Motorola today hoped to kickstart its ailing handset division with the introduction of two new Android-powered smartphones. The company's CEO, Dr. Sanjay K. Jha took the stage at GigaOm's Mobilize 09 conference to showcase the first of two new handsets he promised would fulfill the need for "a new, differentiated smartphone."

T-Mobile CTO Cole Brodman was brought out on stage to help introduce the Motorola Cliq. Originally codenamed Morrison, the Cliq will be exclusively available on that carrier, Motorola has deemed the Cliq the "first phone with social skills." The Cliq is aimed at the T-Mobile texting-enthusiatic crowd who came to the network for handsets like the Sidekick.

The phone features 3G connectivity, a 5-MP camera with 24 FPS video, and the "best-in-class HTML browser." The device will be available internationally on a number of carriers including Orange, America Movil, and Telefonica.

The device is powered by Motorola's Android skin, MotoBlur. The OS promises to sync together information across a plethora of social networks and other online services. MotoBlur features a number of "live widgets," such as Social Status, which lets users update statuses across sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Myspace.

A second Android smartphone will be available in "the coming weeks," according to Motorola. The device will likely be the finalized version of the handset codenamed Sholes.