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Last month it was reported that Andy Rubin had taken a leave of absence from the smartphone company he founded, Essential. The story that was published by "The Information" alleged an inappropriate relationship between Rubin and a subordinate of his during his time at Google. The timeline did...

It looks like the tech world is not immune to the inappropriate behavior of Hollywood. The CEO of Essential, Andy Rubin, has taken a leave of absence after a report of the circumstances surrounding his 2014 Google departure have been made public. According to this report Andy Rubin left the...

Andy Rubin's new hardware company has experienced major growing pains to say the least. Their first flagship launch was a major disaster. The Essential phone was announced to plenty of fan fair and hype. Pre-Sales went live and shipping dates were promised and then pushed back. Finally the...

The Essential Phone is getting closer to hitting the shelves. Earlier today Android creator Andy Rubin revealed the up-and-coming phone maker has begun mass production and is already ramping up to deliver the new handset. Rubin made the announcement on Twitter earlier today, sharing a trio of...

Amazon's Alexa Fund and Tencent have invested $300 million in Andy Rubin's new smartphone company Essential, according to The Wall Street Journal. For Amazon, it's the second major effort to back a smartphone. The company had a high-profile failure with its own smartphone, the Fire, which was...

There was plenty of hype surrounding Andy Rubin's me too Essential phone. The phone sports all the specs you would expect from a modern flagship such as a Snapdragon 835 cpu, 4GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and even some features you wouldn't expect like modular accessories. The phone was...