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 ).

Sidekick for Windows 1. 0 was developed and released by Borland before Kahn left the company.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

The Sidekick LX is available in two different colors, Midnight Blue and Espresso Brown.

In Australia it is marketed as the Hiptop Slide and in the U. S. as the Sidekick Slide.

The Sidekick 2008 is available only in certain T-mobile stores.

The Sidekick LX 2009 model runs DangerOS 5. 0, which is reported to be based on NetBSD.

Sidekick user data is stored at Danger facilities, now under the ownership of Microsoft.

Access to direct TTY and Relay Operator communications has allowed the Hiptop / T-Mobile Sidekick and similar devices to, in many cases, replace the use of standard TTY / TDD machines, and its dominance is clearly illustrated by the evolution of its own sign in American Sign Language, made using both hands to mimic the opening of the rotating screen.

Sidekick Web Publisher compatibility is added via separate add-on.

* September 13: Cameron Lacroix is sentenced to 11 months for gaining access to T-Mobile USA's network and exploiting Paris Hilton's Sidekick.

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

* Pleaser – Can be in or out of clique: immediately adopts all of the Queen Bee and Sidekick ’ s opinions, yet never gains their approval and is often treated with indifference by the Queen Bee.

The Suzuki Escudo ( known as Sidekick in North America, Vitara in most of Western Europe, Bolivia, Ecuador, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Taiwan as well as North America after 1999 and the Grand Vitara in the United Kingdom, Eastern Europe, parts of South Asia, the Caribbean, Iran and Australia ) is an off-road vehicle that has been in production since 1988.

** Big Apple Blast ( Elevated bearhug ( Stevie ) / Harlem Sidekick ( Booker ) combination )

** Big Apple Blast ( Elevated bearhug ( Stevie ) / Harlem Sidekick ( Booker ) combination )

By 2005, at least four Relay Operator providers ( Hamilton, MCI, Sprint, Sorenson, and i711 ) were providing direct Relay Operator access from the Sidekick using either one of the instant messenger clients or through a free download from the Catalog, and two companies ( Lormar Logic and i711 ) were providing direct TTY access.

Calendar tools added ability to create web pages from Sidekick Calendar ( via WP add-on ).

Address tools added drag and drop, ability to create web pages from Sidekick Cardfiles ( via WP add-on ).

* May 2007, Professor Stephen Haseler ( Global Policy Institute, London Metropolitan University ) has written a book examining the history of the special relationship from a British perspective entitled Sidekick: Bulldog to Lapdog, British Global Strategy from Churchill to Blair

Longarm and the Sidekick from Hell ( 2005 )

In 1999, the Sidekick was discontinued, and a second generation Tracker was introduced, differing from the Sidekick's successor, the Grand Vitara.