THE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY THIS WEEK

Fitbit recalls the ionic smartwatch after it burns users, we tell you what to expect from Apple’s event on March 8, share our first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, checkout the Realme 9 Pro Series, find out if Sony’s most affordable pair of earbuds are worth your time and give you the deets on Samsung’s alleged performance throttling Fitbit is recalling its 2017 Ionic smartwatch following reports of the battery overheating and burning users and inflicting second or third-degree burns in some cases. Fitbit, which was acquired by Google in 2021, said it sold 1 million watches in the US, and about 700,000 units globally. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall and directed consumers to contact Fitbit for refunds.