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The holidays have begun, and with it, great security virtual private network (VPN) subscription deals are now available from vendors including Surfshark, ExpressVPN, and Privado. Also: The best holiday deals: Live updatesVPNs are an excellent way to bolster your online security. They create encrypted tunnels between your PC or mobile device to websites and online services you are trying to visit, making it more difficult to track you and keeping your traffic private. If you’re hoping to find a d…
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The holiday season is here -- which means it’s also the start of the shopping season. Major sales are happening at retailers like , , , and more, with substantial discounts on products like laptops, TVs, headphones, and robot vacuums. Telecom giants, including Verizon, have also joined the fray, with discounts and deals applied to phone contracts, gadgets, internet services, and more. If you’re hoping to find savings at Verizon, ZDNET has you covered -- whether or not you are an existing cust…
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Over the holiday season, you can find major sales from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, with substantial discounts on products like laptops, TVs, headphones, robot vacuums, and tons more. Now’s the time to score savings while they’re still here.If you’re hoping to tick off your Christmas shopping list or find a discount on a product you want for yourself, ZDNET has you covered. It’s rare to find substantial discounts on Apple devices, but if you are in the market for a new iPad, iPhone,…
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Over the holidays, you can find deals from retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and more, with substantial discounts on all kinds of products, like Apple’s iPads. Also: The best holiday deals: Live updatesIf you’re hoping to wrap up your holiday shopping list or find a discount on a product you want for yourself, ZDNET has you covered. Apple rarely offers heavy discounts on its products -- which includes the popular iPad lineup -- but there are a few big iPad sales worth your attention. ZDN…
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Dedicating an entire PC to a project can be overkill. This is where single-board computers come in handy. The best-known single-board computer (SBC) is, undoubtedly, the Raspberry Pi -- known worldwide for its versatility, low power consumption, reliability, and user-friendliness. This doesn’t mean, however, that you can’t explore alternatives to the single-board computer (SBC). Alternatives to the Raspberry Pi can be used to customize unique projects, whether you want more performance, AI, VR s…
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A good pair of headphones can be of real benefit to your day-to-day life. I can’t even walk down the street, let alone run or exercise, without my headphones blasting a soundtrack to romanticize an otherwise mundane, mindless task. They also help me focus on my work in noisy environments.Also: The best earbuds you can buyBut we know that headphones, especially top-quality, high-demand options like Apple AirPods or Bose models, can be pricey. If you’re looking for a discount on headphones that wi…
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While iPhones tend to have excellent connectivity, using your mobile data as a hotspot while working or while traveling abroad can be inefficient, or may result in additional fees imposed by your carrier. That might leave you turning to local hotel, airport, school, or coffee shop Wi-Fi networks to get online. However, connecting to public Wi-Fi on your iPhone or iPad is a major security risk, especially if you’re traveling in a foreign country since there’s no telling who or what is monitoring…
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The best virtual private networks (VPNs) provide two services: They encrypt your data between two points, and hide the IP address where you’re located. Using a VPN is critical when traveling or when using the internet in a public place like a coffee shop to keep your data secure and prevent anyone else on the network from stealing your passwords or eavesdropping on your activity. VPNs are also great for streaming because they unlock access (in some cases, with dubious legality) to content and sp…
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These days, it’s not uncommon to have dozens of online accounts, each requiring a different login and password. Keeping track of all your accounts and their various credentials can be a difficult mess, especially given vendors’ requirements to adopt complicated passwords consisting of numbers and special characters in their effort to improve security measures. While passwords, unfortunately, aren’t quite a foolproof way of keeping information secure, there’s likely to be some time before online…
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Can you buy a month’s worth of web hosting for less than the price of a Starbucks grande cappuccino? Yes, you can, and it’ll be quality web hosting, too, as we discovered when researching the best web hosting services for this buyer’s guide. We also discovered, when we looked a little closer at the details of those cheap web hosting plans, that three of the immutable laws of bargains still apply here: 1. If a deal sounds too good to be true, it probably is; 2. Always check the fine print; and 3…
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Now that most of us rely on the internet for communication, banking, shopping, our jobs, and managing our social lives, the line between our physical and digital identities has worn thin. There is an unimaginable amount of data available online about us, and -- although we can and should lock down our individual accounts -- there are times we’ll feel compelled to take an extra step. One way to reduce our digital footprint and protect ourselves from being so easy to find -- or, potentially, to im…
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