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Google announced today that it would be purchasing the fitness tracking company Fitbit for $2.1 billion. The move is intended to assist Google in revitalising its Android-based smartwatch OS, ‘Wear OS’ which until now has lagged far behind the Apple Watch in both user experience, and sales. Fitbit was founded …

Fitbit is the leading brand in the health watch market, offering a variety of premium devices to help track heart rate, sleep and the amount of steps someone takes. Unfortunately, researchers at the University of British Columbia have concluded that the latter in particular is misleading, with tests definitively showing …

The wearable/smartwatch market may be in a bit of a weird spot right now but as we learned earlier this week, lower-cost solutions like the Fitbit are still thriving. In fact, Fitbit is doing so well that it can now afford to buy up the competition. This week, Fitbit announced …

A judge has given the thumbs up for a class action lawsuit against fitness tracking wearable maker, Fitbit. The suit claims that Fitbit grossly over sold the ability of its Flex wearable to track users' sleep patterns, including its length, quality and depth. Fitbit's defence since the plaintiffs came forward …

The Apple Watch is approaching one-year-old and while the smartwatch didn't blow people away in the same way the iPhone did back in 2007, it has sold very well indeed. According to reports surfacing this week, Apple has shipped 11.6 million watches since launch, making it the third most popular wearable …

Apple has managed to climb its way up to the second biggest wearable maker in the world, right behind Fitbit. According to market analysis from IDC, Apple's quarterly numbers show that the company managed to ship 3.6 million Apple Watch units following its launch in the second quarter. On the …

Give the average Nigel or Nigella a bunch of extra days off at Xmas and, with almost 100% certainty, they will be able to show you an extra inch around the waist, the ability to live in the same clothes for a week without the need to wash or shave …