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Get a Babbel lifetime language subscription at a big discount right now.  StackSocial Learning a new language can be daunting. But right now, you can buy a lifetime subscription to Babbel Language Learning from Stack Social that lets you choose from 14 languages and access more than 10,000 hours of online language education for $150 — that’s 74% off.  Not everyone has the time or resources to study a brand-new language. Babbel keeps you organized with…

Gartner estimates that by 2025, more than “85% of enterprises will have more smart edge devices on their network than laptops, tablets, desktops, or smartphones,” and according to IDC, “there will be more than 41 billion IoT devices in 2025.” The additional devices could introduce blind spots and put a strain on IT teams, leaving them susceptible to security threats. “Most enterprises are already burdened with too many point solutions. Adding another point solution like…

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…