Could Andy Rubin be headed to Facebook?
If you’re the type who like to read tea leaves, you might be interested in this next one. Andy Rubin may be headed to Facebook, according to someone (Jean-Baptiste Su) who has known him for years. While he doesn’t outright claim this to be fact, …
Andy Rubin passes the Android torch to Sundar Pichai
There’s some rather large news coming out of Mountain View today as Android lead Andy Rubin has decided to “hand over the reigns”. The word comes direct from Google CEO Larry Page who tells us Rubin will start a new chapter at Google. In Andy’s place, Sundar Pichai …
Rubin: Android activations eclipse 900k per day
Daily activations continue to climb higher, inching closer to one million per day.
Trolldroid: Robert Scoble says Andy Rubin leaving Android, U mad bro?
How to keep Android fans busy: start a rumor on Google+ about Andy Rubin leaving Google for a startup. That’s exactly what happened yesterday, went Robert Scoble posted this: Today I heard that the head of Android, +Andy Rubin, will soon leave Google and head …
Andy Rubin: More than 850,000 Android devices activated daily; 450,000 apps in Market
It’s hardly even a story anymore that Android is now father of all the mobile operating systems. However, we still love to document the platform’s growth and share the occasional milestone. You’ll remember that just 2 months ago at Q42011 conference call, Andy Rubin confirmed …
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Andy Rubin Clears the Air About Android Rumors
Android head Andy Rubin took to the Android Developers Blog to clear the air about rumors that have been circulating recently: that Google is imposing new rules to reduce fragmentation, and that they are holding back release of Honeycomb source code in a way that …
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Google Tightening the Android Reins
Google is taking steps to ensure that fragmentation and “willy-nilly” customization doesn’t slow the growth and success of Android. According to roughly twelve executives spread across various players in the Android space, they have begun clamping down so much that Andy Rubin personally approves who …
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Watch All of Andy Rubin’s Dive Into Mobile Interview [VIDEO]
We’ve seen the pictures and the abridged clips. Now it’s time to watch the entire interview. Hit the jump to watch Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher chat up Andy Rubin from last week’s Dive Into Mobile session. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll get insanely jealous …
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Andy Rubin: “Over 300,000 Android Activations Per Day”
Andy Rubin, Vice President of Engineering at Google, sent out a tweet at about 11:37 PM ET saying,”There are over 300,000 Android phones activated each day.”
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Could Rubin Drop Gingerbread on December 6th?
With the rumored Gingerbread drop date come and gone without any tasty little pastry men coming to light, speculation has once again started as to exactly when Gingerbread will release. With Eric Schmidt telling the world that it will be a “few weeks” during a recent interview, we have been looking for a date in which Google will announce the latest version of it’s Android operating system.
Looking at upcoming events, we happened to notice that Andy Rubin, creator of Android, is speaking at the D: Dive into Mobile conference on December 6th. Rubin will be the opening interview. Could Rubin drop Gingerbread or news of the impending release during the interview?
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Google’s David Lawee “hearts” Android
We all know that Google gets pretty purchase happy sometimes. Depending on the time of year, you can read once a week that Google has acquired SOMETHING to make it more awesome. The search giant is now so much more then a search giant that it seems …
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Andy Rubin on Android Tablets: “We Haven’t Announced Anything” [VIDEO]
Here’s how you know an official Android tablet is being worked on in some back room somewhere. When speaking with Google VP Andy Rubin earlier today, the subject of an Android tablet was brought up. When asked wither or not we’ll be seeing one before …
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160,000 Android Phones Sold Daily, Market Nears 70,000 Applications
Speaking earlier today at the Droid X launch, Andy Rubin (Google VP of engineering) said that Android phones are being activated at a rate of 160,000 per day. Yes, that’s almost two activations for every second of the day, every day. What’s even more is …
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Andy Rubin: Android Updates Will “Probably end up Being Once a Year”
Google VP Andy Rubin recently spent some time speaking with the Silicon Valley Mercury News where he shared a few details about the future of the mobile platform. Rubin acknowledged the rapid maturity of Android and how it has kept developers and OEMs up at …
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Google Changes Store Approach: “It’s Clear That Many Customers Like a Hands-on Experience”
Andy Rubin just published a post on the Official Google Blog where he announced some sweeping changes in the company’s approach to selling phones. The company has realized that after a few months, the store needs to be adjusted to reflect the needs and wants …
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