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Archos may be known for its portable media players, but now it's challenging smartphone makers as well. The company has announced an Internet media tablet (IMT) with a built-in Android-based mobile phone.

"Support for an Android-based device represents a historical opportunity for Archos to combine all the best of our IMTs with a phone in a single device delivering high-quality video and a full Web experience in true mobility," said Archos CEO Henri Crohas in a statement.

The ultrathin Archos tablet will run on a Texas Instruments OMAP3440 CPU and offer 500GB of storage space. With the Google Android OS and seven hours of video playback time, the Archos IMT could be worth a look when it's released in the third quarter.

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