A new version of Sidekick was released in late 2009 under the title The HERO System Basic Rulebook, while an Advanced Player Guide was published that had additional options for character creation.

It includes 32-bit versions of Corel WordPerfect 7, Corel Quattro Pro 7 and Corel Presentations 7 ; Envoy 7, InfoCentral 7, Desktop Application Director, Corel Barista, QuickTasks, Paradox 7, CorelFLOW 3, CorelDRAW 6 ( illustration module ), Corel A to Z, Netscape Navigator, Quick View Plus, IBM VoiceType Control, 10, 000 clipart images, 200 photos, 59 instructional demos, Corel Screen Saver, Sidekick 95, Dashboard 95, Corel Time Line, 1, 000 fonts, Stedman's Electronic Medical Dictionary 3. 0, Stedman's Plus Spell Checker 4. 0, 20 QuickTasks ( 23 Corel WordPerfect 7 templates ) for health care, Template and style guides for research paper submissions, 20 medical master templates for Corel Presentations 7, 30 medical image watermarks, additional medical clipart and medical illustration images, Additional QuickConnect Internet links to National Library of Medicine, Corel Medical Series web page and Corel Photo Studio.

All versions of the Hiptop were developed in close partnership with T-Mobile, although carrier-specific features were either removed or added for each carrier, such as the addition of MMS for SunCom and Telstra hiptop 2 users, where the feature was not available on T-Mobile USA devices until the Sidekick LX in 2007.

On October 2, 2009, Microsoft suffered an outage which resulted in prolonged unavailability of data for US T-Mobile Sidekick users, along with shorter periods of no data access for Telstra and T-Mobile UK users.

On July 2, 2010, the T-Mobile Sidekick was discontinued and no longer available for sale through T-Mobile.

The Australian version is practically the same as the Sidekick 2 in the USA but re-constructed for the Australian audience — it has MSN Messenger built-in as the default messenger and Yahoo!

The Sidekick LX ( PV-250 ) was released on October 17, 2007 for existing T-Mobile customers via the Internet and five special locations.

Like the LX, this Sidekick for T-Mobile USA adds the Multimedia Messaging application and provides support for T-Mobile MyFaves plans.

These upgrades include 128MB RAM and 225 MHz TI OMAP 850 processor, as opposed to the Sidekick 3 and LX's 64MB RAM and 200 MHz OMAP 331 processor, and a second speaker which is located on the back of the device, as opposed to the Hiptop 3 and LX's reliance on the D-pad speaker for both calls and music playback.

On December 6, 2007, the Sidekick Slide was once again available for purchase.

It was available for sale again on December 12, 2008, however, T-Mobile has once again discontinued the Sidekick Slide.

The development of applications for the Sidekick platform was also halted on September 21, 2010.

While the T-Mobile Sidekick LX 2009 was no longer sold from July 2, 2010 onwards, modified versions of the device have been available for sale since.

In April 2011, T-Mobile revived the Sidekick brand for a new HSPA +- compatible Android smartphone developed by Samsung, known as the Sidekick 4G, based on the Galaxy S. While not utilizing the Hiptop's operating system, it incorporates features from the original series, including the keyboard, 3. 2 megapixel camera ( minus LED flash ), and the four-button layout, and adds a new Android-powered interface incorporating elements from the Hiptop's operating system.

The Sidekick 4G has been discontinued and is no longer available for sale for new contract customers but is still available as of writing this for prepaid in the Matte Black color, T-Mobile has said that line will continue.

For example, a bundle file for v3. 4 / 155053 ( T-Mobile Sidekick 3 ) would be denied installation on a v3. 3 / 149695 device ( T-Mobile Sidekick iD ).

As the November 7, 1994 Info World noted, " Despite its name, the only connection between Sidekick for Windows 1. 0 and the venerable Sidekick for DOS is that Borland International owns both programs.

Sidekick for Windows is a combination of the calendaring code from Prisma Software Corp .' s Windows PIM YourWay ( purchased by Borland last year ) and a completely new interface developed by Borland.

Sidekick Deluxe added more than 40 content files for access to online information, Dashboard 3. 0 for Windows, and the " Organized for Success " video.

Sidekick 95 was a Windows 95 version.

Long time users of Sidekick 98 report no difficulties continuing to use the program through subsequent iterations of Windows, up to and including Windows 7.

Borland SideKick 2. 0 for Presentation Manager was based on Sidekick 2. 0 for Windows.

To reduce the cost of the Sidekick iD, the creators, ( Sharp ), removed some of the features of the Sidekick 3, including the 1. 3 megapixel camera, the Bluetooth capability, and its media player.

Although many of the " fun " features were taken out, Danger and Sharp did keep some of the features previously seen on the Sidekick 1, 2 and 3.

On August 1, 2008 T-Mobile released the Sidekick 2008 right before the Slide was discontinued.

Although Suzuki started importing Sidekick 4-doors in 1991 CAMI didn't start producing them until the 1996 model year, when America got a 4-door Geo Tracker, now powered by Suzuki's G16B 16-valve 1. 6L boasting.

The player can carry 2 Sidekick weapons at once, but only 1 is usable at a time.

First introduced as the Escudo in the Japanese domestic market in May 1988, the North American Sidekick became available for 1989 as a 2-door convertible or hardtop, in 1. 0-litre JA and more powerful 4-wheel-drive JX & JLX trims.

In 1991, a 4-door Sidekick with a lengthened wheelbase was introduced and the following year a, 1. 6-litre, 16-valve engine was introduced.

The original Sidekick was updated in 1996 with a new Sport version available with, 1. 8-litre 16-valve 4-cylinder engine.

A revised version ( ISBN 1-58366-043-7 ) was issued in 2004, along with HERO System Sidekick, a condensed version of the rulebook with a cover price of under $ 10.

Some mobile phones have trackballs, including those in the BlackBerry range, the T-Mobile Sidekick 3, and most HTC smartphones.

Alternative operating environments made TSR pop-up utilities such as Borland Sidekick redundant.

Sidekick on this new show is Jeroen Kijk in de Vegte, who worked with De Wild before at 3FM, and producer is Martijn Zuurveen.

The Danger Hiptop, also re-branded as the T-Mobile Sidekick, Mobiflip and Sharp Jump is a GPRS / EDGE / UMTS smartphone produced by Danger Incorporated ( since 2008, a subsidiary of Microsoft ) from 2002 to 2010.

The Hiptop 2, 3, Sidekick iD, Sidekick 2008 and Sidekick LX ( 2009 ) are all manufactured by Sharp Corporation in Japan and designed, respectively, by Danger and then Danger in partnership with Sharp.

However, T-Mobile did support Sidekick Web Services until May 31, 2011.

In late 2010, Mobilicity began selling the Sidekick LX 2009 as the Mobiflip.

In early 2011, US regional carrier Cincinnati Bell began selling the Sidekick LX 2009 as the Sharp Jump.

T-Mobile revived the Sidekick brand with the Sidekick 4G in April 2011, which is based on a Samsung smartphone running Google's Android OS.

Screens on all Sidekick devices ( excluding the Slide ) flip 180 degrees to reveal the qwerty keyboard.

The Sidekick iD is a smaller version of the Sidekick 3.

The Sidekick iD was aimed at younger, less affluent customers.