The Motorola Android tablet talk comes alongside reports that the company has two new high-end Droid phones in the works. According to published in The Wall Street Journal on Friday, Verizon Wireless is planning to debut the Android smartphones sometime in July. The paper says Motorola struck a deal with Verizon to make sure the devices would be "heavily promoted."

Could one of those devices be the oft-discussed "Motorola Shadow" -- you know, the phone earlier this week? It certainly seems plausible. (I even read a rumor that Verizon was planning a massive ad campaign to , though I'm not sure I trust the source.)

Either way, it appears the next phase of the is about to shift into high gear. Hang onto your hats, kiddos -- it oughta be an interesting summer.

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