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All Danger Sidekick Phones Just Became Feature Phones

10:11PM June 1, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

What use is a Sidekick without the services? Last night, the Danger servers closed down for good, meaning no more push email, AIM or apps. If you’ve bought T-Mobile’s Sidekick 4G though, don’t worry, you’re safe. [T-Mobile via BGR]


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Google Hires Makers Of Sidekick To Work On ‘Android Hardware’

12:01PM May 12, 2011 | Casey Chan

Fortune is reporting that Joe Britt and Matt Hershenson, co-founders of Danger, have joined Google and Andy Rubin, the other Danger co-founder, to work on a new wing within Android called ‘Android Hardware’. That means Danger, the company that made the uber-popular, original Sidekick, is back together at Google. More »


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NASA’s Space Shuttle Train Is Basically A Giant, Moving Bomb…

2:00AM March 28, 2011 | Jack Loftus

…but it’s actually very safe! And yes, NASA has a railroad. It’s been around since 1963, actually—so apologies to space nuts who’ve known about it for a while—but only recently has the agency uploaded an expose to YouTube. More »


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T-Mobile Pulling The Plug On Danger-Powered Sidekicks

4:13PM March 1, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If you still have a Sidekick phone running the Danger OS, its days of being a fully functioning device are numbered. After May 31, 2011, the data services provided by Danger will no longer be available, essentially neutering the internet-centric phone. If you were unaware, Danger is now owned by Microsoft. More »


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More Kin Dirt Surfaces

6:06AM July 8, 2010 | Brian Barrett

If people had talked this much about Kin while it was still alive, it might have stood a chance. Oh well! The battle continues to rage over who gets the write the final chapter in Kin’s history. More »


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Leaked Documents: Microsoft’s Secret Phones Coming to Verizon

1:40AM March 5, 2010 | John Herrman

After the Windows Phone 7 launched passed without so much as a mention, Project Pink, Microsoft’s other new phone project, started to fade into memory. Today, we can confirm: Pink is coming, and Verizon’s the carrier. More »


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Project Pink Lives, Or Why Windows Phone 7 Is Only Half The Story

1:44AM February 20, 2010 | John Herrman

OK, OK, OK, rewind a few weeks. Before WinPho 7 trundled into the daylight, the strongest evidence we had for a new product from Microsoft actually centred around something else: The long-rumoured, utterly mysterious Project Pink. So, err, what happened? More »


Read This Article On 3D TV Before You Consider Buying One

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11:30AM February 11, 2010 | Nick Broughall

I tried to explain Mark Pesce’s arguments against 3D TVs last week after his Byteside appearance, but he’s gone and written a much more eloquent version on the ABC Unleashed website. I thoroughly recommend reading it – whether or not you were considering purchasing a 3D television later this year.

[ABC Unleashed]


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Unconfirmed: T-Mobile Phasing Out Sidekick Following Intro Of MyTouch Slide

6:30AM January 25, 2010 | Jack Loftus

BGR is reporting that the Sidekick’s days at T-Mobile are numbered. While it’s speculation for now, evidence from a “briefing” indicates that the myTouch Slide will spell the eventual doom of the flippy, text-heavy (but troubled) handset. More »


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Next Gen Microsoft Phones Make Cameos On Twitter

3:19AM January 22, 2010 | John Herrman

Rumours about Microsoft’s mobile plan are evolving, weirdly! Today, we’ve got duelling speculation: from Twitter, evidence of new “Danger” hardware; from Microsoft, mention of “the next generation of Windows Phone”. It’s mystery meat, this stuff, but at least it’s juicy. More »