Chinese Customs Nabs Smugglers Using Drones to Transport iPhones Chinese custom officials from Shenzhen, China’s technology hub, have successfully nabbed a group of smugglers who used drones to transport 500 million yuan worth of iPhones from Hong Kong to Shenzhen.Reutersreportsthat the officials were able to arrest 26 suspects who used drones to fly two 200-meter cables between Hong Kong and mainland China. At a news conference held by Shenzhen customs it was revealed that the smugglers operated after midnight and used small bags to transport more than 10iPhonesacross the border at one time....

Studies Find Evidence That Smartphone Radiation Causes Cancer in Rats It has been rumoured for as long as there have been cell phones and now there’s some research to back it up. According to a recentreportfromQuartz Media, two federal studies have found “clear evidence” that mobile phone radiation is the direct cause of heart cancer in male rats. The results of the studies will have a significant effect on the debate regarding whether mobile phone radiation causes cancer or not....

Apple Patent Details Next-Gen VR Experience for Autonomous Vehicles Patently Applehasuneartheda new patent filed byApplewhich details a next-gen VR experience forautonomous vehiclesof the future. The patent was recently released by the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) and notes that“embodiments of the VR system as described herein may be implemented in autonomous or “self-driving” vehicles where all occupants are passengers.” The VR system described in the patent can be used to display images on the interior walls of the vehicle to provide a virtual view of the real environment or of a stimulated environment....

BSNL Launches New Prepaid Plans to Counter Jio Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has launched a slew of new prepaid plans. The new plans, which cost as low as Rs 118, are pitted against plans from rivalReliance Jio, that currently offer some of the lowest data rates in the country. According to areportfromThe Mobile Indian, the cheapest new plan from BSNL directly competes with the Rs. 98 pack from Jio and offers 1GB of 3G data per day for a period of 28 days....

Google Reportedly Working on a Google Tasks Overhaul Google Tasks, one of the simplest to-do list apps which can be found within Gmail, might be getting a much-needed overhaul, according to a recentreportfromAndroid Police.A tipster told the publication that the company has uploaded new Google Tasks-related assets and set up new URLs for the service.Google Tasks current UI The current Tasks UI looks very outdated – it looks like something out of Gmail v1 – and while there are a number of third-party apps and browser extensions that address the issue,Googleis expected to give the service a touch-up, in line with its current design aesthetic....

Japan Display to Raise Over $500M to Secure Next-Gen iPhone Orders Japan Display Inc (JDI), an LCD technology joint venture by Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi, recently announced that it plans to raise over $500 million which it will use towards manufacturing LCD displays fornext-gen iPhones. The company has been struggling to stay afloat becauseAppleopted for an OLED display in its latest flagship, the iPhone X. According to a recentreportfromApple Insider, analysts had predicted a major drop in profits for the company as Apple is its largest customer for LCD panels....

Apple macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 Comes With Business Chat, eGPU Support Alongside the recentiOS 11.3 update, Apple started rolling out a new version of macOS High Sierra. The latest update, v10.13.4, brings a number of cool new features including business chat and eGPU support. Here’s theofficial changelogas mentioned on Apple’s support page: MacOS gets better support for eGPUs like the Sonnet’s eGFX Breakaway Box Changelog for enterprise users: Pranob Mehrotra Add new comment...