We’re less than 36 hours out from the newest version of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert film dropping exclusively on Disney Plus. In anticipation of the Thursday night release, Swift just dropped an early preview of her new performance of Cardigan and is announcing the names of the other new acoustic performances daily.

Swift announced last week that fans would be able to stream the film, called Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version), at home earlier than they’d anticipated. The first version of the Eras Tour movie came out in theaters last year, becoming the highest-grossing concert film, as reported by Variety. Then it was available to rent on demand. Now Disney Plus’ version of the film promises new performances, and says goodbye to some fan favorites.

Are you ready for it? If not, we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything we know about the new concert film, how to watch Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) and why a VPN might be a useful tool for streaming.

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What’s new in the Disney Plus version of the film?

Disney Plus’ version of the flick will feature Swift’s performance of Cardigan, which was previously cut from the theatrical release of the movie, and four additional acoustic songs. You can check out a preview of the Cardigan performance here, in an exclusive early clip on Apple’s App Store. Swift is also releasing the names of the four new acoustic performances leading up to Thursday’s release on ABC’s Good Morning America (also owned by Disney). So far, we know that two of the new acoustic performances will be Maroon and Death by a Thousand Cuts.

Swift recorded six acoustic songs during filming in August, and the performances of Our Song and You’re on Your Own, Kid made both the theatrical and on-demand rental versions of the film. That means acoustic performances of I Can See You and You Are in Love could be the next two performances included in the newest version of the film.

Songs excluded from the Disney Plus cut of the movie include Long Live, The Archer, Wildest Dreams and No Body, No Crime.

Disney Plus is already home to another Swift exclusive, Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions, a series that chronicles the making of her 2020 album Folklore. Swift’s other documentaries and concert films have been available sporadically on various streaming services, including Netflix and Prime Video.

Release time for the Eras Tour film in the US and abroad

The film will land on Disney Plus on Thursday, March 14 at 6 p.m. PT (9 p.m. ET) in all territories except Turkey, where it will be released on April 3. Swift announced that the film would be available earlier on Monday, along with a new trailer.

Pricing for Disney Plus starts at $8 per month in the US, but if you live in Canada, the platform costs CA$12 a month. UK fans can get the service for either 5 with ads, or 8 a month without ads. You can subscribe for a year and save 16%. In Australia, fans get Disney Plus for AU$14 per month.

How to stream the film using a VPN

Perhaps you’re traveling abroad and want to stream The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) while away from home. With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the movie from anywhere in the world. There are other good reasons to use a VPN for streaming, too.

A VPN is the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds by encrypting your traffic. Using a VPN is also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins. Streaming TV can be a bit smoother with a reliable, quality VPN that’s passed our tests and security standards.

You can use a VPN to stream content legally as long as VPNs are legal in your country and you have a valid subscription to the streaming service you’re using. The US and Canada are among the countries where VPNs are legal, but we advise against streaming or downloading content on illegal torrent sites. We recommend ExpressVPN, but you may opt for another provider from our best list such as Surfshark or NordVPN.

Follow the VPN provider’s instructions for installation and choose a country where The Eras Tour movie is streaming on Disney Plus. Before you open the streaming app, make sure you’re connected to your VPN using your selected region. If you want to stream The Eras Tour film on more than one device, you may need to configure each one to ensure you are signed in. Go to settings and check your network connections to verify you’re logged in and connected to your VPN account. Now you’re ready to open Disney Plus to stream.

If you run into issues with streaming, first make sure your VPN is up and running on its encrypted IP address. Double-check that you’ve followed installation instructions correctly and you’ve picked the right geographical area for viewing. If you still encounter connection problems, you may need to reboot your device. Close all apps and windows, restart your device and connect to your VPN first. Note that some streaming services have restrictions on VPN access.

Correction, Feb. 9: An earlier version of this story misstated the number of Taylor Swift’s studio albums. The Tortured Poets Department, set for release in April, will be her 11th studio album.

