Hot off the heels of Microsoft trying to acquire Internet giant Yahoo, they have successfully acquired Danger, the maker of the Sidekick line of phones. It is thought the deal is worth in the region of $500 million. Now that all papers are signed and hands shaken, the question is, what will Microsoft do with [...]

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Australian scientists are investigating if children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of radiation from mobile phones. The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
“A study of 110 adults at the Australian Centre for Radiofrequency Bioeffects Research, partly funded by the Federal Government, confirmed mobile phones cause a change in brain function by altering brainwaves known [...]

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T-Mobile has introduced the Sidekick 3 D-Wade Edition, a souped up version of the venerable Sidekick 3 designed by NBA phenom Dwyane Wade. Wade has been a Sidekick user for a couple of years and says he is excited to be able to put his own twist on the device:
“My T-Mobile Sidekick is a part [...]

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The FCC has approved what looks to be a lower-end T-Mobile Sidekick (Sidekick Lite?). The Sidekick is technically produced by Danger and is called the HipTop, T-Mobile owns the Sidekick brand. The FCC filing doesn’t reveal if this is a T-Mobile device or not. There is a confidentiality request in place so not much is [...]

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The Sidekick 3 was officially announced about 4 months ago, but T-Mobile has refreshed the popular device by bringing out two special editions. Features remain the same as the original Sidekick 3. There is one model designed by both Lifted Research Group (green) and Diane von Furstenberg (black).
Features of the Sidekick 3 include:

IM (AIM/Yahoo/MSN)
MP3 [...]

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MobiTV has announced a version of its software for Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. MobiTV allows subscribers to view live television on mobile handsets via the phone’s regular data connection (not over a specific mobile TV standard such as DVB-H).
Channels available on MobiTV include MSNBC, Discovery, CNN and Fox Sports. Depending on the data connection [...]

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After much speculation, T-Mobile and Danger have officially announced the T-Mobile Sidekick 3. While it wasn’t officially announced until today, most of the specs were leaked through FCC filings.
Features of the Sidekick 3 include:

IM (AIM/Yahoo/MSN)
MP3 player with suport for stereo headset
miniSD card slot
Bluetooth
1.3 megapixel camera
EDGE high-speed data
Sleeker design, 20% smaller and improved battery life

Current T-Mobile [...]

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UPDATE: The Sidekick 3 has been officially announced.
More information about the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 (AKA Danger HipTop) has been posted by the FCC. It was approved by the FCC back in April. The hotly anticipated handset is expected to launch later this month. The Sidekick II debuted in September 2004, making the need for [...]

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UPDATE: The Sidekick 3 has been officially announced.
The T-Mobile Sidekick III has been approved by the FCC, somewhat confirming speculation that the hotly anticipated device will launch this Summer. While exclusively marketed in the US as the Sidekick, the device is actaully made by Danger who calls it the HipTop. Sharp is the actual manufacturer, [...]

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More images have leaked online purporting to be the T-Mobile Sidekick III (or Sidekcik 3, if they will drop the roman numerals). Ever since the Sidekick II began shipping in September 2004 there have been rumors of the third rev. The Sidekick is a T-Mobile branded version of the Danger HipTop.

Our last round of [...]

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3GSM 2006 – Cingular Wireless announced a global 3G data plan aimed at business travelers. Starting next month Cingular will offer a GlobalConnect data plan that features unlimited domestic use and up to 100MB/month of usage on partners’ networks in Europe and Asia.
A data card (Option GlobeTrotter GT MAX LaptopConnect card) is bundled and it [...]

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UPDATE: The Sidekick 3 has been officially announced.
More photos of the Sidekick III have been leaked.

Images of the next generation Sidekick have anonymously leaked on the internet. For a brief time the photos were posted onto HipTop.com, but the post was deleted. Like all rumors there is no way to confirm that this is indeed [...]

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T-Mobile officially announced two new special edition Sidekick devices last week. We had already mentioned the black version, dubbed Mr. Cartoon edition, but there’s also a pink colored one called Juicy Couture. Feature wise both units are the same as existing Sidekicks so rumors of the Sidekick 3 are still flying fast.
Pink is in [...]

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Several MobileTracker readers that use the HipTop (AKA T-Mobile Sidekick) emailed to let us know that the OS has been updated to version 2.3. The update includes JavaScript support, a feature of upcoming special edition black Sidekick II that we highlighted yesterday.
The changelist has the full details.
Like other updates for the HipTop, they are [...]

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UPDATE: More info on the black Sidekick has come out officially from T-Mobile. Read about it here, including a high-res photo.
Cargo magazine’s latest issue reveals that T-Mobile USA is going to launch a special edition Sidekick II dubbed the “Mr. Cartoon” Edition. The jet black device should be for sale on T-Mobile’s website in late [...]

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