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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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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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Reborn 4G Sidekick Revealed?

6:58AM January 28, 2011 | Sam Biddle

The teen texting dream machine and proto-smartphone Sidekick is rising from the grave, imbued with 4G and Android superpowers. And now we’ve got an alleged first look at it, courtesy of TmoNews – old Sidekick, sans fugliness, plus giant screen. More »


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4G Sidekick Coming Soon To T-Mobile, This Time Running Android

2:50AM January 21, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Straight out of T-Mobile CEO’s mouth, we have confirmation of a 4G Sidekick: only this one’s running Android. There’s also a 4G Samsung Galaxy S on the way, which will infuriate those who bought the phone in December. More »


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T-Mobile Kicks Sidekick To Curb, Hastening The Great Messaging Phone Die-Off

6:09AM July 2, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Not 24 hours after Microsoft killed Kin dead, T-Mobile has abandoned the granddaddy of messaging phones. Sidekick sales will cease on July 2, and honestly? No one will care. More »


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Rumour: HTC Android Phone With Slide-Out QWERTY Keypad Launching With T-Mobile?

12:06AM May 18, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

Being a day-two customer of the G1, I know the plight of slide-out QWERTY Android-lovers well. WHERE ARE OUR GODDAMN SLIDEY-ANDROIDS, HTC?! 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 »


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Microsoft Turtle and Pure Dumbphones Run on Silverlight

2:54AM February 17, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

With Windows Phone 7 out, everyone has forgotten about the other Microsoft handsets, the allegedly Sidekick-derived Turtle and Pure mobile phones. Someone got a peek into the firmware, which confirms some of the rumours about these “not-so-dumb” mobile phones. More »


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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 »