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Let’s face it, Apple isn’t known for offering a lot of deals. However, if you look around and shop at third-party retailers, you can often find solid price cuts on hardware and accessories alike. Right now, Woot is offering select Apple accessories for as low as $6 today, making it a great opportunity to snag some for your setup without breaking the bank. These offers expire tonight at 10 p.m. PT, and some options have already sold out, so we recommend making your purchase sooner rather than later if you see something that piques your interest.

If you’re looking to keep your Apple tablet safe, right nowyou can score an Apple Smart Folio for the 11-inch iPad Pro and the 12.9-inch iPad Pro for just $20 or $30 each, respectively. There are even leather sleeves you can grab for your MacBook and MacBook Pro computers available for $35.

You’ll also find a number of new and refurbished Apple Magic Keyboard options available, including a folio and even a full setup with a numerical keypad. These keyboards range in price from $80 to $200, depending on which model you’re ordering, as well as its condition. And to add your own personal style to your stylus, there are Apple Pencil cases available for $6 right now in black, brown, navy and red.

Be sure to shop the entire sale selection to grab some extras at a great price. And for savings on Apple hardware, check out our best iPad deals and best MacBook deals so you can upgrade your device for less.

Apple watchers have had their sights set on the Vision Pro as the company has teased demos of its mixed reality headset ahead of its launch next week. While the introduction of a new product category to Apple is certainly worthy of attention, the Vision Pro isn’t the only release we’re expecting from the tech giant in the early months of 2024. Apple is readying updates to its iPad lines, with the new models expected as early as March, according to reports.

The updates are long overdue. The company didn’t release any iPads last year, making it the first calendar year without a new iPad since Apple’s tablet was first released in 2010. Here’s what the rumored updates will look like for each iPad line.

OLED coming to iPad Pro

OLED is the big news with Apple’s top-end iPad Pro. The new models will reportedly ditch mini-LED screens for OLED displays that will deliver more vibrant colors, true black levels and superior contrast. The OLED panels could also support a wider range of refresh rates. The newer iPhone Pro models feature always-on OLED displays that can operate as slow as 1Hz to extend battery life.

The updated iPad Pros will come in 11- and 13-inch sizes, with the latter being slightly larger than the current big Pro at 12.9 inches. The new Pros are also expected to upgrade from Apple’s M2 chip of the current models to the M3 chip. Other rumored changes include USB-C and MagSafe wireless charging along with an updated Magic Keyboard with an aluminum cover and larger trackpad.

iPad Air expanding to 12.9 inches

A larger iPad Air is expected to be added to the line this spring. The current, 5th-gen iPad Air is based on a 10.9-inch display and an M1 chip. The new lineup will be based on M2 chips and available in both 10.9-inch and 12.9-inch models. A 12.9-inch Air would give tablet buyers the ability to get a larger screen without needing to pay the premium for a Pro model.

The new iPad Airs are not expected to move to mini-LED or OLED displays and will keep their LED-based liquid retina panels. They are also expected to work with the current Magic Keyboard and not the keyboard update that will be exclusive to the new Pro models.

Processor bumps for iPad and iPad Mini

The rumors are foggier for the entry-level iPad and iPad Mini. Each could get a processor bump, with the 11th-gen iPad moving to the A15 chip and the 7th-gen iPad Mini getting the A16 chip. With the arrival of the 11th-gen iPad, Apple will likely keep the 10th-gen iPad as its budget offering and phase out the 9th-gen model, which is the last remaining model with the home button. These updates are expected not in the spring but later in the year.

And by the end of the year, perhaps we will finally see the long-rumored foldable iPad.

Anxiously awaiting the next season of Squid Game? These K-dramas on Netflix will keep you entertained in the meantime.

Netflix is a hub for all kinds of Korean films and TV series. In early 2023, the streaming giant announced it would be spending more than $2 billion on Korean productions over the next four years. Throughout 2023, Netflix released 34 new Korean titles, in what it called its “biggest-ever lineup of Korean films and series,” and we can expect to see more in the coming years.

The “K-drama” genre on Netflix includes many different kinds of shows. On this list, there are sci-fi dystopias, romances, political thrillers, period pieces, a zombie outbreak and more — there’s something for every K-drama fan. If you’re still digging for additional titles, try searching with this special hidden code: 68699.

