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Garmin's Acquisition of Firstbeat Sends Ripples Through the Wearables Market

On the 30th of June, Garmin announced that it had acquired Firstbeat Analytics, an arm of Finnish company Firstbeat Technologies which provides the heartrate and biometric tracking used by approximately 77% of the sports watch market, including Garmin, Suunto, Amazfit and Huawei.

Date Published: 02 Jul 2020

Author: Stephen Mears

Consumer Electronics

Google and Fitbit Under Scrutiny as Wearables Market Climbs, Despite COVID-19

Google’s announcement last year of its intent to purchase Fitbit is currently under scrutiny by the US Department of Justice.

Date Published: 22 Apr 2020

Author: Stephen Mears

Consumer Electronics

Apple Seeks to Pandemic-Proof Itself with the iPhone SE

In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that has brought global markets to a standstill, Apple announced a successor to its 2016 low cost iPhone SE.

Date Published: 17 Apr 2020

Author: Stephen Mears

Consumer Electronics

Huawei Shine a Light on its Post Google Future

On March the 26th, Huawei, the second largest smartphone manufacturer in the world by volumes, refreshed its flagship smartphone range with the release of the Huawei P40, P40 Pro and P40 Pro Plus.

Date Published: 30 Mar 2020

Author: Stephen Mears

Consumer Electronics

Coronavirus Continues to Impact the Global CE Market

Efforts to halt the spread of the health crisis caused by the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which has infected almost 100,000 people across 80 countries at the time of writing, has caused significant disruption to global supply chains.

Date Published: 06 Mar 2020

Author: Stephen Mears Morris Garrard

Consumer Electronics