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The T-Mobile Sidekick has topped Boston’s list of stolen gadgets, accounting for 14% of all robberies in the area – more than 300 cases in 2008 alone. While it’s not surprising that the Sidekick is a popular target, most steal-worthy toys are top sellers, like the iPhone; the Sidekick, however, has never broken the top five phones. We don’t have these things up in Canada, but having played with one briefly, I can understand how them young whippersnappers dig the spring-loaded flipping screen and buxom texting capabilities. Protecting against theft is tricky right now – biometrics still aren’t widespread, although patent filings from both RIM and Apple show that they’re interested in solving the problem. One thing’s for sure: higher-end smartphones will be seeing these security features way sooner than mid-range handsets like the Sidekick.
[via AP]
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Simon Sage
Simon Sage’s education largely surrounded writing, technology and online community, leading him to begin his blogging career at www.BlackBerryCool.com and to quickly discover a vibrant and active community surrounding BlackBerry and mobile technology. In exploring RIM’s platform, he has learned what enterprises are looking for in mobility as well as what makes the innocuous BlackBerry so appealing to them. Recently Simon’s been covering RIM’s gradual move into an already-crowded consumer market, and the impact of burgeoning challengers, such as the iPhone, as well as long-time leaders, like Nokia, on BlackBerry’s advancement. With plenty of content under his belt, Simon will be branching off a bit to see what other smartphone manufacturers are working on while still using BlackBerry as a barometer. At IntoMobile, you can count on his posts being even-handed, well-informed and thought-out.
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