Wearables

Fitbit Rolls Out Four New Products; Tests Rewards Program
Fitbit Rolls Out Four New Products; Tests Rewards Program
March 06, 2019  |  Retail

Fitbit announced on Wednesday (March 6) the launch of four new products – Fitbit Versa Lite Edition, Fitbit Inspire HR, Fitbit Inspire and Fitbit Ace 2...

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Apple Shipped 26 Pct Of Wearables in 2018
Apple Shipped 26 Pct Of Wearables in 2018
March 06, 2019  |  Apple

The latest data shows Apple continues to lead the wearables market, shipping 46.2 million wearables for the year. A new report from the International Data Corporation (IDC) found...

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Barclays Combining Pingit, BPay To Compete With Apple
Barclays Combining Pingit, BPay To Compete With Apple
March 05, 2019  |  Banking

Barclays Bank is going to merge its two payment apps into one, in an attempt to be more competitive in the payments field, according to...

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Apple Watch Claims 50 Pct Of Smartwatch Market
Apple Watch Claims 50 Pct Of Smartwatch Market
February 28, 2019  |  Retail

The 2018 holiday quarter was a good one for smartwatches, as Samsung and Fitbit each quadrupled shipments compared to a year before, according to reports....

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Fitbit’s Dim Q1 Forecast Comes Amid Smartwatch Gains
Fitbit’s Dim Q1 Forecast Comes Amid Smartwatch Gains
February 27, 2019  |  Earnings

As the global wearables market continues to grow, the latest earnings results for Fitbit show that the company had a 3 percent year-over-year increase in...

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Garmin Earnings Boosted By Smartwatch Popularity
Garmin Earnings Boosted By Smartwatch Popularity
February 21, 2019  |  Earnings

With the demand for watches by outdoor adventurers bolstering earnings, Garmin’s stock reached its highest point in 11 years, rising 17 percent. The company’s revenue...

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Google Looks For Hardware Engineering Wearables Exec
Google Looks For Hardware Engineering Wearables Exec
February 08, 2019  |  Google

While wearables based on Google’s Wear OS are designed by other companies, that could someday change: The tech company is apparently looking for a vice...

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Can Apple Watch Carry Apple Into The Healthcare Future?
Can Apple Watch Carry Apple Into The Healthcare Future?
January 30, 2019  |  Apple

Healthcare is becoming more important to major players in digital commerce and payments, with companies such as Amazon, Apple and Google trying to build their...

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Apple Teases New Wearable, iPhone Patents
Apple Teases New Wearable, iPhone Patents
January 21, 2019  |  Innovation

If recent patent applications are any indication, Apple could very well have some groundbreaking new products to debut. According to a report, the iPhone maker...

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