Google Pay Will Now Send SMS Alerts for Secure Transactions As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce instances of fraud on its Google Pay platform, the tech giant on Wednesday announced that it is rolling out a new feature that will make transactions simpler and more secure. In an official press release, the company said that to help users easily identify suspicious transactions, Google Pay will now send app notifications as well as SMS alerts to inform users each time they receive a‘collect’request....

How to Connect PS4 Controller to iPhone In a surprising turn of events, Apple is taking the gaming industry seriously this year. The tech giant has announced that it will be releasingApple Arcade, a video game subscription service later this year. And in the same breath, Apple is bringing support for various gaming controllers to make the gaming experience on iPhone a lot better. The great part is that Apple has already brought support for the PS4 controller in the beta channel of iOS 13....

Huawei Y9 Prime (2019): Huawei’s First Pop-up Camera Phone Launched in India Adding to the rapidly growing list of pop-up camera phones launched in India of recent, Huawei has launched the much-anticipated Y9 Prime (2019) in the country. It goes up against the likes ofRealme XandOppo K3with not just a similar feature set but also a similar price tag. You get a full screen experience, pop-up camera, triple rear camera, and a massive battery....

iPhone 11 Might Support Apple Pencil: Analysts The iPhone 11 should be coming out in September with iOS 13, camera improvements, and a new A13 chipset, but, according to Citi analysts, the upcoming iPhone will also come with support for Apple Pencil. As of now, the Apple Pencil is only supported on the iPad Pro, and 6th-generation iPads, and bringing it to the iPhone would be a major shift for Apple....

Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Jail for Smuggling 40,000 Fake iPhones, iPads Into US A 43-year-old Chinese national living in the US on a student visa has been sentenced to 37 months in prison after admitting to smuggling thousands of fake Apple products into the country from China. Li pleaded guilty to the crime in February 2018 after he and several others were charged with smuggling over 40,000‘electronic devices and accessories, including iPhones and iPads’into the United States....

Microsoft Hired a Guy Named ‘Mac Book’ to Advertise Surface Laptop 2 The online rivalry between Windows and Mac users is legendary, but it isn’t limited to just fanboys and online trolls. Over the years, Microsoft and the Apple themselves have taken some good-natured shots at each other through their advertisements that have added to the banter, increased user participation and made for interesting viewing. In its latest ad for the Surface Laptop 2, Microsoft has now hired a guy called Mackenzie Book (Mac Book, get it?...

MIUI 11 Will See Fewer Ads and Improve System Stability, Confirms Xiaomi Exec We have been hearing about MIUI’s next major software update –MIUI 11– to be in the works for quite some time now. Xiaomi has itself teased that it is working on their much-anticipated software refresh. It strives to once again stand tall against all other custom ROM experiences out there, especiallyOxygenOS, with a kitty of new features and fixes based on user feedback....