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Tim Thorpe (Blog) - June 8, 2006 3:15 AM

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T-Mobile Sidekick III -- Image courtesy FCC

The FCC has cleared the Sidekick III and T-Mobile is expected to launch the new device June 26th

Danger’s Hiptop 3, better known as the T-mobile Sidekick III, has been cleared by the FCC and is ready for its rumored June 26th launch according to documents recently posted on the FCC website and statements made from “reliable leads” to Mobile Magazine earlier this week.

The new Sidekick III like its predecessor is manufactured by Sharp and will feature:

Rotating screen
QWERTY thumb keypad
Bluetooth 2.0
Mini SD memory card slot
MiniUSB port
1.3MP camera with flash

The Sidekick III also comes with all the features we’d expect from the sidekick line including an MP3 player, web browser, calendar, contact manager, email client, IM client and a whole host of other applications. Pricing is not currently known for the new Sidekick III but it is expected to be the same as the now discontinued Sidekick II which sells for $249.99 through T-mobile with the purchase of a new contract or $349.99 without.

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By matthewcaudle on 6/8/2006 3:56:17 AM , Rating: 2

does it lurk myspace any faster?

RE: yeah

By hwhacker on 6/8/2006 4:06:47 AM , Rating: 2

At least now when Paris and Fred gets their's hacked, the images will be higher rez.

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RE: yeah

By celtickuja on 6/9/2006 3:32:29 PM , Rating: 2

For what it's worth, Sidekicks have never been hacked. Someone with access to backend TMobile systems requested a password reset on Paris' account. Her security question was (stupidly) "what's the name of your pet?". Since that's public knowledge, he was able to reset her password, and log in to the web interface, and nab her content. To be clear, this process was not hacking, it was "social engineering" and dishonesty. Hacking would have involved something that would work wide-scale on anyone's account.

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RE: yeah

By n yusef on 6/10/2006 1:42:27 AM , Rating: 2

You know WAY too much about this.

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RE: yeah

By littlebitstrouds on 6/8/2006 11:33:24 AM , Rating: 2

even my pc doesn't "lurk" myspace fast... because bandwidth, at myspace, is all kinds of misallocated.

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RE: yeah

By Scabies on 6/8/2006 11:34:48 AM , Rating: 2

All those damn glitter ridden tinkerbells and embedded-crosslinked videos... And the cute little garage bands that have their entire album available on MySpace Music.

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