Over at our sister site SlashGear they’ve been reviewing HTC’s latest version of the Shift, complete with EV-DO cellular broadband courtesy of Sprint.  The UMPC, the CDMA version of which was leaked by Amazon a week and a half ago, is notable for its dual-boot with a full version of Windows Vista and a cut-down instant-boot Windows Mobile OS HTC are calling SnapVue; that way, you get much of the convenience of a smartphone but with the power and flexibility of a full laptop.  That’s the theory, anyway, but can the Shift really live up to the months of hype since its initial announcement in March last year? 

“If the HTC’s hardware trick is its screen, its software trick has to be SnapVue. Intended to bridge the divide between smartphone and full Vista laptop, SnapVue is HTC’s cut-down version of Windows Mobile that the Shift can instantly load for when you merely want to check email, contacts or calendar. As the device can be configured to support push email via an Exchange server, being able to quickly read messages without waiting for Vista to boot fully is a real time saver” SlashGear review the HTC Shift CDMA 

For the full opinion, together with the unboxing video, you’ll have to read the full review - check it out here!