Motorola's first UK Android phone, the Motorola DEXT will be available from October 7th.

The DEXT Android phone will be offered free to new customers as part of a 2-year Orange contract priced at £35 per month. Continue Reading

Motorola UK have confirmed that their upcoming Android phone, the Motorola DEXT, will be available across the UK from October on the Orange/T-Mobile UK network.
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It appears that Vodafone are getting ready to reveal their first Android powered handset. According to reports from BoyGenius, the new Vodafone handset will a European exclusive to boot!

As you can see from the image, it appears that what many Android fans believed to be the HTC G2 is in fact now the HTC Magic - although that name may again differ.

Other than a handful of rendered images, little is know about the HTC Magic handset, although Vodafone are expected to make an announcement this week at the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona.

[via BoyGeniusReport.com]

During Motorola's Q4 earnings call this morning, co-CEO Sanjay Jha revealed that Motorola are shifting their focus away from Windows Mobile in favour of the Android platform.

Jha is quoted as saying that the Google Android platform is "more competitive" than the current Windows Mobile 6.

Motorola are expected to release an Android phone by the end of this year.