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'''Andrew E. "Andy" Rubin''' is the co-founder and former CEO of both [[Danger Inc.]] and [[Android Inc.]] He was Senior Vice President of Mobile and Digital Content at [[Google]] until March 2013,<ref>[http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/13/4099450/andy-rubin-steps-down-as-head-of-android Andy Rubin steps down as head of Android at Google, will be succeeded by Chrome OS boss | The Verge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> where he oversaw development of [[Android (operating system)|Android]], an [[open-source]] [[operating system]] for [[smartphone]]s.<ref>[http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10245994-93.html?tag=mncol Google's Rubin: Android 'a revolution']</ref><ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.ca/2013/03/update-from-ceo.html Official Blog: Update from the CEO<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Citation
He has left Google, [it was said at the WSJ conference](http://www.businessinsider.com/andy-rubin-out-of-google-2014-10)
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|first=Amir
|title=The Man Behind Android's Rise
|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal
|date=August 17, 2011
|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904253204576512720214351098.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories
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</ref> Rubin has seventeen [[#List of patents|patents]] for his inventions.

On 13 March 2013, [[Larry Page]] announced in a blog post that Andy Rubin had moved from the Android division to take on new projects at Google.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2013/mar/13/andy-rubin-google-move | location=London | work=The Guardian | first=Charles | last=Arthur | title=Andy Rubin moved from Android to take on 'moonshots' at Google | date=13 March 2013}}</ref> He was replaced by [[Sundar Pichai]], who now serves as Google's CEO.<ref>[http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/google-alphabet.html]</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Darrell Etherington|date=March 13, 2013|title=Sundar Pichai Takes Over For Andy Rubin As Head Of Android At Google, Signals The Unification of Android, Chrome And Apps|website=TechCrunch|url=http://techcrunch.com/2013/03/13/sundar-pichai-takes-over-for-andy-rubin-as-head-of-android-at-google}}</ref> In December 2013, Rubin was called to manage the robotics division of Google (which includes companies bought by Google, such as [[Boston Dynamics]]).<ref name="nyt-robots">[http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/14/technology/google-adds-to-its-menagerie-of-robots.html?_r=0 "Google Adds to Its Menagerie of Robots"], ''New York Times'', December 14, 2013.</ref> On 30 October 2014 he left Google after nine years at the company to start an incubator for hardware startups.<ref>{{cite news|title=Android co-founder Andy Rubin leaves Google|date=October 30, 2014|website=Market Business News|url=http://marketbusinessnews.com/android-co-founder-andy-rubin-leaves-google/37043}}</ref>

==Early life==
Rubin, born in 1962, grew up in [[Chappaqua, New York]], the son of a psychologist who later founded his own direct-marketing firm. His father's firm created photographs of the latest electronic gadgets to be sent with credit card bills.<ref name="NYT">{{cite news |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/technology/04google.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all |title=I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone |first=John |last=Markoff |date=4 November 2007 |work=The New York Times |publisher=The New York Times Company}}</ref> Rubin ran a computer [[bulletin board system]] in his youth.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.textfiles.com/bbs/arubin.txt |title=Spies is shutting down because the time has come |author=System 0perator Ducati |date=30 October 1991 |work=Textfiles.com |publisher=Jason Scott}}</ref>

==Education==
* [[Horace Greeley High School]] in Chappaqua, New York 1977&ndash;1981.
* [[Utica College]], [[Utica, New York]] Bachelor of Science degree in [[computer science]] 1981&ndash;1986.

==Career==
* [[Carl Zeiss AG]], robotics [[engineer]], 1986&ndash;1989.<ref name="NYT"/>
* [[Apple Inc.]], manufacturing engineer, 1989&ndash;1992.<ref name="NYT"/>
* [[General Magic]], engineer, 1992&ndash;1995. An Apple [[corporate spin-off|spin-off]] where he participated in developing [[Magic Cap]], an [[operating system]] and [[interface (computer science)|interface]] for hand-held [[mobile device]]s.<ref name="NYT"/>
* [[MSN TV]], engineer, 1995&ndash;1999. When Magic Cap failed, Rubin joined Artemis Research, founded by [[Steve Perlman]], which became [[WebTV]] and was eventually acquired by [[Microsoft]].<ref name="NYT"/>
* [[Danger (company)|Danger Inc.]], co-founder, 1999&ndash;2003. Founded with Matt Hershenson and Joe Britt. Firm is most notable for the [[Danger Hiptop]], branded for T-Mobile as the Sidekick, which is a phone with PDA-like abilities. The firm was later acquired by Microsoft in February 2008.<ref name="NYT"/>
* [[Android (operating system)#Foundation|Android Inc.]], co-founder 2003&ndash;2005.<ref name="NYT"/>
* [[Google]], 2005&ndash;2014: Senior Vice President in charge of [[Android (operating system)|Android]] for most of his tenure.<ref name="NYT"/> Since December 2013, managing the robotics division of Google (which includes companies bought by Google, such as [[Boston Dynamics]]).<ref name="nyt-robots" />
*head of an incubator-company for hardware-development startups

