Not content with being the worlds most popular search engine, and Steve Balmers current obsession Google are apparently working on a mobile phone now too! Details are very limited so far, but apparently this was finally confirmed by Isabel Aguilera, head of Google Iberia, to Spanish IT site Noticias on Wednesday last. Previously a closely guarded secret within Google, when the existence of a mobile phone project was leaked to the New York Times some time ago, the alleged leakers were given the boot by Google.
What’s interesting is that by virtue of their acquisitions over the past couple of years, Google have a couple of ex-Apple veterans on board now too, namely Mike Reed, a graphics expert, and Andy Rubin, whose experiences at Danger Inc. may be more relevant, given their well-known Sidekick phone product.
While specifics are hard to come by at the moment, and there are no available estimates as to when the phone will eventually be released, I am definitely going to be keeping an eye out for this.