Android creator nears comeback with 'essential' phoneAndy Rubin sold Android to Google in 2005. Just over two years after leaving Google, Andy Rubin is preparing to take on the smartphone industry he helped create. Rubin, creator of the Android operating system, is planning to marry his background in software with artificial intelligence in a risky business: consumer hardware. Rubin sold Android to Google in 2005. The magnetic connector would allow Essential or even third parties to create hardware accessories that add features to the smartphone.

Source: Stuff January 15, 2017 21:26 UTC