Many people don’t even realize it’s possible to connect some official console controllers to other devices. Their reliance on Bluetooth technology means they can indeed be used with things like PCs and smartphones. The PlayStation 4 controller has seen its popularity for this purpose skyrocket thanks to the sheer number of them available and the excellent quality of the controller itself. We’re going to show you how to quickly and easily pair your PlayStation 4 controller with your iPhone for use in any mobile game that supports external Bluetooth controller inputs....

But what if you have an older smartphone that isn’t waterproof? Of what if the waterproofing have been compromised because of age or damage (a cracked screen or a dent in the frame of the phone or tablet can allow water to seep past any seals of gaskets)? Before we go any further, it’s worth pointing out that there are no guarantees here. Your device might already be damaged beyond economical repair You have seconds – minutes at most – to save the life of your smartphone or tablet....

1. Recognise that a negotiation isn’t a competition Stephen Booth, CIO at Coventry University, recognises successful discussions are about keeping your ears open and – sometimes – your mouth shut: “It’s fundamentally important that you listen,” he says. Many professionals approach a negotiation with a predefined goal in mind. Booth says taking that stance means a closed approach that is unlikely to pay off. Instead, make sure you understand how everyone can bring something useful to a discussion....

That’s not exactly safe. Don’t believe me? If you use the Firefox web browser (which is far more secure than, say, Chrome), open the browser and then go to Settings > Privacy & Security, and click Saved Logins. What you will see might surprise you. You can scroll through the entire list and view any saved password just by clicking the eye icon associated with the entry. You’re not prompted for a password or anything… you just get unfettered access to all the sights Firefox has to show you....

That means when you move your Mac’s pointer beyond the edge of your screen, it will automatically switch to your iPad and allow you to use iPadOS without switching devices. To be clear, Universal Control isn’t only designed to work between an iPad and a Mac. It’ll actually work between multiple Macs as well. For the purpose of this guide, I’m going to stick to using it between and iPad and Mac to cover both devices....

But information is power and can mean the difference between your car being off the road for several days while you wait for repairs or potentially being able to do a quick fix yourself and get back on the road fast. Modern cars are good at knowing when something is wrong and will usually switch on the dreaded check engine light to warn you. But what causes this light to be illuminated?...

To help us better understand the impact of COVID-19 on businesses and future IT investment trends and key technologies that can enable economic growth in a post-pandemic digital economy, Ray Wang, CEO and founder of a Silicon Valley-based advisory firm Constellation Research, and I invited Crawford Del Prete to join our weekly show DisrupTV. Here are my main takeaways of our conversation with Del Prete. The five stages of enterprise COVID-19 pandemic recovery Driven by the global pandemic, IDC believes we will go through five phases from crisis to recovery....

What is the study of information systems? Information systems collect, store, process, and distribute data. Coursework in information systems trains students to use technology to solve problems, streamline processes, and improve communication. By using networks, software, and hardware components to effectively link people, organizations, and tasks, information systems serve as a fundamental part of business success. Information systems increase functionality at the operational, managerial, and strategic levels of an organization. What is an information systems MBA?...

The online tax portal, ITR e-filing portal 2.0, was rolled out in June as part of efforts to enhance user experience and “provide a single window access to the income tax related services for taxpayers and other stakeholders”. When the portal went live, however, Indian taxpayers found various glitches which led to the portal being taken offline. The portal was then left offline for two and a half months. On Sunday, Income Tax India, a sub-department of India’s Ministry of Finance, tweeted that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had summoned Infosys CEO Salil Parekh to explain the slow turnaround....

This year, iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are making their respective debuts, packed with new features and capabilities. There’s a new take on Do Not Disturb, an easier way to find stuff your friends share with you and enhanced privacy features. On the iPad, multitasking is now easier to discover and use than ever. If you’re eager to try out the new features, the update process shouldn’t take too long....

