For all its promise and potential, the original Microsoft Band wasn't exactly a runaway hit. It's OK -- they can't all be winners. Even more surprising than the Band's existence in the first place is ...

Microsoft's second-generation fitness band, the Band 2, was one of several new devices the company introduced last week. I never owned a Band 1 device, as it looked far too much like a version 1 ...

Microsoft plans to license its Microsoft Band smartwatch technology to other manufacturers, with an emphasis on the sensors powering them, a company representative said Friday. Whether Microsoft plans ...

You really can't accuse Microsoft of phoning it in when it built the original Band. Between jamming 10 different sensors into a glorified wristband and creating a new health platform to interpret your ...

For decades, Microsoft was considered a company distinguished by copycatting and mediocrity. But today, the company is leading, not following. The latest products, like the Surface Pro 4, the Surface ...

Band 2 looks to be the end of the line for Microsoft's Band fitness devices -- at least for the short term, and possibly for good. But the Microsoft Health service backing the Band will live on. I've ...

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Microsoft has sold out of its Band 2 activity tracker and has no immediate plans to replace it, the company said this week. The device disappeared from Microsoft’s website on Monday. Later, the ...

Microsoft has announced the second version of its fitness wearable, the Microsoft Band 2. Compared with last year's model, the new device is packed with more sensors, more comfortable to wear around ...

Mary Jo Foley has covered the tech industry for 30 years for a variety of publications, including ZDNet, eWeek and Baseline. She is the author of Microsoft 2.0: How Microsoft plans to stay relevant in ...

Microsoft introduced the new Microsoft Band less than two months ago with some highly-requested features that set it apart from the standard activity-tracker crowd. Today, the Band is getting a few ...