Another day, another lawsuit. A company named UnaliWear, which makes wearables for older adults, is suing Apple, Samsung, and Google, claiming the companies stole its fall detection technology, ...

The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has officially voted to launch an investigation into the biggest names in the wearables industry, following a patent infringement complaint over ...

An Texas company claims the Apple Watch and nearly every other smartwatch infringe on its fall detection technology patents, ...

Raylene Hackenwerth received an Apple Watch as a gift.. a gift that she says saved her life. The wearable called 911 for her after it detected she had taken a very bad fall. And that’s just the start.

What is a fall detector and what do they do? Simply put, a fall detector is an alert system by which people potentially prone to falling over can summon help, either automatically or at the press of a ...