Google's $3b deal to buy Fitbit given workout by ACCC

Google's $3b deal to buy Fitbit given workout by ACCC

'We really don't want the wearables market to end up in the same duopoly that effectively you've got in the phone market,'ACCC chairman Rod Sims said.

  • byCara Waters

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Apple's Fitness+ is the best app-based exercise regime you can get

Apple's Fitness+ is the best app-based exercise regime you can get

This is what a fitness service looks like when the company producing it has vertical integration and more money than god.

  • byAlice Clarke
Smart watch ban:Schools crack down on students with wearable tech in class
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Smart watch ban:Schools crack down on students with wearable tech in class

Children as young as seven are playing with wearable devices such as smart watches in the classroom and bypassing teachers to message parents,in a growing issue for NSW schools.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
Low cost Apple Watch a winner

Low cost Apple Watch a winner

Here's what you get (and miss out on) with Apple's latest less expensive watch and iPad.

  • byAlice Clarke
Apple debuts discount watch,iPads and services,no new iPhones

Apple debuts discount watch,iPads and services,no new iPhones

Apple has introduced a cheaper version of its smartwatch,a new fitness subscription service and a powerful upgrade to its entry level tablets.

  • byTim Biggs
What to expect from Apple's September 15 event
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What to expect from Apple's September 15 event

The 5G iPhone 12 is unlikely to make an appearance,but expect to see new watches and potentially new iPads.

  • byTim Biggs
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Code of practice released to help stop smart devices being hacked
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Code of practice released to help stop smart devices being hacked

The makers of web-connected devices including smart TVs,watches and fridges will be told to make their systems more secure under a new industry code.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Amazon's creepy new health wearable analyses your voice and body

Amazon's creepy new health wearable analyses your voice and body

What's most unbelievable about the Amazon Halo is that Amazon thinks consumers in 2020 might want one.

  • byGeoffrey A. Fowler
Australian sports tech firm Catapults over virus

Australian sports tech firm Catapults over virus

Listed sports technology outfit Catapult has avoided becoming a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic and is ready to tackle the'new normal'for professional sports.

  • byColin Kruger
Data deluge:Google's Fitbit acquisition could be anti-competitive,says ACCC

Data deluge:Google's Fitbit acquisition could be anti-competitive,says ACCC

The search giant could use Fitbit data to further cement its domination in the digital ads market,competition watchdog warns.

  • byTim Biggs
Smartwatch for children with room for improvement
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Smartwatch for children with room for improvement

While a promising concept,the TCL Movetime Family Watch fails to deliver on its potential.

  • byAlice Clarke