Engadget - It's been nearly two years since we last reviewed a T-Mobile Sidekick, and it would be a vast understatement to say things have changed. Then, they were designed by Danger and manufactured by Sharp, and were the messaging phone of choice. Today, following fiasco and failure, the Sidekick empire is in ruins.
Gigaom: T-Mobile has teamed up with Samsung to revive the Sidekick brand, once a highly popular messaging phone for the hip, younger crowd. The $99 Sidekick 4G (after $50 rebate and with qualifying plan contract) isn’t just a throwback to the old phones, however. The device is built on the Google Android platform, supports T-Mobile’s 4G data network and uses a lot of hardware from Samsung’s popular Galaxy S smartphone, which sold more than 10 million units last year.
The Sidekick line up from T-Mobile was a hit for people who loved to text. This first look, hands on review of the newly revived T-Mobile Sidekick 4G looks at the design, display, software, hardware, user interface and features of the smartphone. Now powered by Android, rather than Danger OS, the T-Mobile Sidekick 4G hopes to hit the market hard.
PhoneScoop: Samsung has confirmed to Phone Scoop via email a few unannounced features of the Sidekick 4G. It supports both mobile hotspot and tethering for broadband data, as well as microSD cards (ships with 2GB card, has 1GB built-in). Other features include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
hmmm sidekicks coming back and supporting tethering and mobile hotpot. now if it will be free t-mobile will have a giant advantage over AT&T
