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//Thursday, February 14, 2008


  Danger's price tag: Reportedly $500 million
"Microsoft didn't say how much it was paying for Danger when it announced the deal on Monday. However, according to Om Malik, the price tag for the company was $500 million.

That's more than $1 million per employee for the company, which has 294 workers. However, the price tag makes some sense when you consider the company has taken in $225 million from investors and had been pondering an IPO. "

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//Monday, February 11, 2008


  Microsoft to Acquire Sidekick Maker Danger Inc.
"Microsoft, who recently made a bid to buy search competitor Yahoo!, has announced moments ago that it will be acquiring Danger Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Danger Inc. is responsible for the the Danger Hiptop and the associated software and service support. The Danger Hiptop is sold on many networks under different names, most notably as the T-Mobile Sidekick. The Hiptop/Sidekick line is well loved by the younger crowd for its intuitive user interface and superior instant messaging support. Microsoft did not reveal when the deal would be finalized, but noted that it is excited to bring Danger's 10 year history of expertise in the mobile consumer market to Microsoft." Via MobileBurn .

Will Microsoft ruin the SideKick with Windows Mobile? Stay tuned.

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//Wednesday, November 21, 2007


  Motorola and T-Mobile expect Sidekick Slide to return to stores next week

After pulling the Sidekick Slide from their lineup, T-Mobile and Motorola expect to have the Sidekick Slide back in T-Mobile stores next week.

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//Saturday, November 17, 2007


  T-Mobile Suspends Sales of Sidekick Slide due to Power Issue
"Last night T-Mobile announced that it was suspending sales of the recently launched Sidekick Slide, a device built for T-Mobile by Motorola. T-Mobile is reporting that Motorola has confirmed the existance of a problem that causes some T-Mobile Sidekick Slide devices to power-off when the display's slide mechanism is used.

Motorola is reportedly studying the problem in order to come up with some sort of fix.

T-Mobile customers that are experiencing the problem with their Sidekick Slide can contact T-Mobile Customer Care, at 1-800-266-2459, or speak with a sales representative at any T-Mobile retail location in order to get additional information or to discuss currently available options."

T-Mobile is now giving owners of the SideKick Slide a free upgrade to the SideKick LX.

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//Wednesday, November 07, 2007


  T-Mobile's Sidekick Slide is now available

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beginning today, the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide is commercially available through T-Mobile in the U.S. Powered by Danger's software and services, the device also will be commercially available this year in Germany and the United Kingdom under the T-Mobile Sidekick Slide brand and in Australia branded as the hiptop Slide from Telstra.

The device is the most compact Danger powered device created to-date. From a volume stand point alone, it is 25% smaller than the previous generations of T-Mobile's Sidekick family. The handset features Danger's application software, which includes push e-mail, full HTML Web browsing, instant messaging, mobile phone, calendar, address book and media player, as well as a consistently updated content catalog. Additional benefits of Danger's service include always-on internet connection, automatic data back-up, and ongoing feature and user-experience improvements. Users also have the option to access their data and applications from any Web-enabled computer.

The Sidekick Slide will retail for $199 with a 2 year contract.

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//Monday, October 01, 2007


  SideKick LX unboxing / hands-on

The Boy Genius has gotten his hands on the unreleased SideKick LX and has posted an unboxing / hands-on look .

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//Wednesday, September 26, 2007


  T-Mobile announces SideKick LX and SideKick Slide

T-Mobile has officially announced the SideKick LX and the SideKick Slide. The SideKick LX is a little thinner than the SideKick 3 and sports an updated higher-resolution screen. The SideKick Slide can be considered the "RAZR" version of the SideKick, it's manufactured by Motorola and features a slide-out screen and a smaller/thinner design. The SideKick LX will be available October 24th for $299 with a 2 year contract. The SideKick Slide will be availble November 7th for $199 with a 2 year contract.

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//Thursday, September 20, 2007


  SideKick LX coming October 24th

If the SideKick 3 and SideKick ID just aren't doing it for you, you'll be glad to know the SideKick LX is supposed to be released on October 24th.

