After consumer complaints of overheating batteries, the company did not immediately report the defect with its Ionic smartwatches, according to a settlement with the U.S. government.

Fitbit should have notified the CPSC about how dangerous the Ionic's batteries were. This week, they agreed to pay a ...

Users who need the firmware update and who regularly sync their device with the Fitbit app should get a notificat ...

Your Apple Watch battery won't charge all the way anymore, and you're having to charge more and more often. Should you ...

One of the things that could make an Apple Watch a poor choice as a wristwatch is its battery life. While traditional watches can go years on a single battery, your Apple Watch can't even last up ...

Fitbit failed to report overheating incidents involving its Ionic watches in which customers suffered serious burns, safety regulator said.