Articles Tagged “Andy Rubin”
A timeline of the Oracle vs Google trial
by Mike Andrici on Apr 26, 2012 2 Comments">2
Here at Android Authority, we’ve covered every move that preceded the beginning of the Google vs Oracle trial. But we never knew how much new info we’ll be able to find out about Android, Google, and Oracle from this high profile legal battle. As we don’t want to bore you with technical details and such, here’s a timeline of the trial, marking every important statement by lawyers on both sides, as well as witness testimonies. Let’s get on with it, shall we? April 17: Oracle’s opening statement did not surprise anyone, as Google was accused of knowingly breaking Oracle’s intellectual …
Was the Android Idea Stolen by Andy Rubin?
by Christine Torralba on Jan 31, 2012 9 Comments">9
Here’s something AndroidPit recently shared: Apparently, Andy Rubin (the founder of Android) was a former employee at Apple. He worked in the company of his biggest rival as their Manufacturing Engineer during the time of 1989-1992. After 11 years, Rubin founded Android. A couple of years later, he became Google’s Senior VP of Mobile. Even though it was typical for people to bounce between companies, Rubin’s 3-year stint at Apple may be the reason why Steve Jobs felt such an intense hatred for Android. What’s even more interesting is that Steve Jobs was quoted that Android is a ‘stolen piece …
700,000 Activated Android Devices Every Day and Growing
by Christine Torralba on Dec 21, 2011 0 Comments">0
Woah! We knew there are a lot of Android users, but we didn’t expect it would be THAT many. What we’re referring to is the Tweet and announcement made on Google + by the brand’s very own Senior Vice President of Mobile Andy Rubin: …and for those wondering, we count each device only once (ie, we don’t count re-sold devices), and “activations” means you go into a store, buy a device, put it on the network by subscribing to a wireless service. The last count of 550,000 devices a day was first noted by Chairman Eric Schmidt while in Germany. …
Nexus 3 Soon To Come?
by Chit Agustin on May 11, 2011 4 Comments">4
“Will Ice Cream Sandwich require phones with more processing power now that the complex holographic UI is confirmed to be making its way to phones?” This was the thought-provoking question during the Android Q&A session at Google I/O that Andy Rubin was made to answer. Then, he briefly answered “Maybe, maybe not.” As of this moment, there is no guarantee. However, Andy Rubin did confirm one thing, Google is definitely looking at introducing another phone that should blow the socks off of everyone and that should be able to handle Ice Cream Sandwich with ease. He also noted that they …
Palm webOS UI head joins Google’s Android team
by Michael Oryl on May 27, 2010 0 Comments">0
In what can only be considered fantastic news for the Android platform, one of the main forces behind Palm’s lovely and easy to use webOS user interface, Matias Duarte, has joined fellow Danger Inc. alum Andy Rubin on Google’s Android development team. Duarte is now the User Experience Director for Android. For those of you that don’t keep tabs on what happens in the non-Android world, it’s worth noting that HP recently announced that it was buying Palm. [via Engadget]
Google Nexus One going to stores, web sales to end
by Michael Oryl on May 14, 2010 0 Comments">0
Today Google’s Andy Rubin announced that Google was going to transition its Nexus One smartphone away from its web-only sales system to one that will see the device offered by retail partners, as it does in Europe. This seems to be an admission by Google that its web based sales of the Nexus One didn’t work so well. People like to see and try what they are buying, especially when it costs half grand. Rubin’s entire post is available after the jump.
