Larry Page: More than 750M Android activations to date

Along with his bombshell news that Andy Rubin would be stepping down as head of Android, Google CEO Larry Page also used today to talk about Android’s progress.

Andy Rubin steps down as Google’s Android head

Andy Rubin will no longer be leading the charge for Android at Google, the company announced today.

Andy Rubin confirms 900K daily Android activations — on track for 1M this year

It’s only been a few months since we learned Android hit 850,000 devices activated every day — but now that number has grown to 900,000 per day, Google’s Android head Andy Rubin tweeted yesterday.

With that announcement, it looks like …

Android founder testimony in Google/Oracle trial: Java APIs are copyrighted

Taking the witness stand today in an ongoing legal battle royale, Android co-founder Andy Rubin may have given Oracle some heavy artillery in its lawsuit against Google.

Rubin, who began working on building Android in 2003, said in court today …

10 disruptive individuals who are reshaping the mobile industry

The mobile industry is at an exciting stage: There are enough smartphone customers that there’s a huge field of opportunity for device makers, carriers, and app makers, but the market is still fragmented enough that no one company dominates. In …

Listen up, Google: Here’s what Windows 8 can teach you about tablets

Windows 8 is certain to make a huge splash with consumers — not just because it’s the next version of Windows, but because Microsoft has finally managed to crack the code for putting Windows on tablets.

But I think Windows …

Google’s Android OS now seeing a whopping 850K activations per day

Google’s incredibly popular Android mobile operating system is now seeing more than 850,000 phone activations every day, writes Google Senior VP Andy Rubin on a company blog today.

“Each and every day, we are humbled by the trajectory of Android …

Android had a merry Christmas weekend with 3.7M activations

Android devices more than doubled their typical activation rate over the Christmas weekend, with 3.7 million devices activated, according to Google’s Andy Rubin.

The holiday bump, while not surprising, is yet another reminder of Android’s unstoppable growth. Last week, Rubin …

HTC testing new phones to work around Apple patent violation

After taking a major hit in court this week from an Apple patent lawsuit, HTC is already in the process of testing new devices and software that workaround the patent violations.

Two days ago, the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled …

Android chief: We see 700K+ Android activations each day

So, you just got a new Android phone, eh? Don’t feel so special — you’re not the only one.

According to Google’s Android chief, Andy Rubin, you’re one of a growing mob of people tuning in and turning on to …

Intel and Google announce their alliance around Android and smartphones (video)

Not long ago Intel would have welcomed Microsoft on stage to talk about the Wintel alliance related to PC hardware and software. But today, Intel and Google joined each other on stage at the Intel Developer Forum to talk about …

Apple says Andy Rubin was inspired for Android framework while at Apple

In a surprising maneuver, Apple has told the International Trade Commission that Android creator Andy Rubin was first inspired for the Android application framework while working as an engineer at Apple, reports FOSS Patents.

The statement came in the latest …

Google CEO: 550K Android devices activated per day

Google CEO Larry Page said 550,000 devices running Google’s mobile operating system Android are activated daily during the company’s Q2 earnings call today.

The number of daily activations is steadily increasing. Just over two weeks ago, Senior Vice President of …

Google activating 500K Android devices daily — 1M by October?

Android has hit the half-a-million daily activation mark, according to a tweet this morning by Google’s Andy Rubin.

He also noted that the platform is growing at a rate of 4.4-percent every week, which means that Android could hit 1 …