T-Mobile and Moto launch Sidekick Slide

Beside every great superhero is a great sidekick: Batman and Robin, Han Solo and Chewbacca, Dangermouse and Penfold. But now it’s your turn to play superhero, with T-Mobile and Motorola’s new Sidekick Slide.Gone is the quirky swivelling screen that made previous Sidekicks the choice of US celebs like Paris Hilton, replaced with a more traditional slider that reveals a full mini QWERTY keyboard.Some might mourn the loss of the feature that made the other Sidekicks head turners but maker Motorola does make up for it with an improved 320×240 QVGA screen and natty new black and purple paintjob. Shame there’s no room for more than a paltry 1.3MP camera.Function-wise it’s designed as a portable web warrior extraordinaire. Despite only a GPRS data connection, Push email is on-board, as is Yahoo! instant messaging and a fairly decent web browser, making it a tempting offer for Facebook freaks.One flew into the office this morning promising to serve us like every loyal sidekick should, so expect a hands-on video and review very soon.Essentials T-Mobile Sidekick Slide Price: £free with contract On sale: November Contact: T-Mobile Related stories: 3 prepping Skype mobile? With i-Mates like these… T-Mobile flaunts new Sidekick