Latest PUBG PC Update Brings Training Mode to Test Servers Late last month, popular battle royale shooterPUBGunveiled its new expansive training mode consisting of a new 2×2 map where players could hone their skills before taking on their opponents in the other three maps. Recently, the game rolled out an update for the test servers, finally bringing the new training mode to the players. According to a recentblog postfrom the company the large update, which is just over 8GB in size, brings“the heavily requested Training Mode, the brand new MK47 Mutant, the already fan-favorite Tukshai vehicle for Sanhok, and the new Laser Sight attachment....

Leaked ‘Shortwave’ Concepts Are ‘Early, Exploratory and Outdated’, Says Google Google Podcastsmay be the tech giant’s podcast app of choice, but the company last monthconfirmedthat it is working on an all-new piece of software for discovering and playing podcasts. Called‘Shortwave’, the new app is apparently being developed by theArea 120team, which is described by the tech giant as a‘workshop for Google’s experimental products’. In a report published Thursday,9to5Google claimedthat it had stumbled upon online documents that apparently explain in great detail‘the general premise behind Shortwave with an app mockup, branding, and other guidelines’....

List Of Phones With An Under-Display Fingerprint Sensor With phone makers pushing the bezel out of the door and building devices with stunning glass backs, they strive to refine the aesthetics to attract users. Most of the on-surface components, like the sensors and fingerprint sensor, are now being relocated under the display or into mechanical moving parts. In line with this, many phone makers have now started moving the physical fingerprint sensor, from the front or the back to under the screen....

Massive Redesign Brings Progressive Web App Support to Twitter Along With New UI Twitter is testing a major redesign of its desktop site, adding a number of new features that were so far available on the company’s mobile website as well as on its mobile apps. The new features include a night mode, a data-saving mode, bookmarks, and more. A Twitter spokesperson reportedlytold Business Insiderthat it’s a‘limited test for now’, but didn’t give any definitive time-frame for it to be rolled out to a wider audience....

Micromax Vows to ‘Snatch’ Pole Position From Xiaomi With 13 New Smartphones Once a name to reckon with in the Indian smartphone industry,Micromaxhas slowly but surely faded from the consciousness of consumers in the country with the emergence of Chinese brands, such as Xiaomi and Honor. As it turns out, though, the company may be down, but is certainly not out. According to Subhodip Pal, the Chief Marketing & Commercial officer of Micromax India, claimed that the company has been planning a major revamp of its existing product portfolio, and is rejigging its market strategy to become relevant in the lucrative Indian smartphone market once again....

No Plan to Increase Poco F1’s Price, Says Xiaomi’s Manu Kumar Jain Since its entry into India, Xiaomi has challenged the stereotypes when it comes to pricing of a specific set of hardware that makes up for a smartphone. It is this pricing that has helped Xiaomi reach the top of the sales leaderboard in India, evendethroning firmly set brands like Samsungfrom their position of dominance. And with the Poco F1, Xiaomi aims to do more damage to companies vying for a spot in thepremium smartphone segment....

Nokia 6.1 Plus Will Get Option to Hide Notch Again: Juho Sarvikas HMD Global recently rolled out a new update for the Nokia 6.1 Plus which brought along the August security patch to the phone. However, the update alsoquietly removed the option to hide the notchfrom the smartphone. While I, personally, was never very fond of hiding the notch on the Nokia 6.1 Plus’ LCD panel, a lot of people weren’t entirely happy with the change — something I can understand because matters like these should be left for the users to choose, and a setting to show or hide the notch was the perfect way to let users decide what they like best....