T-Mobile has sent out an press release informing the media that Danger (a subsidiary of Microsoft these days) will no longer offer data services on Sidekick devices after May 31, 2011. Sidekicks are not really good for much without the data connection to Danger. The Danger unit was also behind the Kin, which was far […]
Mar 2 2011 | Posted in
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Microsoft while discussing its spring performance acknowledged that the failure of the Kin phones was one of its most expensive mistakes to date. The writing off the project is costing at least $240 million. That is wothout the development cost in the mix. The Kin led the Entertainment and Devices group to a […]
Jul 23 2010 | Posted in
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T-Mobile today said it would drop all existing Sidekick devices tomorrow, July 2. It still plans to support the Sidekick LX 2009 and 2008 but won’t sell either of the devices anymore. this is more bad news for the Microsoft phone units, just a day after waving the white flag on the Kin. T-Mobile insisted […]
Jul 1 2010 | Posted in
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T-Mobile has announced the newest T-Mobile Sidekick LX, featuring 3G for faster data speeds and enhanced mobile access to popular social media sites. The Sidekick LX, which is available for pre-order starting today via a Web-only pre-sale for existing T-Mobile customers at www.sidekick.com, also provides improved video capabilities as well as GPS-enabled Live Search. In […]
Apr 17 2009 | Posted in
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