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Seagate Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Failure Rates of 3TB Drives

A class-action lawsuit was filed against storage drive maker Seagate today, alleging that certain 3TB models are failing more than they should. The complaint alleged that the drives failed “at an unprecedented rate,” and consumers who bought the defective drives faced broken hardware and significant loss of data. And while Seagate promised purchasers that it would replace the failed hard …


Consumer Reports Still Believes in the Accuracy of the Fitbit

The public may not be on Fitbit’s side, but Consumer Reports sure is. Following a class-action lawsuit filed against the health tracker by consumer plaintiffs in California, Colorado, and Wisconsin, the well-regarded outlet retested the devices in their labs, and determined, “Both the Fitbit Charge HR and Fitbit Surge passed our tests handily, accurately recording heart rates at everything from …


Fitbit Being Sued for Faulty Heart Rate Tracking

Fitbit, the popular brand of fitness trackers, is facing a class-action lawsuit over faulty heart rate monitor results. According to Engadget, the devices’ problems occurred with inaccurate and dangerously low BPM numbers. The devices were Fitbit’s wrist-based heart monitors, “Charge HR” and “Surge,” which are sold for around $150 and $250, respectively, and are advertised as continuously and …


Fitbit Is Being Sued for Inaccurate Heart Rate Monitors

Fitbit, a leading name is the wearable fitness tracker market, has been delivered a class action lawsuit from three people on the grounds that the company’s PurePulse Trackers do not accurately monitor heart rates as advertised. The plaintiffs, Kate McLellan, Teresa Black and David Urban, each argue that the readings on their Fitbit devices were off. Black alleges in the lawsuit that in one …


Fitbit Being Sued for Faulty Heart Rate Tracking

Fitbit, the popular brand of fitness trackers, is facing a class-action lawsuit over faulty heart rate monitor results. According to Engadget, the devices’ problems occurred with inaccurate and dangerously low BPM numbers. The devices were Fitbit’s wrist-based heart monitors, “Charge HR” and “Surge,” which are sold for around $150 and $250, respectively, and are advertised as continuously and …


Fitbit Is Being Sued for Inaccurate Heart Rate Monitors

Fitbit, a leading name is the wearable fitness tracker market, has been delivered a class action lawsuit from three people on the grounds that the company’s PurePulse Trackers do not accurately monitor heart rates as advertised. The plaintiffs, Kate McLellan, Teresa Black and David Urban, each argue that the readings on their Fitbit devices were off. Black alleges in the lawsuit that in one …