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Following earlier releases in the US, the ultra-mobile PC HTC Shift gets another release this time to the Canadia mobile market courtesy of Rogers Wireless. Yes dear readers from Canada, it’s time to pay homage to Rogers for bringing this powerful UMPC to your beloved country. If you have no idea how rich the HTC Shift in features and functionality, take a gander at the following specs.

The HTC Shift X9501 touts Windows Vista for its OS, touch-screen technology using Microsoft Origami Experience 2.0, push email and SMS using HTC SnapVue, Windows Media Player 11, 7-inch touch sensitive “slide-n-tilt” screen, front facing camera useful for video conferencing, biometric finger print scanner, 40GB hard drive, Wi-Fi, 3G connectivity through Rogers Tri-band HSPA, and Bluetooth 2.0.

If those features are not enough, how about if Rogers throw in a software update which will enable GPS connectivity, map and navigation capabilities? Well, that would come within three months as promised by Rogers. In the meantime you might want to prepare $1,599.99 to snag one HTC Shift for yourself. The HTC Shift is available at selected Rogers Wireless outlets in Canada today.

Via [Into Mobile]

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