Our friends to the north will be getting a taste of Apple’s goodness very soon as Rogers has announced they will be launching the iPhone later this year. There is no release date, but this is undoubtedly great news for those looking to get their hands on the next generation of the iPhone version 2.0 (yes, with 3G support). It is expected that Rogers will be skipping the iPhone version 1.0 entirely and go straight for the 3G iPhone since their network supports HSPA.
To build further excitement, Rogers is considering subsidizing the handset and avoiding the carrier kickbacks to Apple in order to boost sales of the device. This would be a first for an iPhone launch although European carriers have slashed iPhone version 1.0 pricing to empty out inventories for the 3G iPhone release.