From the article: In a surprising move, Apple has announced today that it will adopt the RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging standard. The feature will launch via a software update “later next year” and bring a wide range of iMessage-style features to messaging between iPhone and Android users.

Apple’s decision comes amid pressure from regulators and competitors like Google and Samsung. It also comes as RCS has continued to develop and become a more mature platform than it once was.

From the article: When we published this initially, we found 16 markets in which Fitbit would no longer sell its products. Shortly thereafter, 9to5Google found a separate support page that mentioned the company moving out of even more, including Mexico and all Latin American countries. This means Fitbit has recently removed itself from 29 countries, which is more than half of its previous markets. As of now, Fitbit is only active in 23 countries:

• The United States
• Canada
• Austria
• Belgium
• Denmark
• Germany
• Ireland
• Spain
• Finland
• Greece
• France
• Italy
• The Netherlands
• Norway
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• The United Kingdom
• Australia
• India
• Japan
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Taiwan