If you just bought yourself a phone of the latest generation, such as the iPhone 15 or the Samsung S24, then you’ll likely want to get a cover for it to protect it from scratches, scrapes and other mishaps. Speck has a ton of excellent cases to pick from, and right now, you can get 20% off sitewide using CNET’s exclusive coupon code CNET20. Just be aware that the offer ends on March 18 at midnight PT, so be sure to snag it quickly.

If you did buy an S24, then this Presidio2 Grip case is not only slim, but it’s rated to protect your device from a 13-foot drop, which is impressive, and it only costs $32 with the coupon. If you prefer a clear case, there’s a similar Presidio case that’s going for $32. It isn’t as slim, but it still has the 13-foot drop protection. You’ll also find clear, glitter and opaque cases for the S24 Plus and the S24 Ultra, so you have a lot of options in that regard.

As for the iPhone 15, there are also some great options, such as this MagSafe-compatible Presidio2 Gripcase for the iPhone 15 Pro Max that’s going for $40. Or, if you want something slightly cheaper, this GemShell Grip clear case for the iPhone 15 Plus is going for just $32. Like Samsung, there are a ton of options for iPhones, going all the way back to the iPhone 6, so you won’t have to miss out if you have an older model.

Of course, Speck doesn’t just offer cases for phones. You’ll find cases for other stuff as well, such as iPads and MacBooks. For example, you can get the 10.9-inch Balance Folio iPad case for just $36, and it comes in a variety of colors. And this M2 MacBook Air 13 SmartShell case is going for just $40, which is a great offer too.

There are a lot of different devices, accessories and things that you can get from Speck, so be sure to check out everything it offers on its website. Also, if you’re just doing some window shopping, check out some of these great phone deals and tablet deals that you could potentially pair with these cases.

Even though wireless carriers often tout their beefy nationwide 5G networks, outages can and do happen. AT&T’s recent outage was widespread enough that the carrier advised its customers to make use of Wi-Fi calling as a backup — which is a feature that Verizon and AT&T both offer to their subscribers.

Despite the name, Wi-Fi calling also includes texting and video calls, effectively extending your mobile phone carrier services through the use of your home internet connection. In addition to the iPhone and Android smartphones, many basic flip phones also now include Wi-Fi calling support, making it a broadly accessible feature. Even SMS and MMS texts can be sent and received over Wi-Fi when this is set up.

Read more: The Perils of Having a Smartphone As Your Main Means of Connection

Wi-Fi calling also doesn’t even need to be a fallback just for an emergency. If your home internet connection is fast enough, your phone may default to using Wi-Fi for your phone service and swap to a cellular connection when your network is no longer in reach. This is particularly handy if you live or travel somewhere with spotty reception. On a recent vacation I took in California, the hotel that I stayed at in a mountainous area recommended that guests use their Wi-Fi network for their phones as most major carriers had very limited reception.

These Wi-Fi calling services provided by your carrier are in addition to any other chat or calling apps that may already be available on your phone. For instance when on Wi-Fi while using an iPhone, you can also make use of FaceTime calling and iMessage texting with other iPhone users. Over on Android, you can still use Google Meet calling and RCS texting from Google Messages while using Wi-Fi — the latter of which will also be supported by the iPhone sometime this year. And regardless of your preferred phone, any other calling apps you have installed like WhatsApp, Skype and similar will also work while connected to Wi-Fi.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on iPhone

Wi-Fi calling can be turned on from within the iPhone’s Settings app, and the options you’ll see might vary slightly depending on the carrier you’re using your phone with.

To get Wi-Fi calling activated, from within the Settings app, select Cellular. In the event you have multiple SIM or eSIM cards set up, choose the line you want to enable Wi-Fi calling for. Then tap Wi-Fi Calling, and turn on Wi-Fi Calling on This iPhone. You’ll then be prompted to input your address for emergency services, which will be used in the event cellular service isn’t available when calling 911 but Wi-Fi is. According to Apple’s support document for Wi-Fi calling, your device’s location information may also be used for emergency calls to aid response efforts.