It’s not the Pro, Air, or Mini, but new features like the larger 10.9-inch Liquid Retina display, an A14 Bionic chip, a 12MP main camera, 5G, and USB-C support should give the regular iPad a little more pizzazz going into holiday shopping season. The improvements come come at a cost, though. The 2022 iPad starts at $449, which is $120 more than what last year’s iPad sells for. That’s a hefty gap for a year-old upgrade, making the 2021 version just as enticing a starter iPad as the new model....

Apple Apple may have just dropped the latest phones, but you can pick up some great deals with the tech giant right now. When you order the iPhone 14 or iPhone 14 Pro, you can save up to $720 with any eligible trade-in. You’ll have to answer a few questions to determine how much you get, but saving that much on a brand new unlocked phone is a great deal....

What IPVanish doesn’t tell you is that it’s rich with options and information. While its app certainly makes it easy to just click-and-go, if you want to make an informed server choice, choose protocols, protections, and options, IPVanish gives you that capability. The thing is, you only discover this wealth of options and browsing controls once you’ve created an account and downloaded and installed the app. For users new to VPNs, it makes sense to hide the power behind a bunch of tabs....

Which raises the question: If you do a clean install of Windows 11 on an incompatible PC, is your PC really in danger of getting cut off from monthly security updates some day? Allow me to answer that question with a question: Have you ever heard of FUD? The acronym, short for “fear, uncertainty, and doubt,” has been around a long time, but it was popularized in the 1970s as a way of describing how the giant IBM Corporation discouraged its customers from even considering competing products....

Think of a power bank and scale it up massively, and you have a power station. Lots of rechargeable batteries in a box, add a multitude of ports (USB and AC), and give it the ability to charge from a variety of sources. That’s a power station. One of the top power station manufacturers out there is Jackery, and the company is having a massive Cyber Monday sale, slashing up to 40% off its power stations and solar panels....

The JEM Biometric Authenticator is an external fingerprint scanner that ensures you are the only one who can access your accounts. It unlocks the encrypted vault of your online passwords that the JEMPass Password Manager protects with cryptographic keys that are generated on your device using up-to-date encryption libraries. The free 1-year JEMPass that comes with the JEM Biometric Authenticator Device stores and secures all of your passwords and seamlessly syncs your accounts across all devices so you can access them with just a single touch....

Would you like to learn how to code the easy way, with a program so easy that kids can use it? Scratch is a visual programming tool that MIT developed. And not only is it easy to learn for both children and adults, but it’s also free! So all you need to do is learn how to use it, and you can train at your own pace with the five highly-rated courses in the 2023 Coding with Scratch Programming Bundle....

Jonathan Bar Or explained on Twitter that while he was hunting for a Log4J exploit attempt, he noticed attacks coming from serv-u.exe. “Taking a closer looked revealed you could feed Ssrv-U with data and it’ll build an LDAP query with your unsanitized input! This could be used for log4j attack attempts, but also for LDAP injection,” he wrote. “Solarwinds immediately responded, investigated and fixed the #vulnerability. Their response is the quickest I’ve seen, really amazing work on their part!...

On Friday 9 December, the information security world was rocked by the disclosure of Log4j (CVE-2021-44228), a zero-day vulnerability in the widely used Java logging library Apache Log4j, which allows attackers to remotely execute code and gain access to machines. Not only is the vulnerability relatively simple to take advantage of, the ubiquitous nature of Log4j means that it’s embedded in a vast array of applications, services and enterprise software tools that are written in Java – and used by organisations and individuals around the world....

The most recent mouse to enter this rarified air is the Logitech G303 Daedalus Apex, or just the G303 as most people called it. Released in 2015, the G303 stood out in a crowd, eschewing the gentle curves and rounded ergonomics of contemporaries in favor of an unusual diamond-like shape, dramatically tapering side panels, and an almost flat top. The model quickly gained and maintained, for these past seven years, a following among gamers that felt they’d finally found a level of control that more traditionally shaped mice of the era never offered them....