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Sidekick Sales Resuming

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

If you’re brave enough to want a Sidekick from T-Mobile after last month’s data loss fiasco, wait no longer. The carrier has resumed sales of the device, even throwing a price cut in for good measure. The older Sidekick 2008 is $49.99, and the fancier Sidekick LX will retail for $149.99, both with a two-year [...]

Microsoft: “Steady Progress” on Sidekick Data Restore

Monday, October 19, 2009

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Good news for those of us out there affected by the Sidekick data mess: Microsoft on Monday said that it was continuing to work “around the clock” on the problem, and was making “steady progress” in attempting to restore data. The first of the user content to be restored would be user contacts (probably the [...]

“Always On,” Eh?

Monday, October 12, 2009

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T-Mobile may have halted sales of Sidekicks, but its marketing materials for the phone are still up and available. And they seem to be mocking T-Mobile and Microsoft/Danger. I wonder if references to “always on” apps henceforth will have to be asterisked with a disclaimer: “Unless we suffer a lengthy outage and turn out to [...]

Sidekick Disaster: How to Make Amends?

Monday, October 12, 2009

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A little more news on the Sidekick data disaster: CNET’s Ina Fried is reporting that T-Mobile has halted sales of the device. And John Herrman of Gizmodo has a post about offers apparently being made by T-Mobile reps to affected customers, none of which sound like appropriate responses to the enormity of what’s apparently happened: [...]

Sidekick Disaster: A Sign of Things to Come?

Monday, October 12, 2009

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There’s no new news this Monday morning on Microsoft’s apparent loss of vast quantities of data belonging to users of T-Mobile Sidekick phones–T-Mobile’s most recent missive to customers is still the apologetic forum message telling them not to power down their Sidekicks if they can possibly avoid it. You gotta think there’s more pain to [...]

Microsoft to Sidekick Users: We Seem to Have Lost Your Data

Sunday, October 11, 2009

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I’ve always admired the Sidekick smartphone–the first one was the first really good pocketable Web device–but found the name of the company behind it, Danger, kinda discordant. Now it appears to be prophetic: As Engadget is reporting, this week’s service disruption appears to be the least of Sidekick users’ worries. The T-Mobile forums have a [...]

5Words for Monday, September 14th, 2009

Monday, September 14, 2009

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Like 5Words? Subscribe via RSS. Will T-Mobile pick up Sprint? NYTimes.com delivers ad-based malware. FTC stops Sears, Kmart spying. AT&T starts iPhone MMS early. Dell discounts the Zune HD. Apple’s hogging all the flash. Apple chops Apple TV price. Here’s your Atari 800 laptop. Eee Keyboard PC: October arrival. Nokia’s Booklet: priciest netbook ever.

Finally, a Second Android Phone. And a Good One.

Sunday, June 21, 2009

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It’s finally official: T-Mobile has announced it’ll ship the myTouch 3G in early August. It’s the phone that’s also known as the HTC Magic–the second phone based on Google’s Android OS, and the first one that looks to be an impressive handset rather than an intriguing proof of concept. (The G1, the first Android phone [...]

5Words for Tuesday, June 9th, 2009

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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Tech news–Apple and otherwise: More lack of iPhone sympathy. Buy iPhone? Wait for Verizon? The iPhone’s new processor: secret! A look at Safari 4. Going to Borneo? Don’t Twitter. T-Mobile: Yes, we were hacked. Did Pleo just get rescued? Nokia’s N97 goes on sale. Are the Webby Awards obsolete? Is the new MacBook expensive?

5Words for Friday, June 5th, 2009

Friday, June 5, 2009

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Lotsa Pre news this Friday… Pre is rife with Google. An interview on Pre design. Pre/Sprint exclusivity: how long? Don’t use Mac/Linux Chrome! Acer’s Android netbook runs XP. So does this Chinese phone. T-Mobile’s G2 known as MyTouch. Best Buy’s Windows 7 plans. FTC takes down rogue ISP.

5Words for May 12th, 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

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I’m about to visit Google… ViewSonic: from displays to smartphones. Unhappy laptop owners sue Nvidia. Adobe helps media player builders. A Moto G1 from T-Mobile? Twitter: bigger than NYT, WSJ. Help! My iPhone is overheating. Intel’s laptop and netbook roadmap. Why is Microsoft raising money? Microsoft tweets about Zune phone? Apple nixes religious humor app. Sorry you got a Kindle?

Busy Summer Ahead for T-Mobile

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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The folks over at Tmonews have got their hands on a screenshot of a rollout list for June and July for T-Mobile, and by the looks of it it will be a busy month. While most of the news revolves around new phone models, one listing is for a feature that iPhone users have grown [...]

5Words for April 24th, 2009

Friday, April 24, 2009

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How’s your Friday so far? MySpace has a new boss. New Windows 7 hits BitTorrent. The ObamaBerry is almost ready. Hollywood vs. ReadDVD: trial underway. Google Toolbar knows your location. “Movie Cowboy?” Love that name! Facebook users approve new policies. T-Mobile sells one million G1s. The economy hits the Apple Store. Hands on with new Ubuntu.

NYT: T-Mobile to Use Android in Home Phone, Tablet

Monday, April 6, 2009

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T-Mobile has been one of Google’s biggest supporters in the US when it comes to Android. Confidential documents obtained by the New York Times indicate that the carrier plans to take that partnership even further with at least two new devices due to launch in 2010. The first of the two would be a home phone [...]

5Words for April 6th, 2009

Monday, April 6, 2009

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It’s baseball season, everybody! Finally! MLB’s superambitious Web video plan. New FriendFeed: Fast. Very fast. Sony movies coming to YouTube? New iPhones: The suspense builds! IBM: Sorry Sun, no sale. Please welcome the…Obama PC? Unfinished Wolverine movie’s Web premiere. More Android devices from T-Mobile. Firefox hits 22% market share. Hey, BlackBerries are still booming.

5Words for March 3rd, 2009

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

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Mac desktops aside, fairly quiet: EyeFi Wi-Fi cards double memory. T-Mobile’s fifty-buck calling plan. HBO prepping more online video? iPhone users dominate mobile Web. Intel targets more mobile gizmos. New PSP with sliding screen? Apple’s quiet MacBook Pro upgrade. Hey, Apple: no numeric keypad? LaCie takes “USB key” literally. Sony camera does 1080p video. A wonderfully retro Epson camera.