Mobile Industry Essential, Andy Rubin's smartphone startup, is now dead Another one bites the dust By Shawn Knight, February 12, 2020, 5:07 PM 9 comments
Mobile Essential unveils new phone with "radically different" form factor Good news if you like your handsets thin and tall By Rob Thubron, October 9, 2019, 5:20 AM
Industry Google 'Father of Android' Andy Rubin allegedly protected by Google from sexual misconduct claims Instead of firing Rubin after an investigation, the search titan offered him $90 million to leave and keep quiet By Cal Jeffrey, October 25, 2018, 6:36 PM 35 comments
Mobile Industry Essential lays off nearly a third of its staff The hardware and sales division were hardest hit By Shawn Knight, October 17, 2018, 4:44 PM 9 comments
Mobile AI Essential is attempting another smartphone that integrates AI from the ground up A small screen goes against industry trends By Greg Synek, October 10, 2018, 7:56 AM
Mobile Industry Second generation Essential Phone canceled as company is put up for sale Andy Rubin has plans beyond phones By Greg Synek, May 25, 2018, 9:18 AM
Industry Mobile Essential sold fewer than 90,000 smartphones during its first six months Slow sales were just one of the company's many problems in 2017 By Shawn Knight, February 12, 2018, 7:39 PM 9 comments
Industry Google Andy Rubin takes leave of absence from Essential following report of "inappropriate" relationship at Google Rubin denies any wrongdoing By Rob Thubron, November 29, 2017, 5:15 AM 7 comments
Mobile Essential Phone preorders start shipping within a week It's not vaporware after all By David Matthews, August 16, 2017, 11:15 AM
Industry Mobile Andy Rubin's startup, Essential raises $300 million from Amazon, Tencent and others By Shawn Knight, August 9, 2017, 6:00 PM
Mobile Essential's first smartphone coming to Japan, the UK, and other European countries It missed its June launch target in the US but a launch is 'imminent' By Jose Vilches, July 17, 2017, 1:00 PM
Industry Gaming Augmented reality start-up CastAR closes its doors, report claims By Shawn Knight, June 29, 2017, 11:45 AM
Mobile The Essential smartphone will be a Sprint exclusive in the US (but work on all carriers) By Shawn Knight, June 12, 2017, 1:30 PM
Mobile Andy Rubin's Essential company accused of trademark infringement by Spigen The accessory maker already has a line of Essential products By Rob Thubron, June 5, 2017, 10:00 AM
Electronics Meet Essential Home, the Amazon Echo competitor from Android co-founder Andy Rubin By Shawn Knight, May 30, 2017, 1:00 PM
Mobile Android co-creator unveils the $700 Essential smartphone Could the modular features and unusual display help it take on Samsung and Apple? By Rob Thubron, May 30, 2017, 8:45 AM 22 comments
Mobile Specs for Android co-founder's Essential phone appear on GFXBench 16GB of storage? By Rob Thubron, April 18, 2017, 2:15 PM
Mobile Android co-founder teases his upcoming bezel-free smartphone Will Essential's handset challenge the current crop of flagships? By Rob Thubron, March 28, 2017, 10:15 AM
Google Mobile Android co-founder Andy Rubin reportedly interested in building smartphones By Shawn Knight, December 3, 2015, 7:00 AM
Mobile Industry Android creator Andy Rubin is leaving Google to launch a startup incubator By Himanshu Arora, October 31, 2014, 11:00 AM
Google Mobile Cyanogen said to have turned down acquisition offer from Google By Shawn Knight, October 2, 2014, 10:58 PM
Industry Hardware Google buys robotics design company Boston Dynamics By Himanshu Arora, December 16, 2013, 9:16 AM 10 comments
Industry Andy Rubin's new role at Google? Building robots By Shawn Knight, December 4, 2013, 12:15 PM
Industry Android was originally designed for digital cameras, not smartphones By Shawn Knight, April 16, 2013, 11:30 AM