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Andy Rubin, the Founder of Android, Leaves Google

Kellen October 30, 2014 89

Back in March of 2013, Google's Larry Page announced that Andy Rubin was stepping away from the Android team at Google to work on making super smart robots. The move was a bit shocking, since the man co-founded the operating system that has now taken over the...

Android Started Off Being an OS For Cameras, Thankfully That Idea Didn’t Stick

Eric April 16, 2013 24

Android has quite the documented history at this point, but Andy Rubin dropped a piece of information today that Android could have never seen a mobile phone. Talking shop today in Tokyo, Andy Rubin mentioned that originally, the plan was for Android to be a...

Samsung Exec Claims Andy Rubin Was Hard to Work With at Times in Regards to Android

Tim March 22, 2013 63

During a very recent on-stage interview Thursday afternoon, Samsung chief product officer Kevin Packingham told the Wall Street Journal that the relationship between Google and Samsung has grown very strong over the last two years. But over that time, work...

Google Continues Internal Shake Ups, Mapping and Commerce Division Split Up

Eric March 14, 2013 13

After yesterday's big news that Andy Rubin was stepping down from the Android team, it seemed that things were changing internally at Google. Today, more switches have been made by Larry Page, who announced that the Mapping and Commerce divisions are no longer...

Andy Rubin Pens Letter to Android Partners, “Right Time” to Start New Chapter With Google

Kellen March 13, 2013 33

Larry Page announcing that Andy Rubin has stepped away from the Android team is clearly the news of the day. After all, this is the man that helped start it all, right? Without Andy Rubin, there is a pretty good chance that Droid Life wouldn't even exist. The...

Andy Rubin Steps Away From Android Team, Sundar Pichai to Take Charge

Tim March 13, 2013 44

This morning, Google's CEO Larry Page, announced that Andy Rubin will no longer lead the Android team. Andy has been the head of the Android project since the beginning and has watched as it has grown to running on more than 750 million devices worldwide. ...

Wednesday Poll: When Buying a Phone or Tablet Do You Need to Feel and Test Them in Person First?

Kellen February 27, 2013 106

Earlier this week, Andy Rubin shot down rumors that Google was planning to open its own retail stores. This was sad news, no doubt, as many of us love the idea that we could enter into a Nexus wonderland and test all of the new toys that Google has released to...

Andy Rubin Denies Rumors of Google Retail Stores, We Cry a Little Inside

Tim February 26, 2013 52

In a bit of sad news, Andy Rubin recently shot down rumors that Google intends to open up retail stores by the end of 2013. In short, Andy stated that thanks to the Internet, the need for physical storefronts just isn't there and that consumers don't need to...