Read more: Best Streaming Services for K-Dramas

For more recommendations, check out 11 of the best anime series to stream and the best streaming services for K-dramas.

Even if you aren’t a programmer or don’t want to be one, knowing how to code can add a lot of extra value to your life, especially when it comes to automating tasks. Of course, with so many programming languages out there, it can be hard to figure out what to learn, which is why programming bundles like this one from StackSocail are great. Not only do you get to pick and choose what you want to learn, but the whole thing is relatively cheap and won’t impact your finances like it would if you grab each course individually.

At StackSocial, you can get lifetime access to the 2023 Premium Learn to Code Certification Bundle for just $40, which is a serious bargain compared to the usual $2,786 price tag. This offer is available through April 6, so be sure to sign up before then if you don’t want to miss out on these savings.

This learn-to-code bundle includes 244 hours of instruction across 14 different courses that will take you through everything you need to start coding. Using a combination of videos, real-world code examples, quizzes, exercises and projects, you’ll be introduced to topics covering Python 3, Ruby on Rails, SwiftUI, Google Go, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Bootstrap and more.

You can access these courses through a desktop or mobile device, and you don’t need prior knowledge to get started. If you’re new to coding, start with the courses designed for beginners, then work your way to more challenging classes as you advance. The great thing about lifetime access is that you can progress at your own pace or go back to view material again when you need to. Just make sure that once you have your access code, you redeem it within 30 days.

If you’re curious about the world of coding and want to gain new skills that can increase your earning potential — at a price this low, what do you have to lose?

While Apple could release iOS 17.3 any minute now, the tech giant’s release of iOS 17.2 was packed with new features you may have missed. The update was released in December and came with security fixes and patches, plus over a dozen new and useful features, like the long-awaited Journal app and Contact Key Verification. It also has fun features like the ability to react to messages with Live Stickers.

To download the update, go to Settings > General > Software Update, tap Install Now and follow the onscreen prompts.

Here’s what you may have missed in iOS 17.2.

The Journal app

Apple finally released the Journal app with iOS 17.2. The tech giant announced the app at the company’s WWDC event in June alongside iOS 17, but it was absent from the update’s launch on Sept. 18.

Apple said at WWDC that the app uses on-device machine learning to create personalized writing suggestions. Some of these suggestions are created using information on your iPhone, like photos you’ve taken and music and podcasts you’ve listened to throughout the day. If you forget what podcast you listened to earlier in the day — like I regularly do — the app shows you that information when you go to make an entry.

The app also shows you a handful of topics to write about, called Reflections. Some of mine included, “Write about a time you gave someone an unexpected gift,” and “Who cheers you up when you’re feeling down?”

If you don’t want to write about whatever you listened to or use a Reflection, you can just write by tapping the New Entry button. In New Entry, you can write whatever you want, create a voice note, take a photo or create a video to add to your journal entry.

You can also lock the app after it’s closed for a set amount of time for some privacy. If you close the app and don’t reopen it for a certain amount of time (like five minutes) it will ask for your Face ID or passcode to open it again.

Contact Key Verification in Messages

Apple announced Contact Key Verification in December 2022, and the security feature finally appeared in iOS 17.2.

“With iMessage Contact Key Verification, users who face extraordinary digital threats — such as journalists, human rights activists and members of government — can choose to further verify that they are messaging only with the people they intend,” Apple said in a news release last year.

Apple wrote that many people won’t be the target of a cyberattack, but Contact Key Verification gives people who might be a target an additional security layer.

To enable Contact Key Verification go to Settings > Apple ID > Contact Key Verification, tap the slider next to Verification in iMessage and follow the on-screen prompts.

React with Live Stickers

Live Stickers is a new feature Apple introduced in iOS 17 at launch. The feature lets you create your own stickers from pictures you’ve taken. In iOS 17.2, you can react to texts in Messages with your Live Stickers. To react with a Live Sticker, long-press on a text like you would to add a reaction, then tap Add Sticker in the dropdown menu to pull up your stickers.

