The phrase "according to a tip" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referencing information or advice received from an anonymous source or informant.
Example: "According to a tip, the police were able to locate the missing person."
Alternatives: "based on a lead" or "following a suggestion".
The bill, if passed, would even allow companies to track people who are thought to have done hacking in the past or who, according to a tip or some other intelligence, are planning an attack.
Mr. Ayoubi said the victims were part of a joint patrol of Afghan police officers and American soldiers that was headed to a village in the Arghandab district, where, according to a tip that had been received that morning, a cache of land mines and bombs had been hidden.
According to a tip that came into our Layoff Tracker, 21 people were let go.
According to a tip from a Comcast guy, consumers can get a free HDMI cable if they trade in their component cable.
According to a tip to Politico's Morning Cybersecurity report, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act reforms were expected to be central to the deliberations in Berlin Thursday.
The device's supposed internals sure seem to be a treat, at least according to a tip that Android Central received a few days ago.
Facebook is apparently testing displaying star ratings, out of a possible five in total, on Pages on the desktop version of its site, according to a reliable tip received by TechCrunch this morning.
According to a Drug Enforcement Administration tip sheet on krokodil, the only two verified cases of desomorphine in the United States were submitted in 2004, although the document also notes that the drug is available from illicit sources on the Internet.
According to a pamphlet entitled "Tips on Tipping," first issued in 1999 by the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, $30 to $100 is appropriate for superintendents, $25 to $100 for doormen ("Consider if they actually open the door for you," the booklet says) and $20 to $30 for custodians and handymen.
According to an anonymous tip to investigators last month, Mr. Hernandez told members of a prayer group in the early 1980s that he had killed a boy in New York.
Nasty Gal laid off another four employees in its Kentucky-based fulfillment center last week, as well, according to an anonymous tip.
