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AT&T has its heart set on Motorola’s latest Android phone, the Backflip. Starting March 7, the Backflip will retail for $100 with a two-year contract and a $100 mail-in rebate.

The Backflip will be the first smartphone running the Google-designed open source Android operating system to be available on AT&T’s network.

At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January, AT&T said it’s planning to offer five Android phones this year. These include devices from companies such as HTC, Dell and Motorola.

The Backflip from Motorola has an interesting hardware design — instead of sliding open forward, the device’s physical keyboard flips behind it so it can sit on a table like an alarm clock. The Backflip has a 3.1-inch touchscreen and a 5-megapixel camera with flash. Motorola has not yet revealed detailed specifications of the device.

The phone also has a 1-inch touch-sensitive swatch on the back of the phone that supports gestures such as swipe and double-tap.  The Backflip will run MotoBlur, the Motorola-designed skin that first appeared on the Cliq last year. MotoBlur aggregates social networking feeds such as Twitter and Facebook and combines it with e-mail contacts and the phone’s address book. It also offers free online backup of the data on the device and a find-my-phone service for lost devices.

Check out our hands-on with the Motorola Backflip from CES.

Photo of the Motorola Backflip: writegirl/Flickr

See Also:

• Motorola’s First Android Phone Takes Aim at Social Networks
• MWC 2010: The Year of the Android
• AT&T Plans 5 Android Smartphones in 2010
• Android’s Rapid Growth Has Some Developers Worried