T-Mobile relaunching Sidekick line with 'Sidekick 4G'

T-Mobile relaunching Sidekick line with 'Sidekick 4G'
T-Mobile will re-launch the Sidekick mobile phone lineup, releasing the Sidekick 4G later this year, running on Android.

The device will be able to connect to T-Mobile's fast HSPA+ pseudo-4G network.



T-Mobile confirmed the move at a media breakfast this morning in NYC.

The original Sidekick devices were created by Danger, which was purchased by Microsoft in 2008 for $500 million. Danger founder Andy Rubin now leads Android.

As was standard with former devices, the smartphone will have a swivel screen and a full slide-out QWERTY keypad. It will also run on an Android 2.3 variant.

To date, Microsoft has hardly used Danger, only using the company to build the ill-fated Kin smartphones, which were easily the biggest flops of 2010.

Written by: Andre Yoskowitz @ 20 Jan 2011 12:51
Tags
T-Mobile Sidekick
Advertisement - News comments available below the ad
  • 2 comments
  • biglo30

    I know a lot of people will be happy with this.

    20.1.2011 12:54 #1

  • lissenup2

    The gayest, most ghetto piece of crap phone anywhere. Meant for teenie boppers and trash that have "grillz" for teeth.

    20.1.2011 12:58 #2

© 2024 AfterDawn Oy

Hosted by
Powered by UpCloud