Orange to sell HTC Shift "Exclusively" (well they'll be the only UK network to start with at least)

A press release from Orange's PR company today announces that they will carry the Shift exclusively and that it will be available before the end of February.

It's good to see a major phone carrier picking up the torch for UMPCs and I hope this gets the form factor in front of a lot more people...even if the Shift is very old news now.

The pricing is a little strange though. Orange will be selling the device for £999 with a contract, whereas you can pick one up from Expansys with a contract for £580 and Clove Technology have them SIM-free for a little over £800!

Via UMPCPortal.com