(from T-Mobile’s press release) T-Mobile released details about the new Sidekick 4G today after quietly deciding to sink the original from May 31. Unlike the first version, which was made by Sharp, the current Sidekick is a Samsung product. Samsung ditched the old Sidekick’s twirling screen, but keeps the basic design aesthetic.

The new Sidekick, like its predecessor, is aimed at the texting and messaging crowd with a five-row QWERTY keyboard. The press release from T-Mobile touts the phones capabilities to text message, group message and message from the cloud.

A tool for social animals, the Sidekick comes with Facebook and Twitter applications and lets users update their status and see notifications from the home screen. The handset is also marketing itself as a media hub for music, radio and video and a device for video chatting.

ORY: Story from Washington Post today.