Your phone’s status bar will update to reflect that your calls and texts are routed through Wi-Fi. For instance, since my carrier is T-Mobile, my iPhone says T-Mobile Wi-Fi when connected to Wi-Fi calling.

You can also allow for other Apple devices to make Wi-Fi calls even when your iPhone isn’t nearby. From within that Wi-Fi Calling menu, turning on Add Wi-Fi Calling For Other Devices will bring up any other Mac computers or iPad tablets that are also able to place calls. You can then turn the feature on for each individual device. The Apple Watch is automatically enabled for Wi-Fi calling when this feature is turned on.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on Android

The exact steps for turning on Wi-Fi calling from an Android phone will vary depending on your device, but broadly speaking you can also turn the feature on from the device’s settings app.

After opening Settings, tap Connections. This option might be labeled Network & Internet. If you see a Wi-Fi Calling option, tap it. You might have to first tap Mobile Network before seeing it. You can also opt to use the Settings menu’s search box to find “Wi-Fi Calling.”

If your device supports the feature, you’ll then be able to turn the Wi-Fi Calling option on.

Turn on Wi-Fi Calling on a basic phone

Basic phones that work on 4G networks often also include Wi-Fi calling, although steps will vary based on the phone you are using. However, broadly speaking you should be able to find the option from your phone’s settings menu. In the case of the Kazuna eTalk flip phone sold by Verizon, for instance, you’ll use the navigation pad to select Tools & Settings, then Call settings and Wi-Fi Calling to set up.

What about when you have to leave the house

In the event of a cellular outage, you may have to get creative in order to stay connected. Some internet service providers set up Wi-Fi hotspots across their coverage regions, which can be accessed by logging into a portal. For instance, on Long Island in New York, the Optimum internet service provider includes access to hotspots that cover a large portion of the region.

Alternatively, local libraries and coffee shops that provide Wi-Fi access to customers could be the next best way to stay connected for necessary calls while waiting out a cellular outage.

And while it’s still a new technology, the iPhone 14 and iPhone 15 line both support Emergency SOS via Satellite in the event assistance is needed while you have no access to cellular service. This is provided over a texting interface. While there aren’t yet any Android alternatives that include satellite connectivity, Samsung last year announced plans to develop satellite connectivity options for future phones.

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March has arrived, which means the madness will soon follow. The NCAA men’s college basketball tournament — dubbed March Madness for its unpredictability that gives us small school Cinderella runs and bracket-busting buzzer beaters — gets underway in less than a week on Tuesday, March 19.

Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for March Madness, from Selection Sunday to the Final Four and the National Championship game. The short of it is you need only two apps for $22 combined to stream every game of the tournament.

When is Selection Sunday?

The March Madness bracket and matchups will be revealed on Sunday, March 17. The Selection Sunday show begins at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT) on CBS and Paramount Plus.

When does March Madness start?

Technically, the tournament gets underway on Tuesday, March 19, but the first full day of games tips off on Thursday, March 21.

With 68 teams invited to the big dance, the NCCA holds four play-in games to get the field down to 64, after which point the math works out to have four regional tournaments of 16 teams each. The winners of the four regional tournaments then advance to the Final Four, held this year at State Farm Stadium (home of the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals) in Glendale, Arizona.

March Madness begins on Tuesday, March 19, with two play-in games followed by two more play-in games the next night. After these First Four games, the field of 64 is set and the tournament begins in earnest on Thursday, March 21, with a full slate of games that will take place all afternoon and into the night with at least a few moments of madness practically guaranteed.

What is the March Madness tournament schedule?

Here’s the schedule, round by round:

• First Four: March 19-20
• First round: March 21-22
• Second round: March 23-24
• Sweet 16: March 28-29
• Elite Eight: March 30-31
• Final Four: Saturday, April 6
• NCAA championship game: Monday, April 8

Which are the top teams in college basketball this year?

Looking for help in filling out your bracket? I can offer no such assistance for a single-elimination tournament as wild and unpredictable as March Madness.

