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Fitbit has withdrawn a year-old patent complaint filed with the US International Trade Commission that sought a ban on the import of Jawbone’s fitness tracker into the US. Fitbit, also a fitness tracker maker, told the ITC in a Friday filing that it’s no longer pursing patent claims against Jawbone because its rival appears to …

Fitbit on Wednesday announced a software update for its flagship Charge 2 fitness tracker. The update addresses numerous complaints users had with the device, specifically those with workout modes. User will now have the ability to pause and resume workouts. The update also adds a Do Not Disturb mode that will disable notifications when enabled. Other changes include a new …

Fitbit’s latest earnings reports weren’t good at all. Pebble sold itself at a firesale price (to Fitbit) and cancelled its future watches. Microsoft, Motorola and Intel appear to have halted (or at least suspended) their wearable product lines. The Samsung Gear S3 slid into the holidays with a whimper, not a bang. And while Apple claims it just had its …

Owners of Pebble’s smartwatches don’t have to worry about their devices suddenly stopping after the company’s acquisition by Fitbit. The fate of the devices was left in doubt last week after the announcement that Fitbit, one of the biggest names fitness trackers, would acquire the assets and intellectual property of Pebble. But Fitbit is telling Pebble customers they can expect …

Now playing: Watch this: Fitbit officially buys Pebble 1:06 Fitbit, one of the biggest names fitness trackers, has confirmed that it’s acquiring the assets and intellectual property of Pebble, one of wearable’s early stars. In a statement Wednesday, Fitbit said it “has acquired specific assets of Pebble, including key personnel and intellectual property related to software and firmware development.” The …

One of wearable tech’s biggest names may be buying one of its most inventive upstarts. And the rumored combination could well be a mutually beneficial move in an increasingly competitive category. Fitbit, the No. 1 fitness tracker brand, is said to be buying Pebble. The news, first reported by The Information, is not confirmed. But Techcrunch is reporting that Fitbit’s …

Most people won’t start thinking about fitness until the new year, but you can score some serious savings this weekend on a number of the hottest running watches and fitness trackers. These are the deals fitness fanatics need to check out: Note that a majority of these deals begin either on Thursday or Friday and run through to Monday. You …

Will Fitbit stay or will it go? No need for your heart rate to rise. Fitbit isn’t going away. CBS Interactive That was the question earlier Thursday after hedge fund firm ABM Capital said it had approached Fitbit’s board about buying the company for $12.50 a share. ABM revealed that information in an SEC filing that listed an address in …

The optical heart-rate sensor on the Garmin Vivoactive HR. Sarah Tew/CNET Every few months we see studies about how fitness trackers aren’t accurate, or how they won’t help you lose weight. The latest comes from The Journal of the American Medical Association, or JAMA as it’s more commonly referred to. The peer-reviewed medical journal published a research letter questioning the …

Nobody needs a smartwatch the way they need a phone. It’s a harder sell. But what if your health insurance company helped foot the bill? This fall, Aetna plans to help participating employers offer the Apple Watch at deep discounts for their employees. It would be the first major health company to do so. Aetna said Tuesday it will create …