14 DAY TRIAL // According to the latest news on the Web, we might see a “couple” of new Sidekicks heading to T-Mobile at a certain point this year. The reports cite Personal Communications Devices (PCD) and point towards the fact that a few new Sidekick handsets will be introduced on the market by the end of the year, although the exact number of devices to be launched hasn't been unveiled.
From what we've seen, no details on the handsets have surfaced on the Internet, yet there is always hope that they will sport some technological innovations like “3G,” “Wi-Fi,” and “GPS.” The devices are expected to feature these technologies since the previous series of Sidekicks came with rather poor specification lists in both the design and functionality areas.
As soon as more details on the new Sidekicks PCD mentioned to come to T-Mobile in 2009 surface on the Web, we'll know for sure whether Danger and Sharp got together onto including 3G and / or WiFi capabilities on any of these devices.
Until then, we should report that a name also popped up, and it’s a new version of Quickfire for AT&T, which some might see as strange, considering that the first version was launched not too long ago. As many of you already know, Quickfire includes 3G and a big touchscreen as well as a full QWERTY keyboard, so it will be rather interesting to see what the new version will add to the list.
PCD also dropped a word on its next-year plans, which include Windows Mobile and Linux-based devices, which would be expected, along with the launch of some handsets that would include LTE.
The phrase that shows the company's plans would be the following one, “In its 2009 product roadmap, PCD will continue to offer HTC-made phones, will offer a “couple” of new Sidekicks for T-Mobile, and plans a second-generation Quickfire multimedia phone for AT&T with a touchscreen and slide-out Qwerty keyboard. In the first quarter of 2010, PCD plans new PDA phones using the Microsoft’s OS, some Linux-based phones and products incorporating the next-generation LTE high-speed-data standard,” which has been published in an article on Twice.