smartwatches

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s taking swings at nearly everyone else with its latest product launches, so why should Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) escape unscathed? “We view the Apple Smartwatch as the most relevant direct competitor to Fitbit’s Ionic Smartwatch launching ahead of the...

The already crowded smartwatch market will get even more crowded as Switzerland's Swatch Group is developing its own operating system to compete against iOS and Android-enabled devices. According to a Bloomberg report, Swatch's Tissot brand will be the company's first product equipped...

Fresh off an acquisition of certain assets of Pebble, analysts at Deutsche Bank downgraded shares of Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) to Hold from Buy with a price target slashed to $9 from a previous $18. Deutsche Bank Commentary In a research report, Sherri Scribner highlighted data from IDC, which suggest...

According to IDC, the worldwide wearable market surged 126.9 percent in the fourth quarter and 171.6 percent throughout the full year 2015 as manufactures sold a total of 27.4 million units in the fourth quarter and 78.1 million units in the full year. Sitting in first place with a 29.5 percent...

This week, Fitbit Inc (NYSE: FIT) unveiled its latest product, a fitness smart watch, at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2016) in Las Vegas. The new watch, called the Blaze, appeared to fall flat with investors, as many wondered whether the firm's attempt to cross over into the smartwatch market...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) faces a "big problem" with its Watch that the "must be fixed," according to Forbes. Forbes' Ewan Spence argued that smartphones have a "short turnaround" due to mobile contracts that typically offer consumers a new device every one to...

Shipments of wearable computing, especially of the functional and stylish variety, will exceed 19 million units in 2014, according to research from International Data Corporation released Apr. 10. In addition, IDC reported that by 2018 the worldwide market would grow to nearly 112 million units...

While nobody knows for sure what the “next big thing” in technology will be, many app developers, according to Reuters, are betting on wearable computing in general and smartwatches, specifically. Glu Mobile (NASDAQ: GLUU) CEO, Niccolo DeMasi, is one of those app makers who think smartwatches...