Fitbit's latest fitness trackers and smartwatches are more affordable than ever

FItbit is the no. 2 smartphone maker in the world and the leading fitness tracker maker. The company just upped the ante big-time today with a slew of affordable fitness trackers to entice users who may have found earlier models too expensive to consider. 

Fitbit released today Fitbit Versa Lite Edition ($199.95), Fitbit Inspire ($ 99.95) and Inspire HR ($129.95), the company says these are the most accessible devices to date. They also released an updated version of the Fitbit Ace ($99.95), a fitness tracker designed for children. Some of these trackers receive fewer features and functons than older, more expensive models, but they still aim to give users the tracking features they want most.

The new Fitbit devices are available for preorder. Fitbit will soon launch a major redesign to its mobile app, allowing users to further personalize their dashboard, better understand their data, discover new content and more easily connect with others on Fitbit’s social community.

Samsung rumoured to be working on two other foldable phone designs

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Samsung is reportedly not stopping at just the Galaxy Fold. A new report from Bloomberg claims Samsung plans to release two other foldable devices. One wraps around the outside of the device, similar to the Huawei Mate X. Meanwhile, the other is going to be oriented vertically in a clamshell style phone with a smaller external display, which is similar to the potential design of the upcoming foldable Motorola RAZR from Lenovo. We can supposedly expect the clamshell one around late 2019 or early 2020, while the Mate X-style one is expected to follow.

We’re expecting to see the Galaxy Fold next month. Samsung is said to be working on the durability of the screen, particularly the visible crease that can be seen. One person told Bloomberg the company is considering providing free screen replacements for the device.

Viber adds dark mode to Android app

Messaging app Viber is the latest app to get a dark mode version. And you don’t need to use the moon emoji to activate it. Version 10 of the app started rolling out a few weeks ago, but this seems to be the first time the dark mode has been announced. Android users can access the feature through the Appearance section of the Settings option. Tap on the More option at the bottom right of the app.

Source: Android Police

LG will roll out AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to its TVs starting ‘mid-year’ 2019

There’s a catch to that, though. LG is limiting the addition of AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to its 2019 TVs. The functionalities are expected to land “mid-year” this 2019. Owners of these TVs are also expected to get a firmware update that will add Amazon Alexa support on top of the Google Assistant support that these televisions come with. LG hasn’t announced any plans yet of possibly bringing the tech to its slightly older TVs. For now, the LG models that will support AirPlay 2 include LG OLED (2019), LG NanoCell SM9X and SM8X (2019), and LG UHD UM7X series (2019).

Source: 9to5Mac