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09.12.2016	Forty-five 2016 digital health mergers and acquisitions	This story has been updated to include several acquisitions that were omitted accidentally, as well as new ones that have broken since it was originally published. Just like last year, 2016 ended up being a big year for acquisitions. With 4...
07.10.2016	18 digital health exits (mergers, acquisitions, and IPOs) in Q3 2016	As we reported just a few weeks ago, 2016 has thus far proven to be a pretty big year for mergers and acquisitions, and the third quarter was a nice representation of that trend, with 15 acquisitions, one merger, and two IPOs. Mergers and A...
09.09.2016	A closer look at the 30 mergers and acquisitions of 2016	This year is shaping up to be a big one for acquisitions, if not for the money (many are for undisclosed amounts) but for sheer volume. We’ve seen 30 so far, and with a little over three months to go, 2016 may well end up eclipsing 2015’s t...
20.08.2016	M&A roundup - week ending 8/20/16	Univision bought Gawker; Twitch acquired Curse; Snapchat purchased Vurb Univision acquired Gawker in a bankruptcy auction. The company bid $135 million. The deal includes Gawker.com, as well as the company's other sites Deadspin, Lifehacker...
18.08.2016	Mapbox is acquiring passive fitness tracking app Human	Human’s team will join Mapbox and work on Mapbox’s mobile SDK and real-time maps. I’ve covered Human quite a few times over the years. It’s a well-designed fitness app that was ahead of the current trends in fitness tracking. Human turned t...
15.10.2015	Passive Fitness Tracking App Human Is Now Much Easier On Your Battery	Human has been relentlessly updating its passive activity tracking app for the past two years. But today’s update is the biggest to date with many under-the-hood improvements and new user-facing features. In particular, Human is now much ea...
08.09.2015	The Race To Find Meaning From All That Fitness Data	Smartwatches and fitness trackers now come in shapes and sizes to suit everyone, but the data they produce is all along similar lines: Step counts, activity times, sleep duration and so on. On more advanced devices, you might get some extra...
27.11.2014	6 apps to help you fight off the holiday weight gain	Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more. The holidays and their endless stream of delicious and utterly unhealthy food are upon us. While you’ll likely end up stuffing your fac...
06.10.2014	Passive Fitness Tracking App Human Showcases Where HealthKit Shines	The Human app has been on the App Store for a while now. But this beautifully designed passive activity app received a major update that showcases how some of the main new features in iOS 8 can be useful. Human takes advantage of the brand ...
18.07.2014	Top designers react to Airbnb’s controversial new logo	No, design pros aren’t taking Airbnb’s new logo as hard as you are. Immediately after Airbnb unveiled its new logo mark on Wednesday, the company was hit with heavy criticism for its suggestive shape and its startling similarity to the exis...
27.06.2014	Top designers react to Google’s new ‘Material’ design language	Two days ago, Google revealed its next generation “Material” design language — a departure from past guidelines and a clear reaction to design trends made popular by Apple and Microsoft. To fully digest the impact Material will have on the ...
17.04.2014	Watch Out Moves And Human — Now RunKeeper Releases A Movement App	By now may are familiar with the smartphone apps that track your movements via the accelerometer. There are multiple pedometers on all the apps stores for instance. But a more intriguing sector has emerged in the shape of apps like Human an...
04.04.2014	Human Adds M7 Support And A Daily Timeline To Its Fitness App	Health tracking app Human just added a few new features to its latest update. First, the app now supports Apple’s M7 fitness chipset if you have an iPhone 5s, while retaining compatibility with iPhone 4S and iPhone 5. The company also added...
30.01.2014	Human Revamps Tracking System For Its Fitness Monitoring App	Human is a slickly designed fitness tracking app that works without any hardware devices. You just launch the app, set it up and you’re all done. Launched in September, the app received its first major update. “First and foremost, the updat...
30.01.2014	What’s The Next Step For Step Trackers?	ReadWriteBody is an ongoing series where ReadWrite covers networked fitness and the quantified self. Since a step-counting craze emerged in Japan in the 1960s, we’ve been trying to walk our way to fitness. Picking up where old-school pedome...
03.09.2013	Meet Human, A Beautiful Fitness Tracking App To Help You Effortlessly Stay Healthy	Human is a newcomer in the crowded fitness space, but its take is different. Instead of being a stat-heavy activity app like RunKeeper or a life tracker gadget like Withings, Fitbit or Jawbone, Human is a passive iOS app designed to help yo...

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