"The wait is almost over! On October 24 during store business hours, you can bring this card to the retail location where you received it and we’ll have a new Sidekick LX waiting for you to purchase. With fantastic features like access to MySpace 24/7, and a larger, sharper high res screen, you won’t be disappointed." Via Hiptop3 .

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  T-MOBILE USA AND DANGER INTRODUCE MYSPACE MOBILE

If you use MySpace and have a T-Mobile SideKick this news should make you happy. T-Mobile is releasing a MySpace application for the SideKick. You can get this app through the SideKick's catalog and download it.

T-Mobile USA, Inc., Danger, Inc., and MySpace, the country’s most trafficked Web site, today announced a highly integrated MySpace Mobile experience for the T-Mobile® Sidekick®. The announcement marks the first partnership between MySpace with T-Mobile and Danger.

“Sidekick users are often the hub of their circle of friends, and MySpace is the No. 1 Web site our users visit on their device,” said Jeff Hopper, vice president of marketing at T-Mobile USA. “We’ve worked closely with MySpace and Danger to create a powerful MySpace Mobile experience that is uniquely tailored for the T-Mobile Sidekick. We think MySpace and Sidekick users are going to love having complete control over their MySpace universe right from the palm of their hand.”

The MySpace Mobile software is tightly integrated with the T-Mobile Sidekick hardware, user interface, and all the applications on the device. The new MySpace Mobile for the T-Mobile Sidekick is designed to optimize the delivery of data to each user and preserve the features that MySpace users love on the PC. All aspects of the MySpace Mobile experience are tailored so users can simply navigate on the T-Mobile Sidekick screen and enjoy fast access to T-Mobile’s robust wireless network.

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//Tuesday, July 10, 2007


  Meet the Motorola Zante/SideKick Slide

The Boy Genius has gotten his hands on the upcoming Motorola Zante/SideKick Slide.

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//Tuesday, July 03, 2007


  Gizmodo posts pics and information of upcoming SideKick

Gizmodo has posted pictures of an upcoming SideKick that is being designed in part with Motorola.

"The Zante, or Motorola Q900, will probably come out in October complete with full multimedia playback support, Java, game controllers and the obligatory Danger OS. Even while it is as gleaming and shares the same EDGE connectivity (this time by T-Mobile), it doesn't seem to compete with the JesusPhone, including only 128MB of internal Flash RAM. Its only expansion slot just can handle MiniSD cards up to 2GB. According to our tipster, Motorola and T-Mobile are aiming at 5.9 hours of talk time and a $269 average selling price tag, which sounds great for a cellphone with all these features."

Check out Gizmodo for more pics and information.

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//Friday, June 15, 2007


  Danger's RAZR Sidekick gets closer to reality
"It's been rumored forever, and little bits and pieces have leaked out of Danger and their employees but, a slip up from Danger themselves? There is a placeholder (will be probably taken down any second) for the Danger Hiptop OS 4.0 Owners Manual for the Zante device. Formally known as the Sidekick X, the Zante is said to have a higher resolution screen of 320×240, and be incredibly slim. Hence the RAZR nomenclature. Like really, really slim. It also should feature a 1.3 megapixel camera still which is totally unforgivable. Motorola's name is still being thrown around as the manufacturing partner, and we're actively trying to get more information on this." Via The Boy Genius Report .

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//Tuesday, April 24, 2007


  Yet another (sorta) celebrity's cell phone gets hacked
It's not Paris Hilton, or Lindsay Lohan this time. Lindsay just had it done for the second time last week , poor girl. This time it's American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino. Looks like Fantasia likes using her SideKick 3 for more than just making phone calls, im'ing, and texting. She likes to take pictures of herself in various poses wearing panties and a top. Unlike other celebrities, Fantasia is more demure with her cell phone self portraits (possibly a tad smarter?) by keeping her panties on while posing for her SideKick 3. If you want to see more pics head on over to TheCellFreak.com .

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