New Apple Music settings

If you subscribe to Apple Music (which costs $11 a month) iOS 17.2 lets you automatically add songs you’ve favorited to your library. If you don’t like this, you can turn the setting off by going to Settings > Music and tapping the toggle next to Add Favorite Songs.

More Memoji customization

In iOS 17.2, there’s a new menu in the Memoji editor called Body that lets you edit the appearance of your Memoji’s body. You can adjust your Memoji’s waist, bust, shoulders and arms in this menu. Only three options are available in each of these sections at this time, so Memoji isn’t a full-on character creator menu as you’d see in a video game.

Change your default notification sounds and haptics

In iOS 17.2, Apple allows you to change the default notification sound. This is the first time Apple has allowed iPhone users to change the default notification sound. To change this sound, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics > Default Alerts, and you’ll be able to select new and classic tones.

In the Default Alerts menu, you can also change your haptics by tapping Haptics near the top of the page. Here you can choose between a handful of haptic patterns, and you can create a custom haptic by tapping Create New Vibration.

Photos and Apple Music working together

If you go into the Photos app after updating to iOS 17.2, Photos will ask permission to access your Apple Music library. The screen says it will use songs from your library to curate songs for your Memories.

AppleCare and Warranty menu

In iOS 17.2, if you go to Settings > General you’ll see a new option called AppleCare and Warranty. If you tap into this option, you’ll see all of your devices that are or aren’t covered under AppleCare or a warranty. In previous betas, this option was called Coverage.

Catch-up arrow in Messages

A new feature in iOS 17.2 can help you understand what’s happening in a texting group or if someone sends you a lot of messages. The beta brings the catch-up arrow back to Messages, so if you wake from a nap with a lot of messages, you can jump to the beginning of the new messages and follow the drama for context.

The catch-up arrow was in some early iOS 17 betas, but it has been absent since.

New options for sharing Contact Posters

In iOS 17.2, you can now share your Contact Poster through Phone and FaceTime. If you go to Settings and either Phone or FaceTime, you will see an option called Share Name and Photo. Tap this and you can select whether to automatically share your Contact Poster with your contacts or whether to require your phone to always ask before sharing. This feature was only in Message before.

iPhone 15 Pro action button updated

With iOS 17.2, the iPhone 15 Pro’s action button now has a translate function. The new function allows you to quickly translate phrases or have a conversation with someone in another language.

Sharing content between your iPhone and Apple Vision Pro

Apple announced its Vision Pro headset at WWDC in June. While you can’t buy the Vision Pro yet — Apple plans for the headset to be available in the US in early 2024 — iOS 17.2 introduces a setting to allow your iPhone to work as an additional screen for it.

The setting is called AirPlay Receiver and can be found under AirPlay & Handoff in Settings. Apple writes that AirPlay Receiver allows you to stream or share content from your Vision Pro headset to your iPhone.

Spatial Video recording for the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max

A new feature in iOS 17.2 allows iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max users to record Spatial Video. This feature will allow the video to be viewed in 3D on the upcoming Vision Pro headset. Spatial Videos can also be viewed in the Photos app as normal videos.

Disable inline predictions on your keyboard

Have you ever been typing a text in Messages and suddenly a gray word appears in front of your cursor? This is called inline text predictions, and if you’ve ever been confused or annoyed by this feature, iOS 17.2 introduces the ability to turn it off.

More Sensitive Content Warnings

Sensitive Content Warnings were introduced in iOS 17 and blur out images and videos that show up in certain Apple services and that might contain nudity. With iOS 17.2, these warnings have been expanded to include live stickers and contact posters that might include nudity.

More Siri requests

In iOS 17.2, you can ask Siri a few new questions, like what your altitude is and what’s your estimated arrival time if you’re using the voice assistant for directions.

Updated Weather widget and app

In previous iOS versions, you’d have three options for a Weather widget: a small tile, a medium tile bar and a large tile that took up half your screen. All showed the current weather conditions in more detail as they went up in size.

With iOS 17.2, you have six widgets to choose from. The first three are the original small, medium and large tiles. The three new widgets are all the same size as the small tile, but show more details for the day.

One tile shows the current condition, precipitation, UV index, wind levels and air quality index. Another tile shows the current conditions plus the expected conditions for the next four days. The final new tile shows when you can expect the sunrise and sunset.

