Sidekick Zune Phone Codenamed “Pink”?
We’ve seen a few articles in passing lately about how Microsoft is planning on unveiling a new mobile device. A lot of these articles are pointing toward it being a combination of Microsoft’s Zune technology with acquired Danger’s Sidekick technology. CNBC even goes as far as to give out a code name of “Pink”. Other articles point to it being powered by Nvidia technology, which we find hard to believe. But the Nvidia technology rumored to be used would “theoretically give the Microsoft device 720p video playback and advanced 3D visuals that are absent on other phones” (via). Details of course are still sketchy, but we’re hearing people talk of a announcement at the 3GSM conference in February 2009. No word on a release date though, and what carriers it would be available on. At this point we’re putting this high on the rumor list, as there aren’t many details.
November 25th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
FIRST!!!!
November 25th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
Damn xD
John beat me rotfl
November 25th, 2008 at 10:19 pm
WTF! i love my hiptop slide <3333333 and if they dont bring out another hiptop/sidekick with 3G so telstra will accept it ima be bumbedd! and what about the sidekick M3? or whatevar the 3G one?
November 26th, 2008 at 12:00 am
Hahahaha. I’m on my G1 and Android kicks Danger’s ass any fuckin day!!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 2:19 am
the G1 is gay! Danger is way beta that that shit service.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:01 pm
G1 is the shit thought lol I love my new g1 phone but I also like. Dangers sidekicks well I guess will se what kind of sidekick comes out hope its a better upgrade then sidekick 2008 I mean that u can hardly call an upgrade from the lx.
November 26th, 2008 at 12:39 pm
If it looks anything like the pic I’m gettin it!!!
November 26th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Blu toof that’s a zune and a landline phone you idiot!
November 28th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
u4memaybe you are the idiot! he/she was being sarcastic mmmkay
November 29th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
leelaa000 how the heck do you know? maybe you are as big of an idiot as he/she is
November 30th, 2008 at 8:11 am
U4memaybe..touche! Lol
I want an apple sidekick!
November 30th, 2008 at 9:25 am
I think they should stop trying to experiment with the sidekick and at more stuff to it. Not combine it with a Zune. WTF, that’s so dum. They should just add 3G speeds, Youtube, better video and camera quality, and i that’s pretty much what it needs to compete with the other phones.
November 30th, 2008 at 6:55 pm
I still say they should shove the n96 into a sidekicks a** and keep the os that means camera too also a touch screen but only when its closed microsoft can do whatever wit the apps but don’t touch the OS and who actually uses a zune
November 30th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I think the idea of making the Sidekick touchscreen when the screen is closed would be a sweet idea/addition to the sidekick. I really think a lot of the sk users that left for the G1 may come back. But I basically agree with Justin. They need to stop experimenting and just add on new features to the sidekick to improve it. Improvements that keep the SK up to date with today’s technology.
December 1st, 2008 at 3:33 pm
I was a proud owner of two sidekicks the SK3 and the SK Slide. The design of the slide was perfect in my mind.
SK’s couldn’t do all the other things that other smart phones could do, so t-moble says. I talk to someone at danger when I first got my SK3 and they told me that the SK3 could play videos but it was TMobile who has the final say if danger makes the app. There network wasn’t up for it I guess. T-moble was greedy and kept the SK locked down and rapped us for apps every time we got a new SK.
I moved on to a 3G IPhone and got rid of my slide and IPod but I do miss my slide everytime I write a long email or text and the always on AIM.
Justin says it best
“I think they should stop trying to experiment with the sidekick and at more stuff to it. Not combine it with a Zune. WTF, that’s so dum. They should just add 3G speeds, Youtube, better video and camera quality, and i that’s pretty much what it needs to compete with the other phones.”
I don’t think the windows people will do this, too many times big companys buy a small one and forget about it’s products.
MS listen to your customers
give us a phone with these things
– 60 or bigger Solid State Hard Drive
– Keep the Slide SK design
– Zune like desktop clinte to move media to the phone.
– Flash Browers
– Video player like a zune.
– Video Camera
– Make the SDK open and easy to make apps for
December 1st, 2008 at 4:42 pm
tekkfu i agree wit some stuff you say but the slide suck i hated it, it had a bad feeling in my hand, but for the zune thingy they should scrap it and just put the sidekick up to date i mean wen i had the sidekick 3 and i heard the Lx didnt have video i went straight to the helio ocean (money wasted), but eventually i got the 08 but it video and pic quality is offensive to me and the speed of the browser isnt as bad as people think im not saying its not slow but u dont notice as much when multitasking which is one of my favs but all that said sidekicks from now on need a software facelift
December 1st, 2008 at 5:19 pm
because it is obvious, idiot!
December 1st, 2008 at 9:02 pm
the htc touch pro is basically a zune phone. i think i might be getting one because sidekicks are starting to get goddam boring
December 2nd, 2008 at 9:46 am
sidekicks are getting boring, no wi-fi, no live tv service, no youtube, no 3g, no gps, =(
December 3rd, 2008 at 5:37 am
Sidekicks are dead.
They just don’t know it yet…
December 4th, 2008 at 2:11 pm
Ta Loca … Just do what apple did 2 the iphone put Zune in the Sidekick better camera longer video recording youtube support move damn power button and volume button I can’t freakin stand when my phone goes of in class and that’s basically it
December 6th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
^^LOL..you basically describe a G1 at the end of your post???..sidekick is doneee. im coppin G1 or G2 ..watever is out…as soon as my lx breaks
December 8th, 2008 at 10:05 pm
Unless M$ upgrades the sk to G3 and streaming video I’ll be going to a G1 after my LX (my 3rd sk) dies, even tho I have little faith in Google’s design talents (sk’s primary strength). And yeah the crap camera and lack of GPS have gotten real old. Or maybe I’ll switch to Credo, get a free dumb phone and buy a Nokia N-series for everything except calls. If only Nokia would make the N’s a phone as well. Why can’t anyone get it right?! Lol.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:10 am
I’m not sure what to say to this. I was going to get the Sidekick Gekko until I heard the news about this. I’m excited for the new SK and may buy it…if it isn’t under Windows Mobile. Microsoft should just improve the SK but at the same time keep everything we love about the Sidekick. But the software should still be under Danger just with some upgrades.
December 19th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Soooooooooooooo wait. Is it going to be a zune phone with the danger operating system?? I hope not I really dont want to see the sidekick go. Its a great phone! It just needs some upgrades. Gps,live tv service(TMOBILE GET UR 3G NETOWORK TO BE LIKE AT&TS ALREADY!) better camera better video quality better battery 3g better abs or have acsess to t zonez, ummm let recordings be set to ringtones. Just a better phone. The sidekicks are good but there persona is cracking. I think people are staering to realize its old technology. So I hope they make another sidekick but have it with todays technology please. =]
January 2nd, 2009 at 6:55 am
I love alllllll sidekick/hiptops I have a red slide and I LOVE it…..im gona keep buying them once my contract runs out…I can’t wait 4 them to bring out a new one….the gekko2(2008) was hardly an upgrade from the LX ayee….
September 11th, 2009 at 10:08 am
I know let you know how much