What I can tell you is that online wagering site FanDuel currently lists defending champion UConn as the favorite, followed by Houston and Purdue. In the next tier are Arizona and Tennessee. Rounding out the top 10 in the polls are Auburn, North Carolina, Duke, Creighton and Kentucky.

How can I watch or stream March Madness?

As in past years, the tournament will be shown across four channels: CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV. Yep, the time has come again to find TruTV on your dial.

You can watch these channels with a cable subscription or a live TV streaming service, but the most affordable option is signing up for a pair of streaming services for a month: Max and Paramount Plus with Showtime. If you have the cheaper Paramount Plus Essential plan, you won’t be able to watch March Madness unless you step up to the pricier option.

That said, for just $22, you can watch every March Madness game live. With the $10-per-month Max streaming service, you can watch the games broadcast on TBS, TNT and TruTV. And with the $12-per-month Paramount Plus with Showtime plan, you’ll be able to watch the CBS games.

You’ll have to juggle multiple apps, of course, but this is the cheapest ways to catch all the action.

Can I stream March Madness for free?

Go to the NCAA’s March Madness Live site or use its March Madness Live app and you’ll be able to watch games for free. You can watch March Madness Live on iOS and Android devices along with Apple TV, Roku, Fire TV and Xbox One. The app also supports AirPlay and Chromecast.

As with most things that are free, there’s a catch. Without proving you’re a pay TV subscriber, you get only a three-hour preview, after which point you’ll need to log in to continue watching.

What’s the best live TV streaming service for March Madness?

Three of the five live TV streaming services offer the four channels needed to watch every tournament game, but keep in mind that not every service carries every local network, so check each one using the links below to make sure it carries CBS in your area.

We recommend YouTube TV to college basketball fans for its relatively low monthly charge and multi-view capability that lets you watch multiple games at once. It’s also one of the three services that offers all four channels needed to watch every game. At $73 per month, however, it’s significantly pricier than getting Max and Paramount Plus with Showtime.

Sling TV lacks CBS but is a good, low-cost option if you don’t need to watch every game of the tournament but want to be sure you can watch the Final Four and national championship game. At $40 per month, however, it costs nearly twice as much as it would to sign up for a month of Max and Paramount Plus with Showtime that would let you watch every game.

Hulu with Live TV and DirecTV Stream have every channel needed as well, but both are pricier than YouTube TV and lack features like multi-view. Fubo offers multi-view but doesn’t offer the Turner networks (TNT, TBS and TruTV), making it a poor choice for March Madness.

All of the live TV streaming services above offer free trials, allow you to cancel anytime and require a solid internet connection. Looking for more information? Check out our live TV streaming services guide.

The Apple Watch has become a comprehensive wellness tracker and fitness monitor over the last decade, gaining new capabilities with each passing year, such as nighttime temperature sensing and performance metrics like ground contact time for runners.

But there’s one big area where it still falls behind rival trackers: recovery and readiness. While Apple provides health trends and highlights, it still lacks a score or rating that ties all those metrics together to paint a picture of your current state. Oura, Garmin and Fitbit trackers have offered this for years, and soon enough Samsung will too. The smartphone giant is launching a new feature called My Vitality Score in its Samsung Health app later this year.

The score collates sleep, activity, resting heart rate and heart rate variability data to determine your physical and mental readiness, much like Oura’s Readiness score, Fitbit’s Daily Readiness rating and Garmin’s Body Battery. It’ll be compatible with the company’s upcoming Galaxy Ring and its line of Galaxy smartwatches.

Samsung isn’t breaking new ground with My Vitality Score, but the addition should make Samsung’s wearables more comprehensive by filling in a gap it was previously missing. Wearing devices from Oura and Garmin has made me wish every smartwatch and fitness tracker had these features, and it’s another sign that Apple has catching up to do in this regard.

Read more: Smart Rings Are Picking Up Where Fitness Trackers Left Off

Why recovery is important

Rest days are an important part of any exercise regimen. Not only do they give your muscles time to recover, but they can reduce the risk of injury and boost your performance, as a medically reviewed article from Healthline outlines.