The app also has a few new features, like an interactive moon calendar, the amount of rain for your area over time, and wind speed and direction. The updated Weather app is like having your own meteorologist in your pocket.

New digital clock widget

In iOS 17.2, the clock widget gets an update as well. The widget now gives you the option for a digital clock to easily read the time.

News app supports Live Activities

The News app also gets an update in iOS 17.2. Now, you can enable Live Activities for the app, so you can follow news events, like elections, as they happen on Live Activity-enabled iPhones.

Apple TV app updated

The Apple TV app also gets an update with iOS 17.2. If you open the app and tap Store in the bottom menu, you’ll see the Movies and TV Shows sectionsacross the top of your screenare gone.

Local Awareness option in Emergency Alerts

With iOS 17.1, there’s a new option in the Emergency Alerts menu called Local Awareness. Apple writes that if you enable this option, it uses your approximate location to improve the accuracy, timeliness and reliability of emergency alerts you receive.

More Contact Poster customization options

Contact Posters is another new feature Apple introduced with iOS 17. With iOS 17.2, you can customize your Contact Posters even more by giving you the option to give a contact poster rainbow-colored text.

Here are the full release notes for iOS 17.2:

About This Update

Journal

Journal is a new app that lets you write about the small moments and big events in your life so you can practice gratitude and improve your wellbeing.

Journaling suggestions make it easy to remember your experiences by intelligently grouping your outings, photos, workouts, and more into moments you can add to your journal.

Filters let you quickly find bookmarked entries or show entries with attachments so you can revisit and reflect on key moments in your life.

Scheduled notifications help you keep a consistent journaling practice by reminding you to write on the days and time you choose.

Option to lock your journal using Touch ID or Face ID.

iCloud sync keeps your journal entries safe and encrypted on iCloud.

Action Button

Translate option for the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max to quickly translate phrases or have a conversation with someone in another language.

Camera

Spatial video lets you capture video on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max so you can relive your memories in three dimensions on Apple Vision Pro.

Improved Telephoto camera focusing speed when capturing small faraway objects on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Messages

Catch-up arrow lets you easily jump to your first unread message in a conversation by tapping the arrow visible in the top-right corner.

Add sticker option in the context menu lets you add a sticker directly to a bubble.

Memoji updates include the ability to adjust the body shape of any Memoji.

Contact Key Verification provides automatic alerts and Contact Verification Codes to help verify people facing extraordinary digital threats are messaging only with the people they intend.

Weather

Precipitation amounts help you stay on top of rain and snow conditions for a given day over the next 10 days.

New widgets let you choose from next-hour precipitation, daily forecast, sunrise and sunset times, and current conditions such as Air Quality, Feels Like and wind speed.

Wind map snapshot helps you quickly assess wind patterns and access the animated wind map overlay to prepare for forecasted wind conditions for the next 24 hours.

Interactive moon calendar lets you easily visualize the phase of the moon on any day for the next month.

This update also includes the following improvements and bug fixes:

Siri support for privately accessing and logging Health app data using your voice.

AirDrop improvements including expanded contact sharing options and the ability to share boarding passes, movie tickets, and other eligible passes by bringing two iPhones together.

Favorite Songs Playlist in Apple Music lets you quickly get back to the songs you mark as favorites.

Use Listening History in Apple Music can be disabled in a Focus so music you listen to does not appear in Recently Played or influence your recommendations.

A new Digital Clock Widget lets you quickly catch a glimpse of the time on your Home Screen and while in StandBy.

Enhanced AutoFill identifies fields in PDFs and other forms enabling you to populate them with information such as names and addresses from your contacts.

New keyboard layouts provide support for 8 Sámi languages.

Sensitive Content Warning for stickers in Messages prevents you from being unexpectedly shown a sticker containing nudity.

Qi2 charger support for all iPhone 13 models and iPhone 14 models.

Fixes an issue that may prevent wireless charging in certain vehicles.

Some features may not be available for all regions or on all Apple devices. For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222

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Need something to tide you over while you wait for Oppenheimer on Peacock? What about one of Christopher Nolan’s 11 other movies?

