Reports say a ‘Google Phone’ under development

Steve Safran March 19th, 2007

Reuters cites “industry insiders” as saying Google is working on its own mobile phone, and a Google exec confirms the company is “investigating” the idea but as more of an entry-level phone and not an “iPhone killer.” And that has the gadget sites a-twitter with mockups (real or otherwise). Various analysts describe it as “Blackberry-like,” having a “color, wide-screen design,” and being aimed at a mass-market. Either way, LR humbly suggests a name for the new device: the “Gooph.”