Items tagged with Andy-Rubin

by Shane McGlaun - Fri, May 25, 2018

Andy Rubin's Essential Cancels Second Gen Smartphone And Considers Sale

Andy Rubin is the father of the Android operating system that powers hundreds of millions of smartphones around the globe. Rubin broke away from Google and eventually wound up at a new company called Essential Products Inc. The company's first smartphone was the Essential Phone and it flopped massively. Reports... Read more...

by Shane McGlaun - Fri, Sep 15, 2017

Essential Phone High-End Modular Accessory Will Revive Beloved 3.5mm Audio Jack

One of the coolest things about the Essential Phone from Andy Rubin and crew is that it has a slick magnetic accessory connector that allows you to expand the capabilities of the device as accessories are launched. One of the worst things about the Essential Phoen for many people who like to listen to audio with... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Wed, Dec 04, 2013

Lookout Amazon Drones, GoogleBots Are In Development and We're Not Talking Web Crawlers

The wonderful and terrifying robot future portended by Amazon’s delivery drones isn’t exclusive to the e-tailer giant; Google is getting in on the robot action, too. The company is looking to develop humanoid robots that could perform tasks such as manufacturing electronics, loading up products to ship... Read more...

by Seth Colaner - Wed, Mar 13, 2013

Andy Rubin Out, Sundar Pichai In As Android Chief

To hear Google CEO Larry Page tell it, the man responsible for the birth of Android as we know it is Andy Rubin, who brought the idea of a standards-based mobile operating system to Google in 2004. Since then, Android has of course become the world’s most-used mobile OS, and it can be found running on all manner of devices great and... Read more...