As noted by Michelle Grant (via TechCrunch), the Uber app is now sending users unrelated advertisements via push notifications. In one of the examples shown by Grant, Uber sent a notification to ...

Whenever you open a new app on your smartphone, one of the first things the app will ask for is permission to send push notifications. Nearly every modern app uses them, and they're a central part of ...

Some Gmail complaints are perennial: Google won’t let me recover my account password, or a hacker has changed my two-factor authentication options. Now it seems you can add push notifications that ...

Push notification technology, first introduced by Apple in June 2009 alongside its iOS 3.0 iPhone operating system, have steadily become more important to company marketing strategies. Push ...

As an Editor at Pocketnow, Aryan covers all things mobile, be it the latest smartphones, wearables, gaming consoles, or accessories. His experience using some of the newest hardware from Apple, Google ...

If you have push notifications turned on for sensitive apps, you may want to reconsider your settings. The United States government and foreign law enforcement can demand Apple and Google share ...

I’ll probably be turning them off, but at least they’ll be an option. I’ll probably be turning them off, but at least they’ll be an option. is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more.