And the easier it makes it for people to move, the better. And iOS 15 makes things smooth. Head over to Settings > General and scroll to the bottom and you’ll find a setting called Transfer or Reset iPhone. Tap on this and there are several options. At the bottom, you have Reset and Erase All Contents and Settings. These will reset your settings and erase everything on your iPhone, respectively....
Over on Apple’s support forum, there are several threads from users complaining that iOS 14.7.1 broke their iPhones, causing a “no service” problem where users are unable to connect to cell service. There are similar threads on Apple’s developer forums as well. While there doesn’t seem to be a pattern to which phones are affected, I’ve seen reports of everything from the iPhone 6 to iPhone 12 affected, and the cause is clear – upgrading to iOS 14....
Where there is technical complexity, as dozens of early internet startups could tell you, there is a market opportunity. SEE: Want to get things done in tech? You’ll need these surprising new allies In Jeff John Roberts’ Kings of Crypto: One Startup’s Quest to Take Cryptocurrency Out of Silicon Valley and onto Wall Street, the founder who seized the opportunity was Brian Armstrong, and the startup whose rollercoaster he rode was Coinbase....
On the second day of CES, the L’Oréal Groupe unveiled two new beauty technology prototypes that are designed to expand access to self-expression through beauty. Also: CES 2023 tech you can actually buy now The first prototype, HAPTA, is an ultra-precise computerized lipstick applicator designed for people with limited mobility. The second device, L’Oréal Brow Magic, is an electronic eyebrow makeup applicator intended to help users quickly and accurately achieve their ideal brow look at home....
LazyApply is a job application tool that allows you to submit over 100 job applications daily to a variety of platforms with a single click. And for a limited time only during our Best of Digital Sale, you can use coupon code DOWNLOADNOW for an additional 30% off on a lifetime subscription, lowering the price to just $46.90. All you’re required to do is save your information once and then let LazyApply submit applications for all of the jobs you want....
Robert Steele offers these courses, an instructor, author, and CPA who specializes in teaching accounting and business classes. He’s also written five books on the subject, making him a valuable source of knowledge now that tax season is rolling around. If you only need help for yourself and your family, start with the “Money in Excel” course. Here, you’ll learn how to connect the Money in Excel template to your accounts and download your financial data, as well as other functions, such as tracking recurring transactions, options for budgeting and more....
IBM has confirmed several of its major enterprise products are affected by the Log4j bug. On Thursday, the company confirmed that the IBM Db2 Warehouse, which uses Log4j, allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. Log4j is used in the Db2 Federation feature. IBM has released a special fix pack and mitigation notes for Db2 version 11.5 systems that are vulnerable if certain Federation features are configured....
Brio 300 Brio 300’s camera has multiple resolutions, offering 1280x720 and 1920x1080 at 30 frames per second, and boasts two megapixels. The camera comes with RightLight 2 software that automatically adjusts brightness and contrast to offset dim or poor room lighting to “create a natural presentation”. The webcam has a built-in mono microphone that reduces background noise and can pick up sound from four feet away. The webcam can clip onto a monitor or laptop and connect via a USB-C cable....
The last refresh of the G502 line is old enough to have included the option to add weight, having come out long before making mice as light as physically possible was all the rage. Now, the line is being refreshed with a trio of options that focus on weight reduction, improved switches, and customizable buttons. First up is the wired G502 X. This model includes Logitech’s new LIGHTFORCE hybrid optical-mechanical switches....
What matters is that edge computing is booming. There is growing interest by vendors, and ample coverage, for good reason. Although the definition of what constitutes edge computing is a bit fuzzy, the idea is simple. It’s about taking compute out of the data center, and bringing it as close to where the action is as possible. Whether it’s stand-alone IoT sensors, devices of all kinds, drones, or autonomous vehicles, there’s one thing in common....
