Android co-founder’s smartphone startup Essential is essentially dead
Having co-founded Android Inc. in 2003 and leading the charge on the mobile operating system for nearly a decade after Google bought the company for …
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Essential practically confirms Andy Rubin’s first phone is a flop
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone has a daring design and it’s an interesting high-end Android device built in part by the inventor of Android. The Essential …
Essential has sold just 5,000 phones in a month
When Android founder Andy Rubin launched Essential earlier this year, it was a business full of promise. The fledgling company had all the pedigree in …
Essential phone teardown: It’s all a mess
After lying to customers about the ship date and then phishing them, Essential is finally shipping its eponymous smartphone to people who ordered it months …
The Essential phone essentially doesn’t exist
So, let’s just get this out of the way — I wanted an Essential phone to play around with. The high-end manufacturing and edge-to-edge screen …
After months of delays, the Essential phone will finally ship this month
After launching his first smartphone in late May, former Android guru Andy Rubin said that the Essential Phone would ship within 30 days after preorders. …
The Essential smartphone just got a massive boost from Amazon
Earlier this year, Android founder Andy Rubin surprised everyone when he announced the Essential smartphone. It’s not that people were surprised to see Rubin working …
This Android phone does such a great job of highlighting the iPhone 8’s biggest potential problem
Earlier this morning, we took a look at the most impressive iPhone 8 leak to date. Using CAD drawings that are believed to have leaked …
Andy Rubin’s ‘Essential’ brand is actually a copycat, new lawsuit claims
Last week, Andy Rubin launched his new Android phone, branded Essential, to much fanfare and breathless profiling. The phone is the kind of thing the …
Andy Rubin’s new company already got screwed by Apple
Andy Rubin, the former Googler who founded Android, is no stranger to fighting with Apple. After all, he and his mobile platform have been locked …
Andy Rubin’s plan for his Amazon Echo killer sounds absolutely crazy
Andy Rubin’s Essential company unveiled two products earlier this week: the Essential Phone that should launch later this month, and Essential Home, an Amazon Echo …
Andy Rubin’s Essential Phone will ship much sooner than expected
Andy Rubin has his own take on what high-end smartphone should look and feel like, and what features they should offer — they still run …
4 Essential design features I don’t want to see on the iPhone 8
There’s a new Android flagship in town to take on the Galaxy S8, the OnePlus 5, the iPhone 8, and any other high-end smartphone launching …
The Essential phone that’s going after the iPhone 8 and Galaxy S8 is finally here
Andy Rubin, the man responsible for the Android revolution, is finally ready to show the world his new toys. He may no longer work on …
Andy Rubin’s mysterious new Android phone will do something your iPhone can’t
There are several interesting Android devices in the works, and one of them is supposed to launch real soon. No, it’s not the OnePlus 5, …
Andy Rubin’s Essential smartphone teased for a May 30th reveal
Back in January, Android co-founder Andy Rubin’s new smartphone company Essential made its debut. Android fans had been eager to find out what Rubin had …
A Google exec just confirmed what we already knew about Andy Rubin’s ‘iPhone killer’
Andy Rubin, the former boss of Android, has a new startup that’s currently working on a high-end smartphone supposed to compete against premium devices this …
Apple just killed funding for Andy Rubin’s iPhone killer
The man responsible for the rise of Android hasn’t been a Google employee in years. But Andy Rubin is still passionate about the smartphone business, …
