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T-Mobile, Motorola Announce Slide Fix
Nov 21, 2007, 1:47 PM
T-Mobile issued a statement today providing more information about the Motorola Sidekick Slide. Motorola has determined the cause of the power cycle problem is related to the battery contacts. ...   read

FCC Reveals Motorola Sidekick Slide for T-Mobile
Sep 18, 2007, 8:54 PM
Documents seen on the FCC site today show the new Sidekick Slide manufactured by Motorola and likely bound for T-Mobile. The most noticeable aspect of the Sidekick Slide is ...   read

T-Mobile Shows Off Two New Sidekicks
Sep 25, 2007, 11:01 PM
Today T-Mobile is announcing the Sidekick LX and the Sidekick Slide. Both have quad-band GSM/EDGE radios, Bluetooth and support for up to 4GB in the microSD slots. They also ...   read

T-Mobile Suspends Sales of Nokia 5610 XpressMusic
Nov 6, 2008, 3:58 PM
T-Mobile has temporarily discontinued sales of the Nokia 5610 XpressMusic to address a defective component in some units that may cause the LED display to go blank. T-Mobile believes ...   read

T-Mobile Offers Facebook, Twitter Apps for Most Sidekicks
Sep 3, 2009, 11:13 AM
Today T-Mobile announced that the Facebook and Twitter applications are available for the Sidekick LX, Sidekick 2008 and Sidekick Slide. The Facebook app is free, but the Twitter app ...   read

T-Mobile Resumes Sidekick Sales
Nov 17, 2009, 7:11 AM
Today T-Mobile said that it has resumed selling its Sidekick line of devices. The Sidekick LX 2009 will be $150 with a two-year contract and the Sidekick 2008 will ...   read

Sidekick LX 2009 Now Supports Microsoft Exchange Email
Jul 28, 2009, 10:47 AM
Today T-Mobile announced via its forums that Sidekick Sync for the Sidekick LX 2009 is now available. Sidekick Sync will let Sidekick users access and use their Microsoft Exchange ...   read

T-Mobile Pulls PDA Phone
Mar 23, 2005, 4:27 PM
T-Mobile has pulled the HP 6315 Pocket PC phone off its shelves until HP releases a software update for the device. The carrier did not list specific problems that ...   read

T-Mobile Temporarily Halts Sales of Sidekicks
Oct 12, 2009, 1:50 PM
T-Mobile has temporarily ceased selling the Sidekick family of devices online and in some retail stores in the wake of the data service outage and end-user data loss experienced ...   read

T-Mobile Attempts to Make Amends with Sidekick Customers
Oct 12, 2009, 8:24 PM
This evening, T-Mobile USA issued another statement concerning the loss of its Sidekick users' personal data. T-Mobile says its Sidekick data service has been fully restored and that the ...   read

T-Mobile Kicks Out the 3G-Packing Sidekick LX 2009
Apr 16, 2009, 11:00 PM
Today T-Mobile and Sharp announced the latest iteration of the Sidekick line of messaging devices, the Sidekick LX 2009. This new Sidekick retains most of the general features of ...   read

New Sidekick Starts at $99
Apr 12, 2007, 10:59 PM
T-Mobile today expanded its Sidekick line of messaging devices with the new Sidekick iD, a more affordable version of the popular device created by Danger. Based on the Sidekick ...   read

Nokia Says Fix for 5800 Ready, Sales to Resume Soon
Mar 5, 2009, 4:20 PM
Nokia issued a statement regarding the 5800 XpressMusic NAM variant. The statement reads, in part, "Following the introduction of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in North America, some consumers reported ...   read

T-Mobile Launches Sidekick Consumer Handheld
Oct 1, 2002, 3:55 PM
T-Mobile USA introduced the T-Mobile Sidekick across the country today. The highly anticipated Sidekick is an all-in-one device that offers a unique form factor and feature set targeted at ...   read

T-Mobile Says It Has Recovered Most Sidekick User Data
Oct 15, 2009, 7:56 AM
Today T-Mobile posted a message in its Sidekick forums announcing that it has recovered most of the user data that was feared lost over the weekend. In the statement, ...   read

Sidekick 3 On Sale Next Week
Jun 19, 2006, 11:00 PM
T-Mobile today officially announced the Sidekick 3. The latest version is what was shown in FCC filings. New features include EDGE data, Bluetooth, a 1.3 Megapixel camera, music player ...   read

Update Adds My Faves To Sidekick 3
Mar 21, 2007, 12:45 PM
T-Mobile has begun pushing out an update to all Sidekick 3 owners that will make their devices compatible with My Faves plans. The update includes a My Faves application ...   read

Nokia Announces the 6760 Slide Messaging Phone
Jul 21, 2009, 7:18 AM
Today Nokia announced the 6760 Slide, a new phone that is targeted at those who use their phones primarily for messaging and to access social networking services. The 6760 ...   read

T-Mobile Launches Color Sidekick
Jun 6, 2003, 8:55 AM
T-Mobile USA today launched the highly anticipated color version of the T-Mobile Sidekick™, boasting a new 65,000-color screen, AOL® Mail functionality and new monthly service options. The device is ...   read

 

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