Seems searchasaurus Google has an eye on every business opportunity under the sun. We've already learned that the company is shooting for the moon; now, according to Guardian Unlimited, the company is in talks with mobile-phone maker Orange to spawn a mobile device primed for performing search from anywhere.
According to the report, in which anonymous sources are cited: "their plans centre on a branded Google phone, which would probably also carry Orange's logo. The device would not be revolutionary: manufactured by HTC, a Taiwanese firm specialising in smart phones and Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), it might have a screen similar to a video iPod. But it would have built-in Google software which would dramatically improve on the slow and cumbersome experience of surfing the web from a mobile handset."
Neither company would confirm or deny the report, though it's no secret Google has an interest in the wireless world. The company, along with EarthLink, recently won a bid to blanket San Francisco with free and paid Wi-Fi service.
Moreover, YouTube, which Google bought earlier this year, has teamed with Verizon to bring some of its content to mobile phones.
Additionally, the company just scooped up Endoxon, a developer of Internet mapping technology, to boost its own mapping services in Europe. Pair mapping with GPS with mobile, and you've got a real potential money-maker.