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T-Mobile Sidekick Series Could Be Phased Out, Replaced with Android-Based Smartphones
PUBLISHED: Monday, January 25, 2010
In its heyday, the T-Mobile Sidekick was a hot device with teens and over-exposed celebrities. But the popularity of this line of featurephones has waned in recent years, and it now may be close its end.

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New Study Warns that Cell Phone Use May Slightly Increase Cancer Risk
PUBLISHED: 11/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
An extensive study overseen by the World Health Organization has found that cell phone use may cause a slight but measurable increase in several types of tumors, some of which are dangerous.
FULL STORY (2,720 Reads) | DISCUSSION (10 Replies)

Virtually All Sidekick User Data Recovered
PUBLISHED: 10/15/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Microsoft announced early this morning that it has managed to recover most, if not all" of the data stored by T-Mobile Sidekick users on its servers. Previously, this data had been thought lost.
FULL STORY (1,407 Reads) | DISCUSSION (2 Replies)

Backup of Sidekick Users' Data Has Been Lost
PUBLISHED: 10/10/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile and Danger Inc. admitted today that a recent problem with the servers for the T-Mobile Sidekick has "almost certainly" resulted in the online version of all user data being lost. This has made it very important for users to not accidentally erase the information being stored on the device.
FULL STORY (1,322 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 Review
PUBLISHED: 8/23/2009  BY: Jen Edwards
The latest version of T-Mobile's Sidekick LX is the first in this series with high-end features, like mobile broadband service and a very high-resolution screen. Jen Edwards brings us a review of this smartphone.
FULL STORY (9,058 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

Latest T-Mobile Sidekick LX Gets More Professional with MS Exchange Support
PUBLISHED: 7/28/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
Starting this afternoon, T-Mobile Sidekick LX '09 users will be able to download the new Sidekick Sync application -- which will allow this smartphone to synchronize with a Microsoft Exchange server.
FULL STORY (3,291 Reads) | DISCUSSION (5 Replies)

New Sidekick LX Hits Store Shelves
PUBLISHED: 5/13/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile USA has just introduced a new version of the Sidekick LX that offers high-end features, like mobile broadband service and a very high-resolution screen.
FULL STORY (2,777 Reads) | DISCUSSION (0 Replies)

T-Mobile USA Prepping Three Android Phones for 2009
PUBLISHED: 5/4/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
A roadmap has leaked out of T-Mobile USA showing this carrier's plans to release three new models running Google's Android operating system. These will have a variety of form factors.
FULL STORY (5,605 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

Next-Generation T-Mobile Sidekick LX Will Have Professional Features
PUBLISHED: 4/17/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
T-Mobile USA has just unveiled a new version of the Sidekick LX. Although this line of smartphones has sometimes been dismissed as "kiddie" smartphones, this upcoming model appears ready to play in the big leagues.
FULL STORY (2,577 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

Google Voice Could Change Phone Service
PUBLISHED: 3/13/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The newly-announced Google Voice has the potential to significantly change the way a great many people use their phones. It's a collection of services that individually aren't groundbreaking, but together could be a game changer, especially considering the price: free.
FULL STORY (6,064 Reads) | DISCUSSION (7 Replies)

Details Leak Out on the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009
PUBLISHED: 1/30/2009  BY: Ed Hardy
The T-Mobile Sidekick models have sometime been dismissed as "kiddie" smartphones, but the next version appears ready to play in the big leagues with high-end features like a WVGA screen, GPS, and 3G. *UPDATED*
FULL STORY (4,275 Reads) | DISCUSSION (1 Reply)

T-Mobile cameo Review
PUBLISHED: 12/11/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
The cameo is a digital picture frame that can wirelessly receive images send from a smartphone. Ed Hardy says this would make a great gift for any techno-phobic grandparent.
FULL STORY (4,869 Reads) | DISCUSSION (3 Replies)

Apple Blocking Opera Mini for iPhone
PUBLISHED: 10/31/2008  BY: Ed Hardy
Opera Software has created a version of Opera mini for the iPhone, but Apple is preventing the release of this browser.
FULL STORY (3,659 Reads) | DISCUSSION (18 Replies)