If you want to binge Nolan’s catalog, Peacock is getting more than just the atomic bomb thriller next month. Dunkirk, Inception and The Dark Knight Trilogy will join the already-streaming Memento on the service on Feb. 1, and Oppenheimer will follow suit on Feb. 16. Right now the trio of Batman films are available on Max, and flicks like Interstellar are also streaming on popular services.

Here’s a guide to where to watch every Christopher Nolan film. Some may be on streamers you already subscribe to, and others you can rent for just a couple of bucks.

How to stream Christopher Nolan’s movies

How to watch more Nolan movies

• Dunkirk (2017): Rent for $4 at services like Amazon and Vudu. Or it’s streaming on Peacock on Feb. 1.
• Insomnia (2002): It’s currently streaming on Paramount Plus.
• Memento (2000): It’s currently streaming on Peacock and free services such as Tubi.
• The Prestige (2006): Rent for $4 at services like Amazon and Vudu.

• Tenet (2020): Rent for $4 at services like Amazon and Vudu.

How to watch with a VPN

Perhaps you’re traveling abroad and want to stream a Christopher Nolan movie on a service like Netflix or Max 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 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 allowed 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 your Nolan movie of choice will be streaming on a service like Max or Netflix. Before you open the streaming app, make sure you’re connected to your VPN using your selected region. If you want to stream your Nolan movie on more than one device, it’s possible you’ll need to configure each one to ensure you’re 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 the service 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.

For the third time in the last four years, the Bills and Chiefs will meet in the playoffs. The Chiefs won the first two contests, both of which were played at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City. This time around, the game will be played in Buffalo. After winning in frigid conditions at home last week, however, the Chiefs aren’t likely to be shocked by the conditions on Sunday evening in Buffalo.

It has the makings of an NFL classic, with two of the best quarterbacks in the league — Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs and Josh Allen of the Bills — going against each other. Plus, there’s the prospect of the world’s most famous Chiefs fan, Taylor Swift, attending the game to support her boyfriend and Chiefs tight end, Travis Kelce.

The Chiefs and Bills kick off on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT) on CBS and Paramount Plus. Here is how you can watch, stream and follow along.

Chiefs vs. Billsgame today: When and where?

This Divisional Round matchup sees the Bills host the Chiefs at 6:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. PT) on Sunday. The game will take place at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, home of the Bills.

How to watch Chiefs vs. Billsin the US

Sunday’s Chiefs-Bills game is on CBS nationally. The good news for football fans is that CBS is available on most of the major live TV streaming services. The least expensive option is Paramount Plus.

Numerous other live TV streaming services carry local CBS stations as well, namely YouTube TV, Hulu Plus Live TV, DirecTV Stream and Fubo. They all cost far more than Paramount Plus, but they also carry many live channels, including football broadcasting channels like Fox and ESPN. Check out our live TV streaming services guide for details.

All 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.

An over-the-air antenna connected to your TV provides another option for CBS. The best part about antennas is that there are no streaming or monthly fees required, though you will need to make sure you have good reception.

Samsung’s new Galaxy S24 series of phones brims with new AI features. Some, like Circle to Search, look delightfully useful, while others, like Generative Edit, can seemingly bend reality. These tools are part of Galaxy AI, a suite of features and utilities that can execute wide-ranging tasks to simplify day-to-day activities, help with productivity and create content.

Galaxy AI is Samsung’s attempt to bolster its S24 series with software features that are powered by generative AI, which catapulted into the mainstream last year when OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot went viral. Samsung and its rivals are betting AI can breathe new life into the stagnant smartphone industry, which has seen sales slowing over the last several years.

Read more: Galaxy S24 Ultra: One Day With Samsung’s New Phone

The Galaxy 24, S24 Plus, and S24 Ultra each have Galaxy AI, which Samsung bills as a “comprehensive mobile AI experience.” These AI-based features (a lot of which are powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chip) are detailed below. But Samsung isn’t alone in its AI ambitions. Here’s how some of Galaxy AI’s biggest features stack up against those from Google and Apple, two of Samsung’s biggest rivals.

