HTC Makes Another Bold Move

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HTC "Shifts" from Pocket PCs and Smartphones to UMPCs
Posted by Darius Wey @ Monday, March 26, 2007

Bold move, HTC. You've created a UMPC that, well... makes me want a UMPC.

Yes, it's not everyday that you see us post on UMPCs, but considering HTC is a name familiar to just about all of you, this was too good an opportunity to pass up. The HTC Shift runs Windows Vista Business and features a VIA CPU, a 30GB HDD, a 7" slide-tilt widescreen display (touch-enabled, of course), quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE and tri-band UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, a biometric reader, and a front-facing camera. Engadget thinks it'll be out around Q3 at an estimated price of under $2000 USD, but we'll keep our eyes and ears open for an official word from HTC and provide confirmation as soon as possible. In the meantime, you may want to head over to the HTC web site to see the Shift's tilting and sliding mechanism in action.