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ZDNET’s key takeaways The Boox Note Air4 C is a color ePaper tablet for notes and reading, available for $500. The tablet’s display is crisp and paper-like, and the included pen is accurate and pressure-sensitve, making it easy to create highly detailed sketches. The Note Air4 C isn’t cheap, at $500, and the included pen is much thicker than the tablet, so it falls off easily. I’ve used the Boox Note Air4 C tablet for…

Charlie Osborne/ZDNET Here at ZDNET, we extensively cover the virtual private network (VPN) market and keep an eye out for any worthwhile deals.  Over at Stack Social, we’ve spotted an interesting promotion for anyone who wants to use VPN software to mask their online activity from prying eyes, including ISPs, marketers, and other groups that may track what websites you visit and what online services you use.  Also: The best VPN services The VPN in question…

Andrei Haurylau/Getty Images Lately, it seems like each day brings a new security threat or data leak. According to cybersecurity company Check Point, Q3 of 2024 alone logged a 75% increase in cyberattacks over Q3 of 2023, with the research noting that organizations in education and research were targeted most — 3,828 per week. Many actors use artificial intelligence (AI) to complete increasingly sophisticated attacks.  Also: FBI, CISA urge Americans to use secure messaging apps in wake of massive…

Jason Hiner/ZDNET I’ve been waiting to test the promised wide and ultra-wide screen monitor features of Apple’s VisionOS 2.2 since the Vision Pro first shipped almost a year ago. When the Release Candidate became available, I rushed to install it on my head-mounted headache generator. In this article, I’ll be exploring VisionOS’s Mac virtual display capabilities, testing the standard display, wide display, and ultrawide display variants, and comparing them to my current physical widescreen setup….

Bing Guan/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new PC or Mac is a major purchase. Buying a high-quality device that’s built to perform well and last for years can easily cost you $1,500 or more. How much more? Well, Microsoft’s most expensive business laptop costs roughly $3,000, and a fully loaded MacBook Pro tops out at a cool $4,000. But you don’t have to pay those sticker prices. With a little preparation and some patience, you…

MicroStockHub/Getty Images It feels like every time I read the news, someone has Google in their crosshairs.😖 The US Department of Justice is considering breaking up the company, potentially splitting its search engine from Android, Chrome, and Google Play services. My mother didn’t raise a snitch, but if I were Google, my defense would be…. “But look at Apple and Amazon!”👉 Also: The best open-source AI models: All your free-to-use options explained I would point…

Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images Firefox has never been the most popular web browser. At its peak, in 2010, Firefox was used by 34.1% of the market. Today, the US federal government’s Digital Analytics Program (DAP), with its running count of the last 90 days of US government website visits, the most reliable web browser survey, shows Firefox with a mere 2.8%.  That’s not Firefox’s all-time low, but it’s still miserable. Chrome, as you might…

“We are happy to answer any questions regulators may have about our business,” the company further added. The investigation comes shortly after the US imposed fresh export restrictions on China’s semiconductor industry, targeting 140 companies and cutting off access to advanced chip technologies. In response, Beijing recently banned exports of critical minerals like gallium and germanium to the US, which are essential components in semiconductor manufacturing. Chinese industry groups have also called on domestic firms…

And when it comes to the purchasing of equipment by CIOs or data center managers, he said, suppliers are currently in the driver’s seat: “When demand outstrips supply, it’s the customer who bears the brunt of the impact. HPE is in a position to prioritize certain market segments and product bundles as it allocates its limited supply of AI infrastructure.” Annand added, “we’ve been given no indication this is what is happening, but it’s conceivable that…