the newest version of the Danger Hiptop. The new device is manufactured by Motorola under license from Danger and has an identical featureset to the T-Mobile Sidekick 3, with the exception of a new vertically sliding display which hides a redesigned QWERTY keyboard. The device shown in the images is branded […]
Posted in GSM, Motorola, T-Mobile | Tagged danger, sidekick, slide |