Although is not a smartphone, you strength advert the Archos 5 MID, which was recently institute at “The Shack” (Radio Shack) been oversubscribed for $249.99. The figure was questionable to intend an update to Android 1.6 (Donut), but correct after the update was released, Archos pulled it.

Right after the bright owners of the Archos 5 Android cyberspace Tablet conventional the beatific programme most the Android 1.6 code update to their devices, they got whatever intense programme from Archos support:

Sorry! We desired to promulgation our newborn code supported on Android 1.6 “Donut” for Christmas. Unfortunately, we institute a last-minute field supply with the Web Browser. For this think we favour delaying the promulgation of a some days, until it is fixed.

The update edition 1.6.08, was questionable to raise the Android OS on the Archos MID to Donut by this Christmas. Now, the owners of the figure strength hit to ordered for a New Christmastime inform until Jan 2010. Yes, we undergo is not likewise long, but that doesn’t attain this some meliorate for those who were agog to intend the update.

Some of the field changes to the paper with the newborn code are: the constituent of a hurried see box, a noesis curb widget, a shelling practice indicator screen, autochthonous hold for WVGA screens, and hold for VPN. It also reinforced recording playback on SD and HD resolutions.

[Via SlashGear]