Google speaks of upgraded Nexus One “Enterprise” and reason for current lack of multi-touch
by Chuck Zich on Jan 11, 2010 1 Comments">1
While on stage with th Wall Street Journal’s Walt Mossberg, a Google Engineering VP was recently heard speaking about an upgraded Nexus One Enterprise version which would include a better battery and physical keyboard. Naturally, he also spoke of more models such as a budget version, which always seem to follow halfhearted, noncommittal comments about future products. The original question was also brought up in a separate conversation with Andy Rubin, who stated something along the same lines of the Nexus One being the first in a line of ever improving models. Again, this seems to be a given that …
Android getting ready to tackle business; Donut (1.6) and Eclair (2.0) out this year
by Michael Oryl on Aug 03, 2009 1 Comments">1
According to Google’s Andy Rubin, the godfather of the Android smartphone OS, Android is going to start picking up features needed to tackle business uses – starting this year. To quote a Reuters story on the subject: “Today, we don’t support many enterprise applications but in the future, I think enterprise will be a good focus for us,” Rubin, vice president of engineering at Google, told Reuters. He added that he expected to this to happen this year. According to the Retuers story, Rubin seems to imply that he thinks enterprises will find Android attractive because they would be able …
Google’s Rubin on Android future: Donut, Eclair, and Flan
by Michael Oryl on Jul 13, 2009 1 Comments">1
The Wall Street Journal reported on Google’s Andy Rubin’s discussion of the future of the Android OS at a media event in San Francisco last week. Rubin mentioned the code names for the next few versions of Android. Donut, which we were well aware of, will be followed by Eclair and….wait for it….Flan. Flan? Really? Anyway, citing most of the same reasons I mentioned on Friday, Rubin also noted that the arrival of the Chrome OS does not by any stretch mean that Android is dead, because the two systems are very different in how they work and what purpose …
Google I/O attendees receive free HTC Magic, Rubin says as many as 20 new devices by year end
by James Tromans on May 28, 2009 0 Comments">0
As I am sure some of you will be aware, Google provided a little surprise at their I/O conference this year. All 4000+ attendees got a box with not only a link to where they can download the latest software development kit for Android, but also the latest documentation too! Not bad hey? Especially when you throw in the fact every box also has a limited edition HTC Magic (called the Google Ion) thrown in that cannot be purchased anywhere else. Eat your heart out Apple. It’s at times like this that I really wish I could have gone to …
Rubin hoping for no dud, Reuters firm on September 23rd launch date for HTC Dream / T-Mobile G1
by Darcy LaCouvee on Sep 12, 2008 0 Comments">0
Andy Rubin (Credit: Stephen Shankland/CNETNews.com) According to an article published by Reuters today, Google’s Andy Rubin says that Android’s success hinges on the reception received by the first Android powered smartphone, which the story says is due out this month. Andy Rubin, Google’s director of mobile platforms, told Reuters that Android’s success hinges on the reception of the first phone, due out later this month. Reuters then went on to reiterate its expectation, as we reported before, that the first Android phone from T-Mobile, presumably the G1, will be announced on the 23rd of September. It said this was confirmed …
Google creating an iTunes-like Android software store?
by Darcy LaCouvee on May 31, 2008 0 Comments">0
Photo courtesy AndroidCommunity.com At the recent Google IO developer conference, Google’s Andy Rubin hinted that Google is looking to put together a way for developers to easily sell their applications to Android phone users in a way that is similar to what Apple has planned for iPhone apps on iTunes. To quote Andy Rubin: “It would be a great benefit to the Android community to provide a place where people can go to safely and securely download content and where a billing system would allow developers to get paid for their effort,” he said. “We wouldn’t have done our job …
Google demos latest Android UI, possibly shows HTC Dream
by Darcy LaCouvee on May 29, 2008 0 Comments">0
Android presentation at Google IO Yesterday at the Google IO developer conference, Andy Rubin and some other folks from Google ran a demo of the latest and greatest version of the Android platform running on a mysterious piece of hardware that could be the HTC Dream. The Google guys refused to name the device, citing an NDA, but they did mention that it was running a Qualcomm CPU at 528MHz and used a capacitive display like that found on the iPhone. The demo showed off a number of new UI enhancements, including the notifications system that is linked to the …
Google’s (semi-)open source plans for Android drawing criticism
by Darcy LaCouvee on May 22, 2008 0 Comments">0
Andy Rubin – Credit: Stephen Shankland, CNETNews.com CNET has posted a lengthy look at how Google is dealing with the open source aspects of the Android platform, and how some open source advocates are less than pleased with Google’s actions so far. Google’s approach seems to be to develop everything in-house first, under controlled conditions, and then to release much of the code to the open source community once it is ready. Andy Rubin, Google’s man heading the Android development project, said that about 8.6 million of 11 million total lines of code that make up Android will be made …
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