Readiness scores in fitness apps can help you know when it’s time to take one of those hard-earned rest days. I’ll admit, I don’t always follow this advice myself. But when I am feeling exhausted or burned out, tools like Oura’s Readiness score and Garmin’s Body Battery validate my feelings and give me that extra bit of motivation I need to prioritize recovery instead of working out.

One of the best examples I can recall happened earlier this year, when I came down with a minor upper respiratory infection. I knew I wasn’t feeling well, but sometimes it can be hard to tell whether you’re actually sick or just run down from a busy schedule. After a particularly rough night during which I barely slept because I couldn’t get comfortable, the Readiness score in the Oura app told me everything I needed to know. I scored 37 out of 100, which is the lowest Readiness score I’ve ever had. On top of that, the app also showed that my body temperature was elevated overnight.

While the Oura ring and other similar devices aren’t meant for issuing a medical diagnosis, its findings told me something was off. It provided further convincing that I was actually sick and not just worn out from a few late nights and long work days.

Garmin’s Body Battery is similarly helpful; when reviewing the Garmin Venu 3, I enjoyed getting notifications alerting me when long stretches of rest contributed to “recharging” my battery.

What makes these statistics interesting and useful is that they go beyond just reciting numbers and noticing trends. Instead, these scores actually influence my behavior by offering meaningful context. Metrics like heart rate variability, sleeping patterns and activity levels don’t always mean much on their own, but seeing how they fit together takes it to another level.

Of course, a Readiness score is just that — another number that can be easily ignored, just like notifications from your phone or watch. It’s also important to remember that Samsung hasn’t even launched My Vitality Score yet, so it’s impossible to know whether it’s accurate or useful.

But if it’s anything like these tools from Garmin or Oura, there’s a lot to look forward to. Plus, Samsung doesn’t charge a subscription fee for its health app like Oura and Google do, possibly giving it an important edge over those competitors.

The Apple Watch is missing a recovery score

The Apple Watch has come a long way over the past few years, but there’s still no readiness or recovery score. Instead, Apple focuses on highlighting specific trends across different categories like workouts, heart rate, active energy and even your headphones’ volume levels.

For example, within a few seconds of opening the Apple Health app, I can already tell that my average workout time for the past seven days was 45 minutes. Apple also tells me that I’ve been walking less than I usually do on a typical day.

That information is certainly valuable. But having some type of score or rating that could link those data points would be even better, perhaps giving me an understanding of the areas in which I need to improve. When my Readiness score is low, for instance, I know that means I should make an effort to hit the sack a little earlier that evening and squeeze in a rigorous workout the next morning.

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Now that the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 can process certain Siri requests on-device instead of in the cloud, there are even more possibilities. That change means Siri can now answer health-related questions, such as queries regarding Activity Ring progress and how many flights of stairs you’ve climbed. But what if you could ask Siri whether you should work out or take it easy today?

Recovery score or not, most people will likely stick with the wearable that matches their platform of choice, whether that be the Apple Watch for iPhone owners or the Galaxy Watch (or Ring) for Android users. But Samsung’s broad reach and scale in the consumer electronics industry far outshines that of Garmin, Oura and even Google. As such, its decision to launch recovery metrics for the Galaxy Ring and Galaxy Watch could shine a brighter light on readiness scores in wearables. And that, in turn, could hopefully put more pressure on Apple to come up with its own alternative.

With a zap and an explosion of colored lights, I’m piloting a pixelated ship across a rocky planetary surface. I’m looking for my target. It’s approaching. It’s big. It’s… a giant camel.

If you’ve played any Jeff Minter games, this probably sparks a lovely memory. If you haven’t, let me introduce you to Jeff Minter. I didn’t even know about Minter’s games until maybe sometime in the mid-2000s when I played the PlayStation Vita and Xbox 360 games Space Giraffe and TxK. I knew about Minter’s Tempest 2000 for the Atari Jaguar system, and I’ve played his VR game, Polybius. But Minter’s catalog of indie games goes much farther back than that. And now, thankfully, there’s a way to discover them all.

Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, a whole playable documentary-meets-game-archive created by Digital Eclipse, is a lovely tribute to the indie spirit and weird variations on arcade gaming, and it’s full of sheep, camels and llamas. Available Wednesday for around $30 on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, Steam and GOG, it feels like gaming’s answer to the Criterion Collection and I highly recommend it.

Digital Eclipse started making playable documentary-style compilations with Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, a great playable history of the storied publisher, and continued with The Making of Karateka (which I’m just starting to play). The Jeff Minter Story has 42 games, but some of them are variations or ports of the same game. This is actually fitting since much of his career is about variations on a theme or game. What I learned, watching his origins as a young programmer in the UK, inspired me. His work, which took existing games and varied them in strange new ways, then continued to play with the ideas over time, makes the titles seem to come alive as ever-evolving works in progress rather than distinct experiences.

This game also has tie-ins to an upcoming feature-length documentary about Minter called Heart of Neon, but has its own short documentary sections and documents threaded throughout.

I hadn’t played any of Minter’s early games before, but he was a legend in Europe in the early ’80s. His work appeared on the Commodore 64 and Vic 20, which I never owned, so all of this felt new to me. Yet the games echo games I’ve played before. Gridrunner, for example, is Minter’s take on Centipede, while Attack of the Mutant Camels is Minter’s variant on The Empire Strikes Back game I played as a kid on the Atari 2600. Then there’s Sheep in Space, which is like a bizarre variant of Defender; Llamatron: 2112 inspired by Robotron: 2084; and Minter also made his own version of Tempest (Tempest 2000) for the Atari Jaguar.

Minter’s latest games, like Akka Arrh (which is on the Atari 50 collection), aren’t on here, and neither are some others like TxK. Rights issues apparently prevented some from being part of the collection, but at least those recent titles are easier to find. This Minter collection has all the deeper historic rarities and variations that could be really hard to pick up otherwise.

The collective feeling of playing all of them is pure psychedelic weirdness: an arcade from an alternate universe, where familiar ideas reemerge in ways you didn’t expect, with added animals that just seem to be there (and maybe shoot lasers). There are also psychedelic “light synthesizers” whose purpose is to just fill screens with interactive, pulsing colored light shows.

I’m in love with this game compilation even existing, and it makes me feel the same way that a rare Criterion collection of short films from David Lynch does. Like the world has a bit more possibility, and oddness to explore. Popped into my Nintendo Switch, it’s already made my commutes stranger and better. And I’ve never been more appreciative that Jeff Minter exists.

Ahead of the streaming debut of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour movie on Disney Plus, Apple is giving fans an exclusive preview. Starting Wednesday, Swifties can head to Apple’s App Store to watch a never-before-seen performance of the hit song Cardigan, offthe Grammy-winning album Folklore. You can find the clip under the Today tab in the App Store.

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (Taylor’s Version) will be available to stream on Disney Plus starting March 14 at 6 p.m. PT. The highly anticipated release is a way to relive the record-breaking tour, which became the highest-grossing music tour in history, right from home. The movie initially came out in theaters, where it also became the highest-grossing concert film of all time. An extended version then became available to rent on demand, and includes previously cut songs Wildest Dreams, The Archer and Long Live.

The version debuting on Disney Plus includes bonus content that wasn’t shown in the theatrical or rental releases, including Swift’s performance of Cardigan and four more acoustic songs.

Swift has collaborated with both Apple and Disney in the past, releasing Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions on Disney Plus in 2020, and The 1989 World Tour Live on Apple Music in 2015.

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Apple Arcade, a CNET Editor’s Choice Award pick, will add three new games to its growing library in April. The service has familiar and classic games, as well as exclusive titles you can play for $7 a month ( 7, AU$10). You can find many of these games in the App Store, but they have paywalls and ads that might hinder your gaming experience. You can play each game without paywalls and ads by using an Apple Arcade subscription.

