
Apple was top wearables vendor in Q1 2017
Xiaomi in number two spot worldwide
Apple shipped 3.5 million wearable devices worldwide in the first calendar quarter of this year, rising 59 percent from 2.2 million units in Q1 2016 and overtaking Fitbit as the world’s largest wearables vendor for the quarter.

Amazon is the queen of pointless speakers
Alexa why did I buy you?
Amazon.com has taken control of the market for voice-controlled speakers.

Fitbit surprises Wall Street
Makes more cash than expected
Fitbit surprised the cocaine nose jobs of Wall Street by reporting a quarterly revenue above its own forecast.

Fitbit activity tracker explodes
Arm burnt
A woman in Wisconsin suffered minor burns after her Fitbit exploded and caught fire on her wrist.

Fitbit solves its first murder
Accused would have gotten away with it but for pesky tracker
Connecticut man accused in his wife's murder might have gotten away with it — if not for the victim's pesky Fitbit fitness tracker.