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Garmin might finally be adding a proper rotating crown to one of its watches. It looks like part of a new control system, but still built with the same rugged, sealed design the company is known for. The idea is to ditch moving parts and use magnetic sensing instead, which should help with durability and water resistance. We’ve mocked up …

When Strava hit Garmin with a lawsuit late last month, it was a pretty big deal. The company wasn’t thrilled with Garmin infringing on some of its patents while also creating competing products. Strava was even willing to take it as far as restricting the sales of Garmin products with these infringing features. Well, just a few weeks later, Strava …

Strava’s big attack on Garmin didn’t last long. On Tuesday, the former filed paperwork to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit against the latter, according to DC Rainmaker. The battle, which included a “Setting the record straight” Reddit post from Strava’s chief product officer, lasted all of 21 days. The lawsuit accused Garmin of infringing on patents related to heat maps …

It may not be a complete surrender, but indications suggest that the Strava app will be in compliance with Garmin’s updated API terms by November 1st despite the company’s public pushback and retaliatory lawsuit. An email sent to Strava developers on Friday, October 11, provides an update to Strava’s own API that acknowledges Garmin attribution will soon be required. As …

Sunday Runday (Image credit: Android Central) In this weekly column, Wearables Editor Michael Hicks discusses the world of running watches, fitness apps, and training trends, in his quest to get faster and more fit. The Pixel Watch 4 is Google’s sportiest smartwatch yet. As someone who’s tested nearly every smartwatch and fitness watch brand, I put the Watch 4 through …

Josh, there’s a lot of commentary online from runners and cyclists over Strava suing Garmin. I am a runner, but I must confess I run to get away from the world – not participate in more online discourse. What’s it all about? The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn …

DENVER (BRAIN) — Strava and Suunto are each suing Garmin for patent infringement. Strava is suing the GPS brand in a Colorado court, saying Garmin’s segments and leaderboards features violate a patent licensing agreement the two companies reached in 2015. Suunto, a Finnish company that sells fitness watches and related gear, is suing Garmin in a Texas court. It charges that …

DENVER (BRAIN) — Strava and Suunto are each suing Garmin for patent infringement. Strava is suing the GPS brand in a Colorado court, saying Garmin’s segments and leaderboards features violate a patent licensing agreement the two companies reached in 2015. Suunto, a Finnish company that sells fitness watches and related gear, is suing Garmin in a Texas court. It charges that …

Following yesterday’s news that it had filed a lawsuit against Garmin, Strava has sought to explain the reasons behind the action. In a post on Reddit, Strava’s chief product officer, Matt Salazar, said the primary reason behind its litigation was a set of “new developer guidelines for all of its API partners”, which Strava took issue with. Curiously, this appears …

In a surprising move, as first reported by DC Rainmaker, the global fitness platform/activity-based social media app, Strava, is suing hardware giant Garmin over its use of segments and heatmaps on the Garmin Connect platform. In addition, it is demanding that Garmin ceases selling all devices that contribute to heatmaps and use the segments on Garmin Connect, which effectively amounts …