Apple Arcade added Crayola Adventures and Bloons TD Battles 2 Plus in March, and these are the games the service says are coming on April 4.

Puyo Puyo Puzzle Pop

Developer: Sega

The latest installment in this tile-matching puzzle series will be exclusive to Apple Arcade. This game features an original story with more than 24 playable characters from across the series. You can challenge up to four players worldwide in matches, or you can play Endless Mode to climb to the top of the leaderboards.

Super Monsters Ate My Condo Plus

Developer: PikPok

In this wacky, BAFTA-nominated puzzle game, your goal is to feed condo units to four different kaiju — named Lady Ferocious, Reginald Starfire, Mr. Shigoto and Boat Head who, you might have guessed, has a boat on his head. The kaiju and condos are color-coordinated, and you’ve got to feed the right condos to the corresponding monster. If you feed too many condos to the wrong kaiju, it’s game over, and we can’t allow these tacky condos to stand. Did you see the weird gray vinyl floors in that one? Hideous.

Sago Mini Trips Plus

Developer: Sago Mini

According to a study published in the National Institute of Health, gaming in small intervals could benefit a child’s developing brain. And this collection of interactive games could spark creativity and build early literacy skills in young gamers. You can travel and explore far-off lands, like desert islands and the big city, and go on fun adventures. This title includes Sago Mini Road Trip, Boats, Planes and Trains.

You can access these titles in Apple Arcade on April 4, but there are plenty of other games to play in the service now for $7 a month or $50 annually. You can also try Apple Arcade for free for one month with your first sign-up, or you can get a three-month free trial when you buy a new Apple device. To access Apple Arcade, open the App Store on your iOS or iPadOS device and tap the joystick in the menu bar.

More than 15,000 Roku users have been affected by a data breach where account login credentials were compromised via third parties. The company is notifying impacted customers and working with law enforcement to conduct an investigation. Roku provides streaming media players, smart TVs and a streaming platform that offers access to apps such as Netflix, Max, Disney Plus, Spotify and its in-house Roku Channel.

The streaming giant recently reported it reached 80 million active accounts and hit a viewership milestone where “100 billion hours were streamed on the platform in 2023.” Though the company has a large customer base, the scope of the breach is relatively small.

“Roku’s security team recently detected suspicious activity that indicated a limited number of Roku accounts were accessed by unauthorized actors using login credentials obtained from third-party sources (e.g., through data breaches of third-party services that are not related to Roku). In response, we took immediate steps to secure these accounts and are notifying affected customers. Roku is committed to maintaining our customers’ privacy and security, and we take this incident very seriously,” a Roku spokesperson told CNET in a statement.

Payment details and personal information weren’t compromised, Roku said, but customers with security concerns are urged to update their passwords. Follow these steps to help secure your Roku account.

How to update your Roku password

Here’s how to adjust your Roku account password on the web (and here’s a guide to keeping your passwords strong and secure):

• Roku has already reset the account password for some users, according to a notice from the company. If that applies to you, you can get back into your account by visiting my.roku.com and clicking “Forgot password?” You can also contact Roku support at 816-272-8106 for more help.

• Another way to adjust your password by signing in on the Roku website, hovering over the profile icon, clicking “My Account” and then “Account Info.” This takes you to the “Account information” page where you can tweak your password. (A shorter way: going to this link — https://my.roku.com/account/edit — and logging in.)

• On the Account information page, enter your current password in addition to your new password and hit “Save changes.”

Review your device and subscriptions:

• Review the devices linked to your Roku account. On the web, devices appear at the bottom of your Roku account dashboard (https://my.roku.com/dashboard and sign in). If you notice anything is amiss, you can unlink any devices that you don’t recognize.

• Check your subscriptions from the dashboard to ensure that you haven’t been signed up for any paid plans without your permission. Cancel any unwanted subscriptions directly through your Roku device. If you don’t see an option to cancel, contact the provider directly (e.g. Netflix, Spotify).