That, or Microsoft’s branching out to Android, which seems least likely.įollowing up with the PR rep, I got this: So either the “Sidekick” name is solely owned by T-Mobile or it’s being spun off from Danger/Microsoft (Motorola and Sharp have both developed past Sidekick phones in partnership with Danger). The article speculates on the operating system and I just wanted to point out that T-Mobile did confirm the new Sidekick will run on Android.”
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“I saw your post on Techland regarding the new T-Mobile Sidekick and I wanted to confirm that it’s true, we will launch a new 4G T-Mobile Sidekick available in 2011 running on the Android operating system. How about that? I got this statement from T-Mobile’s PR rep: It almost looks like a slide-up screen, too, instead of the flip-around style made famous by the earlier models.
There’s not much discernable detail for the Sidekick, though the screen does look relatively big compared to previous versions. As you can see in the statement, T-Mobile is going to give some special offers to existing Sidekick users as a way to thank them for their loyalty and support.Follow Here’s a photo from now too. It was a unique T-Mobile experience and served well in its time. Many eventual smartphone manufacturers learned a great deal from the Sidekick and T-Mobile had many loyal Sidekick owners who were passionate about the device and service. The data plan was reasonable, the QWERTY keyboard was good, and the Sidekick brought wireless updates and more to T-Mobile. The original T-Mobile Sidekick was actually my first data-enabled device and I loved it because it handled cloud sync years before this was even thought of by anyone else. T-Mobile may be launching a Sidekick-branded Android device soon that may appeal to those who like the form factor.Īt this point, I have to wonder how many people this will really effect (I asked T-Mobile for the current Sidekick subscriber numbers) and think this is just another change in the evolution of the smartphone that will have little impact on the consumer.Īfter reading my post, it sounded a bit harsh and seemed to indicate the Sidekick was junk. However, she is now more than satisfied with using text messaging, including Facebook through text, and browsing via a WiFi connection and doesn't even miss her Sidekick. My daughter was a die hard Sidekick fan and had three different models over a couple year period. Many T-Mobile stores can transfer data from that card to a new T-Mobile device if the customer brings in the memory card and Sidekick. An application is also available in the Sidekick Catalog to make it easy to export personal data to the Sidekick’s memory card. To ensure the best possible transition for our loyal Sidekick customers, an enhanced Web tool is available on to easily export their personal data, including contacts, photos, calendar, notes, to-do lists, and bookmarks, from the Danger service to a new device, computer, or a designated e-mail account. We will have more information to share about these offers with our customers in the weeks ahead. T-Mobile will provide offers for our Sidekick customers before May 31, 2011, to help make an easy transition from their existing Sidekick device to a new device.
After May 31, 2011, the Danger Service (a subsidiary of Microsoft) used by T-Mobile Sidekick customers for data services will no longer be available on Sidekick devices.
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