Court filings show Apple and the Department of Justice have each subpoenaed a wide range of third-party companies as part of pretrial discovery in the DOJ's antitrust case against Apple. Apple's subpoenas target firms like Epic Games, Samsung, Meta, Oura, Garmin, PayPal and Match Group, while the DOJ and plaintiff states have subpoenaed Roblox, Snap, Epic and the Connectivity Standards Alliance. Recent letters to the court reveal disputes, including Epic objecting to Apple's request for documents from its prior litigation with the company.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-06
Amazon is selling the Oura Ring 4 Smart Ring in Ceramic Midnight for $279, down from its $399 list price, a 30% discount that matches the lowest price it has ever hit. The ring tracks sleep, recovery, activity, heart rate, temperature and stress without a screen, using Oura's Smart Sensing technology, and the ceramic version is built from scratch-resistant zirconia ceramic with a battery life of roughly 5 to 8 days.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-11-03
Samsung announced that its Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch devices received FDA approval in July for an upgraded sleep apnea detection feature. The AI-powered tool now tracks breathing disruptions hourly and can report mild, occasional or frequent apnea after users log at least five hours of sleep on two nights within a ten-day span. The feature is also rolling out to the Galaxy Watch 9, with Watch 7 and 8 support planned via future updates.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-03
Android Authority ran a reader poll asking which wearable people would buy instead of the newly launched Fitbit Edge. Among over 2,000 votes, the screen-free Fitbit Air won with 26%, followed by the Samsung Galaxy Fit 3 (22.5%), Fitbit Charge 6 (20.9%), Pixel Watch 5 (20.3%), and Oura Ring 5 (6.1%), with 4.2% naming other devices like the Garmin Venu 3 and Fitbit Sense 2.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-29
Ultrahuman's Ring Pro smart ring went on sale Wednesday at Best Buy, Target, Walmart and Ultrahuman's own website, with wider retail rollout to over 1,000 Target and Walmart stores planned in coming weeks. The $479 ring tracks heart rate, sleep, stress and other metrics without a subscription, launching just six days after Oura filed a new patent infringement complaint against Ultrahuman seeking a US sales ban.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-28
Oura has confirmed that its firmware version 2.13.1 update is causing some Ring 4 devices to stop syncing with the companion app. The company says the issue arises when users switched phones after initial ring setup without performing a factory reset, and typically blocks syncing for a day or two. Oura notes that placing the ring on its charger and opening the app resolves the problem.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-28
Oura has filed a fresh patent infringement lawsuit against Ultrahuman in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, alleging the Ultrahuman Ring Pro violates its design and utility patents. The complaint also names SVTronics, the Texas manufacturer of the Ring Pro, and seeks damages plus a permanent sales ban. One of the cited design patents was issued just two days before the filing.
cnet.com
· 2026-10-27
Whoop, the fitness wearable founded by Will Ahmed, is expanding its focus beyond elite athletes to target Medicare recipients as part of a broader strategy to integrate with the U.S. healthcare system. The move follows the company's reported $10.1 billion valuation and mirrors a similar strategy pursued by rival wearable maker Oura.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-27
Ultrahuman issued a statement responding to a fresh lawsuit from Oura that asserts two patents, including one issued just two days before the suit was filed on October 22. The company said the newly asserted claims haven't been reviewed by any court, and that no injunction has been issued against the Ring Pro.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-26
Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court, alleging the Ring Pro smart ring infringes two patents covering design and internal hardware, including one issued just two days before filing. The suit also names manufacturer SVTronics, which Oura says assembles the ring at Ultrahuman's direction, and seeks to block US sales and recover damages. Ultrahuman CEO Mohit Kumar says the company will contest the claims and that the Ring Pro remains on sale in the US with no court order against it.
androidauthority.com
· 2026-10-23
Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in a Texas federal court, alleging its redesigned Ring Pro infringes two patents, including one granted just two days before the suit was filed. Oura is seeking damages and another US sales ban, and has also named manufacturer SVTronics as a defendant. Ultrahuman says it will contest the claims, noting US Customs and Border Protection previously cleared the Ring Pro's redesign over an earlier patent dispute.
engadget.com
· 2026-10-23
Oura has sued Ultrahuman again in federal court in Texas, alleging the redesigned Ring Pro infringes two patents covering ring design and internal components like the battery and sensors. The suit, filed Thursday, seeks monetary damages and a permanent injunction to halt U.S. sales of the Ring Pro, which only returned to the market in February after a prior Oura-driven import ban on Ultrahuman's earlier Ring Air.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-23
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