It’s not just Google that uses its own cloud platform, either. Companies like Spotify, Snapchat, Best Buy, and Home Depot count on Google Cloud. It’s no wonder then that the platform is preferred by many IT professionals. You can join them in building your apps and services on Google’s powerful platform. All you need to know is how it works. That’s where the Complete Google Cloud eBook and Video Course Bundle comes in....
According to the payment giant, it will allow banks and fintechs to offer a variety of installment options to consumers, without “onerous” integration into a merchant’s infrastructure. BNPL allows individuals to purchase goods without immediate payment. Instead, users can pay for the purchase of a good later or in instalments. In the case of Mastercard Installments, those installments plan would include a 0% interest and pay-in-four model. Mastercard is launching the program next year in Australia, the US, and the UK....
The new Sony Xperia 5 IV (referred to as the Mark 4), like other Sony Xperia phones, is designed primarily for content creators with advanced imaging and video experiences that will be familiar to Sony Alpha camera users. In addition to the camera experiences, the Xperia 5 IV launches with the Music Pro app to help audio creators, singing or voice-over, create professional content with an option for cloud processing via a subscription....
Three years ago, attacks on multi-factor authentication (MFA) were so rare that Microsoft didn’t have decent statistics on them, largely because few organisations had enabled MFA. But with MFA use rising as attacks on passwords become more common, Microsoft has seen an increase in attackers using token theft in their attempts to sidestep MFA. In these attacks, the attacker compromises a token issued to someone who’s already completed MFA and replays that token to gain access from a different device....
The button is an upgrade to the NCSC’s existing Suspicious Email Reporting Service (SERS), which has received over 6.6 million reports since launching in April 2020. As of 30 June, NCSC had removed over 50,500 scams and 97,500 URLs. While email filtering systems can stop some phishing attacks reaching staff inboxes, scammers are always looking for ways to bypass filters – for example, by hosting scams on Google cloud services, creating Office 365 phishing pages, or compromised SharePoint sites to trick victims into entering their work account credentials....
“Given the uncertainty of COVID-19, we’ve decided against attempting to forecast a new date for a full reopening of our U.S. work sites in favor of opening US worksites as soon as we’re able to do so safely based on public health guidance,” Microsoft modern work CVP Jared Spataro said. Also: Microsoft readies more Teams hybrid meeting features; frees up more LinkedIn remote-work courses He said that when the company redecides a new opening date, it will give staff a 30-day heads up so that both staff and company can prepare for their return....
The case study says that Microsoft is using Windows containers running on the company’s Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) to accomplish at least some of this work. Microsoft’s goals in moving more of its own services to Azure include better resiliency, scalability, automation, security, cost reduction and alignment of code bases. Moving from a proprietary, bare-metal underlying infrastructure to a Kubernetes-based one also may help the company with hiring and retaining talent, the case study says....
Best Buy has launched a three-day sale that ends on Sunday, one of the deals that stands out is for a Microsoft Surface Laptop 4, which you would usually expect to retail at around $1,200 to $1,500, depending on the vendor and configuration. As part of a clearance sale, Best Buy is offering the 15-inch option for $1,001, a discount of $499 off the commerce giant’s standard $1,500 price tag....
Users need to be running a minimum of Windows 10 Version 1809 (Build 17763) and have a Microsoft work or school account or a personal Microsoft Account, as well as an Internet connection in order to test Outlook for Windows. Those using consumer accounts may have to wait a bit before they see the new preview toggle. Also: How to recall an email in Outlook The new Outlook app – which has been known during development as “Project Monarch” and “One Outlook – was developed in order to unify the Windows, Web, and Mac codebases for Outlook....
Grok Ventures, Cannon-Brookes’ private investment company, has announced the company and its affiliates have acquired an 11.28% stake in the Australian energy giant, making it AGL’s largest shareholder. In this new position, Grok Ventures outlined its intentions to vote against AGL’s proposed demerger plans and has launched a campaign urging fellow AGL shareholders to also vote against it. Grok said it has written to the AGL Board outlining its intentions....
