Google LLC is an American multinational technology company based in Mountain View, California.[1] It was co-founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, initially focusing on developing a search engine that better ranks pages by relevance. Since then, the company has expanded to encompass a wide variety of products: a web browser (Google Chrome), mapping (Google Maps), video sharing (YouTube), email (Gmail), file creation and storage (Google Drive), and a mobile operating system (Android) to name a few.[2]
History
Google began in January 1996 as a research project by Stanford University Ph.D. students Larry Page and Sergey Brin. The company was incorporated on September 4, 1998.[3]
Android
- Main article: Android History
Google bought Android, Inc, in 2005. Android had been operating secretly, only telling news sources that it was working on software for mobile phones.[4] After Google bought Android, Inc, they continued developing the Android operating system.
Google Nexus
- Main article: Google Nexus
Since January 2010, when the Nexus One launched,[5] Google, partnering with various manufacturers, has designed devices to show off new versions of Android, or other new features. Nexus devices started off as developer devices, but have become mainstream since the introduction of the Galaxy Nexus[6] in 2011. The brand was succeeded by Google Pixel in 2016.[7][8]
Phones and Tablets
- Nexus One (with HTC)
- Nexus S (with Samsung)
- Galaxy Nexus (with Samsung)
- Nexus 7 (First Generation, with Asus)
- Nexus 4 (with LG)[9]
- Nexus 10 (with Samsung)
- Nexus 5 (with LG)
- Nexus 6 (with Motorola Mobility)
- Nexus 5X (with LG)
- Nexus 6P (with Huawei)
- Nexus 7 (Second Generation, with Asus)
- Nexus 9 (with HTC)
Google Pixel
- Main article: Google Pixel
Since October 2016, when the Google has designed devices to show off new versions of Android, or other new features, along with the line's manufacturer Foxconn.
Phones
Tablets
- Pixel C
- Pixel Slate
- Pixel Tablet
Smartwatches
- Pixel Watch
- Pixel Watch 2
External Links
References
- ↑ "Google Locations." Google.
- ↑ "Products." Google.
- ↑ Google (n.d.) . From the garage to the Googleplex. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Google Buys Android for Its Mobile Arsenal." Bloomberg Businessweek. 16 August 2005
- ↑ Joshua Topolsky from Engadget (2010, January 4). Nexus One review. Archived from the original on March 1, 2024.
- ↑ "Smartphone Evolution: This is the Nexus series." AndroidPit.
- ↑ Android Police (2016, October 4). Nexus 5X and 6P removed from Google Store, NVIDIA Shield and VR headsets gone too. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024.
- ↑ The Verge (2016, October 4). Pixel ‘phone by Google’ announced. Archived from the original on 5 January 2024.
- ↑ LG Nexus 4 specs. Engadget. http://www.engadget.com/products/lg/nexus/4/specs/.