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Carl Pei’s Nothing has acquired the branding of defunct phone brand Essential

Andy Rubin’s Essential may get a second chance at life. Nothing, the new startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has acquired the company’s branding. Digging through the UK Intellectual Property Office database, 9to5Google found that Rubin transfer… Source

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Andy Rubin’s Essential shuts down

Essential was supposed to disrupt the smartphone industry. And when it was done with that, it was coming for the smart home. The company came out of stealth with a $330 million funding round and grandiose plans for a new brand of handset, led by none other than Android head,…

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