==List of patents==
Andrew Rubin (or as Andrew E. Rubin or Andy Rubin) is named as an inventor in seventeen U.S. Patents:
* {{US patent|6701522}}, ''Apparatus and method for portal device authentication'', 2000 Apr 7, Assignee: [[Danger Inc.]]
* {{US patent|6735624}}, ''Method for configuring and authenticating newly delivered portal device'', 2000 Apr 7, Assignee: [[Danger Inc.]]
* {{US patent|6721804}}, ''Portal system for converting requested data into a bytecode format based on...'', 2000 Nov 15, Assignee: [[Danger Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8099144}}, ''Electronic device with hinge mechanism'', 2007 Aug 20, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8065508}}, ''Activating applications based on accelerometer data'', 2008 Nov 10, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8271413}}, ''Providing digital content based on expected user behavior'', 2008 Nov 25, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8260998}}, ''Wireless communication with a dock'', 2010 Oct 28, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8179095}}, ''Estimating remaining use time of a mobile device'', 2011 Jun 10, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|7960945}}, ''Estimating remaining use time of a mobile device'', 2011 Jun 14, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8260999}}, ''Wireless communication with a dock'', 2011 Sep 30, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8464036}}, ''Activating applications based on accelerometer data'', 2011 Oct 20, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8438373}}, ''Activating applications based on accelerometer data'', 2011 Oct 21, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8285250}}, ''Mobile device-based bandwidth throttling'', 2011 Oct 27, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8488778}}, ''Electronic device with hinge mechanism'', 2012 Jan 3, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8437738}}, ''Mobile device-based bandwidth throttling'', 2012 Jun 7, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8442484}}, ''Mobile device-based bandwidth throttling'', 2012 Sep 13, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]
* {{US patent|8437736}}, ''Mobile device-based bandwidth throttling'', 2012 Sep 13, Assignee: [[Google Inc.]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://edcorner.stanford.edu/authorMaterialInfo.html?mid=1146&author=46 "Designing Products Your Customers Will Love"], Andy Rubin speaks at [[Stanford University]]
*[http://www.financialpost.com/Android+march/3541978/story.html "Android on the March"], [[Financial Post]] September 17, 2010
*[http://www.newsweek.com/2010/10/03/how-android-is-transforming-mobile-computing.html "Android Invasion"], [[Newsweek]] October 3, 2010

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Revision as of 17:43, 13 August 2015

Not to be confused with Andrew Rubin (actor).
Andy Rubin
Rubin at 2008 Google Developer Day in Japan
Born
Andrew E. Rubin

Chappaqua, New York, United States
OccupationComputer programmer

Andrew E. "Andy" Rubin is the co-founder and former CEO of both Danger Inc. and Android Inc. He was Senior Vice President of Mobile and Digital Content at Google until March 2013,[1] where he oversaw development of Android, an open-source operating system for smartphones.[2][3][4] Rubin has seventeen patents for his inventions.

On 13 March 2013, Larry Page announced in a blog post that Andy Rubin had moved from the Android division to take on new projects at Google.[5] He was replaced by Sundar Pichai, who now serves as Google's CEO.[6][7] In December 2013, Rubin was called to manage the robotics division of Google (which includes companies bought by Google, such as Boston Dynamics).[8] On 30 October 2014 he left Google after nine years at the company to start an incubator for hardware startups.[9]

Early life

Rubin, born in 1962, grew up in Chappaqua, New York, the son of a psychologist who later founded his own direct-marketing firm. His father's firm created photographs of the latest electronic gadgets to be sent with credit card bills.[10] Rubin ran a computer bulletin board system in his youth.[11]

Education

Career

List of patents

Andrew Rubin (or as Andrew E. Rubin or Andy Rubin) is named as an inventor in seventeen U.S. Patents:

References

  1. ^ Andy Rubin steps down as head of Android at Google, will be succeeded by Chrome OS boss | The Verge
  2. ^ Google's Rubin: Android 'a revolution'
  3. ^ Official Blog: Update from the CEO
  4. ^ {{Citation He has left Google, [it was said at the WSJ conference](http://www.businessinsider.com/andy-rubin-out-of-google-2014-10) |last=Efrati |first=Amir |title=The Man Behind Android's Rise |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=August 17, 2011 |url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424053111904253204576512720214351098.html?mod=WSJ_hp_LEFTTopStories }}
  5. ^ Arthur, Charles (13 March 2013). "Andy Rubin moved from Android to take on 'moonshots' at Google". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^ [1]
  7. ^ Darrell Etherington (March 13, 2013). "Sundar Pichai Takes Over For Andy Rubin As Head Of Android At Google, Signals The Unification of Android, Chrome And Apps". TechCrunch.
  8. ^ a b "Google Adds to Its Menagerie of Robots", New York Times, December 14, 2013.
  9. ^ "Android co-founder Andy Rubin leaves Google". Market Business News. October 30, 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Markoff, John (4 November 2007). "I, Robot: The Man Behind the Google Phone". The New York Times. The New York Times Company.
  11. ^ System 0perator Ducati (30 October 1991). "Spies is shutting down because the time has come". Textfiles.com. Jason Scott.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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