Living with diabetes? Fitbit and Medtronic can help
Your Fitbit won't just be monitoring how many steps you take in a day -- it will also keep tabs on your glucose levels.
Working out while wearing a Fitbit will soon give you a boost in 'NBA 2K17'
NBA 2K17 fanatics have a new incentive to exercise on a regular basis, as Fitbit trackers will soon unlock in-game bonuses and boosted character stats.
Pebble sinks: Smartwatch pioneer to shut down, sell core assets to Fitbit
Fitbit is officially buying Pebble's assets and while the price hasn't been announced, it's rumored to be less than $40 million. Pebble is shutting down.
Meizu H1 Band is China's answer to Fitbit at just a quarter of the price
The new H1 Band from Chinese consumer electronics company Meizu promises all the same functionality as the Fitbit, but at a quarter of the price.
FitBit snaps up Pebble in bid to stay alive in shrinking wearables market
Also today: Apple looks to the skies - but not space - to improve the Maps app, and Nokia's classic 'candy bar' phones may return to the market.
Manufacturing woes and weak demand have slowed Fitbit’s financial pulse
San Francisco, California-based wearable company Fitbit attributed weak Q3 2016 performance to supply chain issues and weak demand.
Fitbit issues a patch that should fix tracking issues for its Charge 2 wearable
Fitbit has issued a couple of new patches for its Charge 2 fitness tracker, which clears up some of the accuracy issues users were having with tracking.
Just how accurate is your wearable? Not very, new study finds
As per a new study, wrist wearables like the Fitbit and Apple Watch just aren't that great at keeping tabs on your heart rate
From guilt to relief: the emotional impact of giving up activity tracking
A new University of Washington study examines the varied reasons users give for abandoning personal fitness trackers -- and how to get them back again.
Apple iPhone 7 gets the blues in countdown to Sept. 7 reveal?
Plus: Fitbit updates a popular fitness band, Samsung gets IFA 2016 rolling with two product announcements.
Fitness band face-off: Fitbit wins in court against Jawbone, fight likely to continue
Plus: Woz in not on board with losing the iPhone's headphone jack, and Google rolls out a sticky sweet new version of the Android OS.
Fitbit can keep operating in U.S. after judge rules it did not steal trade secrets
It seems as though Fitbit will continue to be able to sell fitness trackers in the U.S. A judge has ruled Fitbit did not steal trade secrets from Jawbone.
Samsung Gear Fit 2 vs Fitbit Blaze: Which tracker is the fittest?
There are a ton of fitness trackers out there, but two of the best known have to be the Samsung Gear Fit 2 and the Fitbit Blaze. But which is better?
Check your Fitbit from the wall using Wink’s Relay light switch
Wink's Relay light switch lets you call an Uber, shows your Fitbit stats, and works with IFTTT.
Fitbit’s sleep-schedule features want to give you a more ‘consistent sleep’
Fitbit is releasing new sleep functions for your fitness band to better optimize your sleep and improve your health.
Fitbit comes out on top in latest legal battle with Jawbone
In a huge victory for Fitbit in its ongoing battle with Jawbone, courts ruled that some of the crucial patents upon which Jawbone's case rested are invalid.
Study finds inaccuracies in Fitbit's heart rate trackers, but questions remain
According to a recent study conducted by two researchers, the Fitbit Charge HR and Surge exhibit inaccurate heart rate measurements.
Fitbit bets on mobile payments with acquisition of Coin
Fitbit is predicting a bright and cheery future in mobile payments. It's acquiring Coin, maker of the credit card-emulating Coin card.
In a world full of multi-purpose wearables, can one-trick-ponies like Fitbit survive?
Fitbit is facing pressure to do more than just track fitness. Is it necessary? Depending on who you ask, the company's either in trouble or doing just fine.
Fitbits are selling like hotcakes, but the company may face a rough year ahead
Fitbit may have had a great few months, but the rest of the year may not be as spectacular, if its dipping stocks are anything to go by.
Students at Christian college protest mandatory use of FitBits
Required reading is nothing new for college students, but required Fitbit usage? That's surely a sign of the times.
Keep on wearing that Fitbit: Data collected from a man’s Fitbit might have saved his life
Your Fitbit may one day be used for much more than personal fitness. After a man was rushed to hospital, doctors used his Fitbit data to treat him.
The Apple Watch "does too much," says Fitbit CEO
The CEO of Fitbit considers the Apple Watch and other feature-packed smart wearables to be products that do too much, and that the companies that build them aren't doing enough to convince people they need these extra features.
Fitbit teams up with Alexa to offer voice-activated fitness data
Finding out how active you've been recently just became a whole lot easier, as Amazon's Alexa now supports Fitbit stat tracking.
Fitbit wearer’s heart rate drops after breakup
Love hurts, and now, your Fitbit can prove it. No more of this qualitative emotions-driven approach, friends.
The truth about fitness trackers is that the buck stops with you
Every so often, someone blames fitness trackers for their weight gain. This is akin to blaming turn-by-turn directions for making you drive off a cliff.
Fitbit’s Blaze color touchscreen smartwatch is on sale today
Fitbit's Blaze is finally available for purchase from various online retailers such as Amazon, Best Buy, REI, and more.
DT Giveaway: Win a Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi smart scale
We have a Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale to give away. Do you want it? Do you need some app-level motivation to shed those pounds? If so, enter our contest to win.
The Lively Wearable will help grandma stay safe and physically active
GreatCall Inc. launched an Indiegogo campaign for a wearable geared toward your mom or your mom's mom -- the Lively Wearable.
Thanks to Fitbit and Reddit, a husband found out he and his wife are pregnant
Thanks to the power of the Internet and a Fitbit, a couple found out they will be first-time parents later this year.
Fitbit’s Alta is a stylish band that offers the usual functions in a range of fashions
Fitbit launched a new fitness tracker today, gradually building its portfolio. The Fitbit Alta focuses more on design and customizable bands.
Marissa Mayer gets one more stab at saving Yahoo from getting sold out
Big changes at Yahoo mean some 1700 employees may lose their jobs. In a last-ditch effort to fix what ails Yahoo, Marissa Mayer is staying on as CEO.
Consumer Reports still believes in the accuracy of the Fitbit
The public may not be on Fitbit's side, but Consumer Reports certainly is. The company reported that the wearable showed itself to be accurate when tested.
Follow your Fitbit heart rate to find love with this dating app
European matchmaking service, Once, now lets users sync its dating app with a Fitbit or Android Wear device so they can judge matches based on heart rate.
Fitbit responds to tumbling stock, defends the new Blaze smartwatch
Fitbit announced its first product of 2016 at CES earlier this week, a smartwatch-lite tracker, but the stock market is not happy.
Look out for counter-Fitbits: US customs seized a shipment of fake Fitbits
Since they were packaged identically to real Fitbits, U.S. Customs agents seized the shipment of Fakebits for intellectual property infringement.
Fitbit accused of faulty heart-rate monitoring with the Charge HR and the Surge
Three plaintiffs filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit, accusing Fitbit of false advertising with its Charge HR and Surge wearables.
Fitbit soared to the No. 1 spot in Apple’s App Store on Christmas
Fitbit reigned as the top wearable in Apple’s App Store on Christmas, as it boasted the No. 1 free iOS app that day.