Google mobile phone anyone?

Rumours are abound that google is dipping its sticky fingers into the mobile phone market with a google mobile set for retail.

They have recently filed for a patent on predictive mobile location-based search technology. A BlackBerry-like gadget is apparently in the pipeline that may be Google-made or run a Google OS. At the very least I would expect to see it optimised for gmail. There are also recent reports of a partnership between operator Orange and Google with a view to producing a branded device.

Conspiracy theorists should have a field day as further evidence begins to gather.