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Fitbit will replace some Sense smartwatches due to ECG problem

Fitbit is replacing several hundred units of its Sense smartwatch due to an issue with the electrocardiogram (ECG) feature. As first spotted in Fitbit's forums by The Verge, some affected users said the company proactively contacted them about a repl… Source

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No Google-Fitbit merger without human rights remedies, says Amnesty to EU

Human rights NGO, Amnesty International, has written to the EU’s competition regulator calling for Google’s acquisition of wearable maker Fitbit to be blocked — unless meaningful safeguards can be baked in. The tech giant announced its intent to splash $2.1BN to acquire Fitbit a year ago but has yet to…

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Fitbit’s OS for the Sense and Versa 3 won’t come to earlier smartwatches

We hope you weren’t expecting to get Fitbit’s latest smartwatch software on your Versa 2. As 9to5Google learned, the Fitbit OS 5.0 platform found on the Sense and Versa 3 won’t be coming to the Versa 2 and earlier smartwatches. It was developed “excl… Source

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Real users give feedback on the Fitbit Charge 4

This year’s Fitbit Charge 4 was supposed to solve many of the troubles that afflicted the Charge 3: It brought back onboard GPS, streamlined the design and even threw in NFC payments for good measure. While our reviewer Valentina Palladino largely li… Source

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Reuters: Google vows not to use Fitbit data for ads to avoid EU probe

Google revealed that it was purchasing Fitbit for $2.1 billion back in November 2019, but the deal has yet to be finalized. One of the organizations the tech giant has to convince for the acquisition to go through is the European Commission, which ga… Source

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Get an Inspire HR fitness tracker for $70 in Fitbit’s summer sale

If you’ve wanted a wearable to help you get or stay fit this summer, Fitbit’s new sale has a bunch of options for you. A number of its fitness trackers and smartwatches are discounted right now, but the best of the bunch are the Inspire HR for $70, C… Source

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