Patent Application Hints at Side Notch on Future Samsung Smartphones While the world remains divided on the aesthetic appeal of a notch on top of a smartphone’s display, there is no stopping the trend as nearly all companies are rushing to keep up.Samsung has so far remained an exceptionand has not launched a single device with the dreaded notch, but that might change soon. A patent application filed by Samsung in Korea back in February suggests that the company is working on its own version of a notch....

PUBG Xbox One Glitches Preventing Players From Unlocking Achievements SeveralPUBGplayers on Xbox Onestarted complainingon the game’s official forumsand on Redditabout an apparent glitch in the system that’s preventing some of the game’s achievements from unlocking. GameRant is also reportingsimilar problems, and was apparently able to replicate many of those issues that have seemingly cropped up after the popular Battle Royale titlereceived a new updateearlier this week, officially ending the game’s beta phase....

Researchers Find 24 iOS Apps that Sold User Location Data for Monetization A group of security researchers from the GuardianApp team have discovered 24 iOS apps that were sending user location data along with other sensitive information to third parties for data monetization. The team of researchers used tools that analyse network traffic to spot these apps, all of which required access to a user’s location data. However, according to the researchers, the apps usually gave users plausible explanations for needing access to their location data, and in many cases not mentioning that the data will be shared with third parties....

Top Uber Officials Meet PM Modi to Discuss Flying Taxis for India Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met with topUberofficials to discuss the future of mass mobility in India, the US-based ride aggregator has announced. According to an official press release, Eric Allison, the Head of Aviation Programs at Uber and Nikhil Goel, the Head of Product at the company’s Aviation unit, met the PM on Friday to discuss how a multi-modal mobility platform can contribute to the economy while helping reduce pollution and congestion....

Trump’s China Tariffs Will Severely Impact iPhone, MacBook Prices, Says Apple US President Donald Trump’s proposed $200 billion tariffs on China-make products will makeApple Watch, AirPods headphones, HomePod smart speaker,Macsand key computer parts more expensive, the company has said. In a letter written to the US Trade Representative on Friday,Applesome of its popular products will get hit by the 25 per cent increase in import tax. Other products are Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, Apple Pencil, Apple adapters, chargers, cables and cords, Apple main logic boards with microprocessing units, memory modules, video graphic/audio cards and PCBAs, Apple computer parts (e....

Twitter Finally Bans Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones For Violating Abusive Behavior Policy Afterfacing severe criticismfrom several quarters for failing to act against notorious right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones, Twitter is finally falling in line with fellow tech giants Google,AppleandFacebookin banning the controversial talk-radio host from its platform. The micro-blogging site announced that it has permanently banned the accounts of Jones and his website, InfoWars, for allegedly violating the company’s policies on abusive behavior and hate speech....

Twitter Now Allows Voice-Only Broadcasts Twitter has launched an audio-only broadcasting feature so your followers can hear, but not see you. The new feature announced on Friday is currently publicly available for all iOS users of the main Twitter app and its live-streaming app Periscope, The Verge reported. To use the “audio-only broadcast” option, users need to update their app and go to the “Go Live” button on the compose screen....