T-Mobile Kicks Out the 3G-Packing Sidekick LX 2009

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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

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

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 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 Kicks Out a New Sidekick
Jul 29, 2008, 11:00 PM
Today T-Mobile announced the newest version of the Sidekick. The 2008 model has a smaller footprint than previous generations of the Sidekick, but it retains the familiar, swivel-out screen, ...   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 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

T-Mobile to Offer Customized MySpace App for Sidekicks
Sep 20, 2007, 8:04 AM
T-Mobile announced a MySpace application today specifically for users of the Sidekick messaging device. The application has a new user interface that will allow T-Mobile subscribers to access their ...   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 Suspends Sidekick Slide Sales
Nov 17, 2007, 12:36 PM
T-Mobile has officially halted sales Sidekick Slide sales until Motorola can fix a defect with the device. A number of Slide users have reported problems with the Sidekick powering ...   read

Danger Makes New Sidekick Official
Aug 4, 2004, 9:17 AM
Danger today formally announced the first complete redesign of its popular Hiptop device, and announced that T-Mobile USA will offer the device this fall as the Sidekick II. Improvements ...   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 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

FCC Greenlights 3G-Enabled Sidekick
Apr 8, 2009, 2:01 PM
Documents seen on the FCC web site show that the agency recently approved a new device from Sharp that has support for 1700MHz AWS spectrum on board. T-Mobile uses ...   read

New FCC Documents Unveil Sidekick 3 Features
Jun 6, 2006, 2:46 PM
The rest of the documents including pictures and user manual for the Sidekick 3 (the official name used in the manuals) were released by the FCC today. The manual ...   read

Sidekick 3 Revealed By FCC
Apr 23, 2006, 11:02 AM
The next Sidekick was approved by the FCC yesterday. Although a number of documents and pictures are still confidential, there are clear pictures of the front and back in ...   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

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

T-Mobile and Microsoft: Sidekick User Data is Gone
Oct 10, 2009, 7:16 PM
Today T-Mobile and Microsoft/Danger admitted via its forums that this week's service outage and resulted in the loss of end-user data stored on their servers. In a statement, T-Mobile ...   read