Tracy and Matt

Well rumour has it that Orange UK has won exclusive rights to the new Google Android phone, dubbed the HTC Hero.

HTC's new Android phone will come with HSDPA connectivity, bluetooth, and a 3-megapixel camera and will be Orange's first Android-powered phone.

Vodafone have already snapped up the exclusivity of the second Android powered phone, the HTC Magic, which was launched in on 1 May. The first Google Android phone, the G1, was launched exclusively by T-Mobile in October last year. The handset was also made by HTC. The HTC Hero is targeted for an August launch in the US, but a UK release date has not yet been confirmed.

Sources at HTC and Orange would neither confirm nor deny the rumour which, in my opinion, is confirmation in itself!

More news as we get it.

Posted by: Matt