First Google Android phone coming Tuesday

Google's long awaited Android mobile OS platform is expected to be unveiled tomorrow.

Rumours have been buzzing around the blogosphere for weeks that mobile operator T-Mobile USA will launch the first device to run Android.

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The first Android handset is expected to be an HTC device called Dream, which will be sold under the brand name T-Mobile G1. The device is set to go on sale in the US next month with a price-tag of around $200.

The UK may be set for a longer wait for the Android device however - according to a report in The Guardian, the G1 will be available in Blighty by Christmas.

T-Mobile is one of seven operators currently signed up to the Open Handset Alliance (OHA) - the group of technology companies working to get Android mobiles launched commercially by the second half of this year - while HTC is one of four handset-maker OHA members, along with LG, Motorola and Samsung.