As you may know. T-Mobile has stopped the sale of Sidekick products due to the data outage. Many users were effected and some data was unable to be recovered due to the fact that all Sidekick information (emails, phonebook, text messages… etc) are stored onto the danger server. Well T-Mobile has decided to continue with the sale since the outage is  now over but also lower the prices of the device. The Sidekick 2008 has dropped to $49.99 on contract while the top-of-the-line LX 2009 has shed $25 down to $149.99 on contract. I highly doubt that the outage would happen twice but then again, you never know.

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As someone in the field of technology, I cannot even begin to express how important my information is. I have several backups of all important information. Today Danger’s users are feeling the pain because of data loss on their servers. However, I seriously do not believe that anyone’s data in gone.

So what happened?

Remember that device that kept T-Mobile afloat all those years? The one glorified in every music video and carried by every teenager. Well the Google phone came out last year and all of a sudden the sidekick became less relevant. T-Mobile is the only carrier in the US still providing service through Danger. Suncom is gone… and most overseas carriers no longer support the Hiptop platform. So what is the point of keeping servers around when the ship is sinking? T-Mobile no longer needs the sidekick to bring in revenue; the carrier has more services and more devices that keep customers coming in. Microsoft purchased Danger and reportedly has them working on Project Pink. I believe that Danger is shaking the sidekick tree for apples, meaning they are trying to get rid of customers.

Since the platform’s release, there has not been an outage were customers have lost data. At least to my knowledge; I was a sidekick user for some years. Companies that deal with any type of data (internal or customer related) have several backups of information. Backups occur offsite and onsite. I am just not buying the answer they gave. I would like to see Danger come from behind T-Mobile and give people an official answer. I think people deserve that, after all their data is “GONE”.

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The new Sidekick LX has officially been announced by T-Mobile today on its sidekick.com website. It is available to current customers to pre-sale as of now, but everyone else is going to be forced to wait until May 13th. For pricing, it is $199.99 after a $50 rebate and a two-year contract.

This Sidekick LX has tons of new features that no Sidekick has ever had before. The Sidekick LX is available in orchid and carbon colors. Check out the full features and more pictures after the jump.

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The Sidekick LX 2009 release is coming up quick as we gain more and more information on the phone. Today an anonymous T-Mobile employee leaked an internal memo that suggests the launch is coming soon. The memo states that on April 17th T-Mobile employees will be given more information on the Sidekick LX 2009. It also suggests that they are going to drop the “2009″ and simply call it the Sidekick LX. Check out the full memo after the jump.

Get Ready for the New Sidekick LX

T-Mobile is preparing to launch the thinnest Sidekick ever, with blazing fast 3G connectivity for customers to connect with friends quickly and easily. The new Sidekick LX will come equipped with GPS enabled Live Search, a 3.2 megapixel camera, and free bundled social networking applications including Facebook, My Space, and Twitter. Customers will also be able to watch and download You Tube videos directly from the device. The new Sidekick LX comes equipped with the features that customers love including a full QWERTY keyboard and an enhanced swivel screen that is larger and sharper than any other Sidekick.

Additional information regarding launch dates, pricing and availablility will be available on the Retail Communication Home Page on April 17.

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Check the Retail Communication Home Page on April 17 for additional information regarding the Sidekick LX launch.

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Awesome PDF leak from the FCC thanks to Option. This gives everyone a few more details on what the new Sidekick is going to be like. Read the full story

There has been tons of rumors about a new Sidekick coming out called the Sidekick 2009. A new device with the model number PV300 passed through the FCC yesterday supporting the 1700MHz band, the band used for 3G on T-Mobile. Previous sidekick devices have “PV” in front of the model number and the FCC label has the Danger logo on it, leading us to be almost certain that this is going to be a new Sidekick.

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This is is still being filed as a rumor, but TmoNews has heard from a trusted source that the Sidekick 2009 (codenamed Blade) will be dropping on May 13th. Incase you forgot what features the Sidekick 2009 has, check out our post back in January with all the details.

The Sidekick is definitely due for an upgrade. With outdated technology like the lack of 3G the Sidekick LX is not everyone’s first choice. But today someone leaked a document that is rumored to show the Sidekick LX 2009 and packs some great features into one phone. Being as the Sidekick is known for being a social phone there is no way Danger could skip Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and YouTube. Users will also be able to blog and upload images to Photobucket directly from the phone. All of this will be done over T-Mobile’s 3G network. The Sidekick LX 2009 will also have a 3.2 megapixel camera and video camera. GPS will be included with turn by turn directions and Microsoft Live Local Search and Maps. As to a release date, you can obviously expect it to come out in the year of 2009, but no exact release date yet.

Remember the OTA update we talked about earlier? Well T-Mobile has made it official in an announcement saying that they will be rolling it out this week. Look out for the OTA on your T-Mobile Sidekick later this week, and let us know when you get it!

Danger will be rolling a new OTA update on June 25th. This update will be filled with many features Sidekick LX users have been yearning for! The following will be added with this OTA update:

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