A supposed Sprint rep spills some of the Pre’s more mundane niceties and details: For one, it creates a “Palm profile” that allows OTA syncing, online data backup and remote wipe.
Also not entirely unexpected, it’ll require a Simply Everything or Business Essentials data plan package from Sprint, though it doesn’t support Sprint’s own apps, like […]

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In my day, if I wanted to cheat on a test I had to look over to what the smart girl was working on, or keep answers in my pocket to check in the bathroom.
This fancy pen has a small mic and a tiny earpiece, letting it function as a cellphone that’s difficult to detect […]

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A few of us were hoping that the upcoming April 21 T-Mobile event might be for a new Android handset, a sequel to the G1. Instead, it’s just a launch party for the new Sidekick LX. But hey, we like getting awkwardly drunk at corporate sponsored social events as much as the next guy.
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T-Mobile’s new Sidekick LX 2009 isn’t a radical new departure from past models, but it brings a beautiful 3.2-inch, 854×480 screen along with 3G and Twitter integration. It’s also the slimmest Sidekick to date.
Social media services were a big focus for the Sidekick team as the worked on revamping the Sidekick this year. As a […]

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