Microsoft launches wearable fitness device for $199
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Microsoft Band The new fitness band by Microsoft will retail for $199. Good morning! It’s going to be a pretty sunny day in New York and London. Here’s the tech news you need to know this morning. 1. Microsoft has revealed its wearable device: Microsoft Band. It goes on sale today and will retail for $199. 2. Samsung’s third-quarter income was down 49%. The company warned earlier this month that its Q3 earnings wouldn’t look good. 3. 3,000 Microsoft employees were let go yesterday. The cuts came from HR, finance, marketing, sales, and IT. 4. CurrentC, the mobile payment system favored by a group of US retailers, has already been hacked. It’s the biggest rival to Apple Pay. 5. IBM has announced a partnership with Twitter. Businesses will be able to use Twitter data to help them understand their customers. 6. Uber drivers have spoken out over the low wages they receive. Some claim to be struggling to receive the minimum wage. 7. HP has revealed a new desktop computer that doesn’t have a mouse or keyboard. Instead, it has a touch mat. 8. Nintendo says that it could see its first annual profit in four years. Mario Kart 8 has been a big success. 9. Hackers managed to breach the White House computer network. The Russian government is suspected to be behind the attack. 10. A taxi association president has compared Uber to ISIS. Many taxi associations consider Uber to be operating illegally. Read more stories on Business Insider, Malaysian edition of the world’s fastest-growing business and technology news website.
(Reuters) - Microsoft Corp launched a device called "Microsoft Band" that will allow users to monitor their fitness and exercise regime, marking the world's largest software company's debut into the wearable technology market.
The wrist-worn device has sensors that monitor pulse rate, measure calorie burn and track sleep quality, Microsoft said in a blog post. (http://bit.ly/10AbJdJ)
Microsoft said the device will be available in the United States in limited quantities from Thursday for $199.
Apple Inc unveiled a smart watch on Sept. 9 that will combine health and fitness tracking with communications and will go on sale in early 2015, while Samsung Electronics Co unveiled its Galaxy Gear smart watch in September 2013. The Apple Watch will be priced at $349.
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Microsoft also launched a health app called "Microsoft Health" that includes a cloud service for users to store and combine health and fitness data.
The Microsoft Health app will collect data from the fitness band and will work on iPhones and Android smartphones, as well as its own Windows Phone.
(Reporting by Supriya Kurane in Bangalore; Editing by Gopakumar Warrier)
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