The Portland Business Journal reports Adidas is leaving the wearable fitness business, as it is shutting down its hardware division in favour of focusing on software.
On the software side the sportswear maker currently offers the Adidas App and Runtastic, the app developer it acquired back in 2015.
The story confirms a September 2016 Wareable report stating Adidas had "given up" on own branded running watches. Back then, an Adidas VP said the company would launch some "additional hardware," but it was also looking into porting its algorithms and coaching and training plans to other device platforms.
The legal dispute came about a year ago, after Toshiba decided to put its prized memory business (the Toshiba Memory Corporation, aka TMC) on sale following massive losses suffered by its nuclear power subsidiary. 
The 2018 Gram laptop range comes in 13.3-, 14- and 15-inch sizes. Specifications vary, with LG offering 8th generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors and SSD storage (with the option of a second SSD). The IPS touchscreen handles 1920 x 1080 resolution, while connectivity comes through Thunderbolt 3.
The Xbox One X handles 4K video out of the box-- and after an app update it can also stream YouTube in 4K at up to 60fps, providing owners of 4K TVs to invest the latest Microsoft console.
As 2017 comes to a close-- a most tumultuous of years, by any standard imaginable-- it is time to look back at the biggest stories surrounding Apple and its ecosystem, which range from iPhone revamps to the company showing its industry clout...
