PALO ALTO, Calif.-Device vendor Danger Inc. announced it is conducting an over-the-air updating campaign for all T-Mobile Sidekick II users in the United States and Germany.
Danger said it plans to have more than 1 million OTA upgrades completed worldwide by the end of the year. The OTA technology works over Danger’s mobile Internet platform, which it launched in 2002.
The OTA upgrade will push a variety of new features to Sidekick devices, including a revamped HTML Web browser that includes JavaScript support, ‘Find’ and ‘Find Again’ commands, and expanded graphics and font support. The upgrade also allows users to uninstall and reinstall previously purchased applications at no extra charge.
T-Mobile UK recently launched the Sidekick II with the updated software already installed, said Danger.
Danger was one of the first companies to offer over the air updates. Recently, a variety of companies including InnoPath Software Inc. and Bitfone Corp. have introduced OTA offerings to device vendors and carriers.
