A slimmer, sexier take on the Sidekick, but it’s so narrowly-focused that it’s only meant for kids. The Sidekick 2008 has the best cell-phone keyboard I’ve ever used, and its trackball lets you whip ...

BOSTON -- Nisha Taylor was just about to put her beloved T-Mobile Sidekick in her bag. She thought the cell phone would be safer there than in her pocket. In the few seconds it took for the ...

This is a difficult device to pin down. Is it a cellular phone with some terrific wireless data capabilities plus a few extra goodies? Or is it a wireless Web browser with e-mail, SMS, AOL Instant ...

The Sidekick 3 uses almost the exact same operating system and menus as its predecessor. Although it's probably not as easy to use as a regular mobile phone, the Sidekick is certainly easier to use ...

If you've never heard of the Sidekick phone, also known as a "hiptop," you probably don't spend that much time around teenagers. I usually don't either, but at my niece's birthday party recently, I ...

The New T-Mobile Sidekick Lets Customers Change the Look of Their Device as Often as They Change Their Clothes A picture from high school graduation, a favorite sports team logo or a vibrant splash of ...

After waiting for 51 hours for T-Mobile and Microsoft/Danger to bring clarity to the situation surrounding their service outage, Sidekick phone users at 8:15 pm EDT Monday were treated to 254 words ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Students at Boston Arts Academy in Boston use their T-Mobile Sidekicks ...

Lots of interest has been stirred up by rumors of a new version of the Sidekick that’ll be smarter, better, and more 3G than previous incarnations. It’s dubbed the Sidekick LX 2009, and details about ...

Danger Inc., the creator of a combination phone and Web-browsing handheld computer, said Monday that it has cemented a deal to have its devices distributed in the U.S. by year’s end. The maker of the ...

We'll admit it — we are AIM fanatics over here. Yeah, we mingle with Yahoo, Google Talk, and MSN a bit, but we live and breathe AOL Instant Messenger. As technology evolves and networks get faster, ...

The Sidekick is almost always used horizontally, even if you're not using the keyboard. The screen is always oriented that way, and so that is how the device was designed to feel best in your hand.