Google has agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant an entry into the wearable technology space, the two companies announced on November 1, 2019. AFP / Joe KLAMAR
Google has agreed to buy Fitbit for $2.1 billion in a move giving the US tech giant an entry into the wearable technology space, the two companies announced on November 1, 2019. AFP / Joe KLAMAR

Technology

Google breaks into wearables with $2.1 billion Fitbit purchase

The fitness app’s share of the market has been threatened by companies like Apple with deeper pockets

The National

November 01, 2019