Italy fines Apple 10 million euros for water damage claims

Rome: Italy’s competition authority said Monday it had fined Apple 10 million euros ($12 million) for misleading claims about the water resistant properties of various iPhone models. It said the US tech giant “did not make it clear that this feature exists under certain specific conditions”, notably in laboratory tests with static and pure water, […]

Smart Cruise Control comes to motorcycles

A self-driving motorcycle wouldn’t make much sense, but the industry is starting to adopt some safety technology from cars. The first car with adaptive cruise control was the 1994 Mitsubishi Diamante. So why has it taken more than 25 years for the feature to appear on motorcycles? There were technical and ergonomic challenges, for starters, […]

Sweden’s Ericsson sees 220 million 5G subscriptions by year end

Sweden’s Ericsson on Monday raised its global forecast for 5G mobile subscriptions to 220 million by the end of this year, citing faster than expected uptake in China. The telecoms equipment maker, which had previously forecast 190 million subscriptions, said it expects China to account for almost 80% of the newly forecast total. “What has […]