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Wearable Maker Fitbit Fumbles

Computer Daily News March 21, 2017 No Comments

Wearable wristband market leader FitBit appears to be facing a more dismal future as competition from Silicon Valley giants including Apple make inroads into its market. With a market cap…

Fitbit Refresh Alta With Heart Rate Sensor

Fergus Halliday March 7, 2017 No Comments

Fitbit have refreshed their Alta range with the new Fitbit Alta HR, readied for launch in April. The new fitness band doesn’t just pay lip service to the potential of…

IDC Reports Q4 Resurgence For Wearables

Fergus Halliday March 3, 2017 No Comments

According to new data out of IDC, the wearables market is finally on-course for a bounceback in 2017. Data out of IDC says that the market for wearable tech reached…

Huawei Embrace Android Wear 2.0 With New Smartwatch

Fergus Halliday February 27, 2017 No Comments

As previously tipped, Chinese player Huawei used a press event kicking off this year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona to reveal their next-generation of smartwatches. Called the Huawei Watch 2,…

Fitness Bands To Grow More Complex As Markets Converge

Fergus Halliday February 1, 2017 No Comments

According to a report published by Juniper Research, the convergence of the smartwatch and fitness band markets will see the market grow to generate over $21 billion by 2021. “Having…

Fitbit Turns To Smartwatch Market After Poor Q4

Fergus Halliday January 31, 2017 No Comments

As tipped yesterday, Fitbit’s latest earnings report has fallen short of previous forecasts amid a slowdown in the wearables market. In a report to investors, Fitbit announced “preliminary” financial results for…

Fitbit Tipped To Cut Staff, Slip In Earnings Report

Fergus Halliday January 30, 2017 No Comments

As originally reported by The Information, fitness band giant Fitbit is said to be cutting between 5% and 10% of its staff ahead of what are said to be disappointing Q4…

Older Fitness Band Buyers Major Market, Say Analysts

Fergus Halliday January 30, 2017 No Comments

Research by PureProfile has claimed that baby boomers and seniors are emerging as a major market for fitness tracking devices. PureProfile says these older demographics are taking up health technology and devices…

Jawbone Loses CFO As Wearables Company Continues Tailspin

Fergus Halliday January 18, 2017 No Comments

Reports out of The Verge have indicated that Jason Child, chief financial officer of troubled-wearable player Jawbone has left the company. Childs served as CFO for five years. His LinkedIn…

“Basic” Smartwatches To Scoop Up 40% Of Market

Fergus Halliday January 17, 2017 No Comments

According to analyst firm Juniper Research, while the number of high-end smartwatches is faltering, ‘smart analogue’ or hybrid watches remain largely unaffected by the market slow-down and will likely surge in…