Just months before Apple is scheduled to launch its much anticipated iPhone to U.S. customers, search-giant Google is generating lots of calls about its possible entry into the cell phone business.Google has already launched a number of applications for mobile devices, offering both search capabilities and mapping services for cell phones. But the company has not dipped its toe in the increasingly competitive mobile device market — at least not officially.
"Mobile is an important area for Google and we remain focused on creating applications and establishing and growing partnerships with industry leaders to develop innovative services for users worldwide," a Google spokesperson told ABC News in an e-mail statement. "However, we have nothing further to announce."
Chatter about the device has been swirling for months, but hit a fever pitch after Simeon Simeonov, a Silicon Valley venture capitalist with Polaris Venture Partners, revealed details about the device on his blog on March 4. The blog post has since been removed.
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