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February 15th, 2010, 20:20
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We've been able to confirm in a chat with Dell spokesfolks this evening that the lovely Mini 5 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Mini5/) won't ship with the Android 1.6 build (also known as Donut (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Donut/)) that we've seen so far -- instead, it'll be running "something newer." They wouldn't say what that newer version would be -- and to be fair, we're not sure they even knew since Android is always a moving target on account of Google's breakneck development pace -- but it was specifically mentioned that Flash compatibility was something they had on their radar, suggesting that something really, really fresh (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/adobe-flash-10-1-will-require-some-enhancements-to-existing-ve/) might be needed. Then again, they also mentioned that the giant phone / MID / thingamajig is going to be totally upgradeable, something that fellow Android skinners HTC and Motorola have both had to reassure the Android-buying public over. How this all shakes out remains to be seen, but let's put it this way: Eclair (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Eclair/), at minimum, seems to be a lock by the time the Mini 5 is on a shelf near you.Gallery: Dell Mini 5 hands-on at MWC 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711943/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711944/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711945/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711947/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711949/)
Dell Mini 5 will run 'something newer' than Android 1.6 at launch (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/dell-mini-5-will-run-something-newer-than-android-1-6-at-launc/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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We've been able to confirm in a chat with Dell spokesfolks this evening that the lovely Mini 5 (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Mini5/) won't ship with the Android 1.6 build (also known as Donut (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Donut/)) that we've seen so far -- instead, it'll be running "something newer." They wouldn't say what that newer version would be -- and to be fair, we're not sure they even knew since Android is always a moving target on account of Google's breakneck development pace -- but it was specifically mentioned that Flash compatibility was something they had on their radar, suggesting that something really, really fresh (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/09/adobe-flash-10-1-will-require-some-enhancements-to-existing-ve/) might be needed. Then again, they also mentioned that the giant phone / MID / thingamajig is going to be totally upgradeable, something that fellow Android skinners HTC and Motorola have both had to reassure the Android-buying public over. How this all shakes out remains to be seen, but let's put it this way: Eclair (http://www.engadget.com/tag/Eclair/), at minimum, seems to be a lock by the time the Mini 5 is on a shelf near you.Gallery: Dell Mini 5 hands-on at MWC 2010 (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/)
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-00_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711943/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-01_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711944/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-02_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711945/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-03_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711947/)http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2010/02/dell-mini-5-mwc-2010-04_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/photos/dell-mini-5-hands-on-at-mwc-2010/2711949/)
Dell Mini 5 will run 'something newer' than Android 1.6 at launch (http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/15/dell-mini-5-will-run-something-newer-than-android-1-6-at-launc/) originally appeared on Engadget (http://www.engadget.com) on Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:14:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
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