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Apple is now shipping the 3G iPhone directly to one’s home, Nokia 5800 with Comes with Music on Orange and more. Here is a wrap up of the major mobile stories doing the rounds on the web.

A leaked user manual for the Sidekick Gekko indicates that the handset will have swappable cases similar to the SidekickiD. Other features of the handset include a 2 megapixel camera, and microSD expansion.

When you think of the Sidekick Slide one thing probably immediately comes to mind…that slide part. Slide users have started reporting problems with the new Sidekick turning off or spontaneously rebooting after sliding. The problem is made even worse by the loss of data on the phone until you can download it all again. Any Slide owners out there seen this issue first hand?

Have you ever wondered what the OS looks like on the Sidekick LX? Well now you can check it out for yourself, no Sidekick required. Boy Genius has a screenshot walkthrough up of the Sidekick LX’s OS. You can feast your eyes on all the pics here.

[via BoyGenius]

A MySpace application is now available for Sidekick iD and Sidekick 3 owners. Users can download the applications from the Download Catalog and take MySpace fun where ever they go. The application will slowly roll out to new users with availability for all Sidekick iD and Sidekick 3 users expected by the end of October.

[via IntoMobile]

Looks like someone got lucky: Gizmodo is reporting that a former editor of theirs has a Sidekick ID, the new low-end sidekick that’s rumored to be on the way from T-Mobile. We’ve covered the rumors before: the new Sidekick ID will apparently cost $99 (after rebates) and will be available soon. They don’t say who it is, but they do hint that a review is on the way soon. We’ll bring you more on this when they post it.

Hiptop 3 have what they claim is a slide leaked from a T-mobile presentation which hints at another new Sidekick. We covered the Sidekick ID yesterday, but this slide mentions the “Sidekick X RAZR Multimedia Device”, which seems to be another product. The slide is branded with the Danger, Motorola and Asurion (who offer handset insurance programs) logos, but doesn’t give any more details of the new product. The obvious inference is that the new Sidekick would be made or branded by Motorola as part of their Razr range, which would imply that it may share the same characteristics of the Razrs (like the Razr v3m that we reviewed here); small, thin and stylish. It also seems to imply that the Sidekick may be going international: at the moment, it’s only available in a handful of countries outside of the USA. The slide also contains the odd phrase “Breach & Security additions to maximize our network”; it seems that the ghost of Paris Hilton is still walking the corridors of T Mobile.

We'll investigate further and see if there is any truth to this leaked slide.

CrunchGear has a photo of what appears to be the rumored new Sidekick: they claim that the Sidekick ID will be launched in the summer and will sell for $149 with a 2-year contract. It looks to be smaller than the Sidekick 3, and will have a new menu system and a trackball instead of the D-pad present on the Sidekick 3, although it is not clear if this is a pre-production model or not.

What it won’t have is a number of features that the Sidekick 3 has, including Bluetooth, a camera, MicroSD slot and an MP3 player. Still, most users won’t miss these, and it looks like it might be an interesting device for those who are looking for a simple device to help keep in touch; CrunchGear claim it will include an IM client that can handle AIM, Yahoo! and MSN as well as the standard email client that has been present on all of the Sidekicks. Oh and it will work as a phone, too.

Users of T-Mobile USA’s Sidekick 3 smartphone will be receiving a software update that adds new functions to the device while enhancing others. According to crave, the software update will add support for T-Mobile’s MyFaves plans, which allow for unlimited calls to five selected contacts.