Samsung Galaxy S24 AI features

Live Translation: Samsung’s new live translation tool is perhaps the company’s most compelling AI feature. As the name suggests, the tool can translate a live phone call in real-time voice and text between two different languages. Live translation supports 13 languages and 17 dialects, allowing two people to have a basic conversation even if they don’t speak the same language. (Voice recorder has Transcribe Assist that also translates.)

Interpreter: This is similar to Live Translation, but it’s focused on translating a conversation into just text that’s shown on a split-screen. The view is arranged so that the people talking can stand face-to-face and read the text transcription of what the other person said. It also works without cellular data or Wi-Fi.

Read more: Samsung’s Fine Print: Galaxy S24’s New ‘Killer’ Feature May Not Be Free After All

Circle to Search: You can launch a Google search for anything shown on screen just by circling that thing with either your finger or Samsung’s S Pen stylus. You long-press the home button and then circle, highlight, scribble on, or tap any part of an image or video, or any bit of text, and you’ll instantly launch the search. For instance, if your friend sends a travel photo, you can use Circle to Search to learn more about the landmark they’re standing in front of. Or circle their shoes to find out the brand name and even call up links for buying them.

Chat Assist: This feature helps with writing and is integrated into the keyboard. It’s available when you’re composing messages, emails, social media posts and more. When you type your message, Chat Assist analyzes it and can alter the text to make its tone sound as you intended. Say you needed to send a polite message to a co-worker — you could choose a professional version of the message you typed. Or let’s say you were typing and wanted your text to be a short, catchy phrase for a social media caption — you could select #social and your phone would generate a version of your text in that style.

Generative Edit: This generative AI feature lets you make reality-bending edits to your photos, like you can with the Google Pixel 8’s Magic Editor. You can remove objects and Generative Edit will fill in the background where the object once was. All images that have major AI alterations will get watermarked in the metadata to indicate this. But small edits, like removing reflections, won’t get the watermark.

Note Assist: This feature creates AI-generated summaries of notes and also translates and formats files in Samsung’s Notes app. Plus, it generates digital covers for notes to make them easy to spot with a brief preview.

Google Pixel 8 AI Features

When it launched last year, Google’s Pixel 8 actually kicked off the arms race for gen AI in phones. Prior to Samsung’s S24 launch, Google marketed AI as one of the selling points of the Pixel 8. Though generative AI features are a newer addition to mobile phones, AI has long been an integral part of tasks such as voice recognition and image processing.

Choosing the Galaxy S24’s suite of features or the Pixel 8’s tools likely comes down to personal preference. In fact, some of the Galaxy S24’s AI-powered features, like Circle to Search, were the result of a partnership between Google and Samsung and will eventually come to the Pixel 8 series.

Magic Editor: The Magic Editor uses generative AI along with AI processing techniques to help people make complex photo edits easily, without the need of professional skills or expensive third-party apps. It goes beyond lightening and brightening photos, although that’s part of it. You can reposition people, enlarge buildings, remove strangers from the background and even generate completely new backgrounds from scratch.

Best Take: This is one of the most significant AI tools in the Pixel 8 lineup. It lets you swap a person’s face from another image in a series of photos. You can produce a single image where everyone is looking at the camera and smiling, and doesn’t have their eyes closed, if that’s what you want.

Read more: The Pixel 8’s AI Blurs the Line Between Reality and Fantasy

Call Screen: Google Assistant answers calls on your behalf to avoid unwanted robocalls or scammers. In the Pixel 8 iteration, the Assistant’s voice sounds more natural, and it can understand more context from the call.

Audio Magic Eraser: This tool uses AI to quiet or remove unwanted sounds in videos you record. Whether it’s background music or just wind noise, Audio Magic Eraser can target the specific sounds you identify.

Where’s Apple’s iPhone Generative AI?

Though iPhones have relied on AI for years to improve camera processing and yield better-looking photos and videos, Apple’s handsets don’t natively have generative AI features in the same vein as Google’s or Samsung’s tools. But it wouldn’t be surprising if Apple went in the same direction.

In fact, it’s widely expected that the next iPhone will follow in Google’s and Samsung’s AI footsteps. Rumors suggest Apple will bring generative AI into its iPhone 16 series in a big way, particularly when it comes to making Siri smarter and more capable.

According to Boomberg’s Power On newsletter, iOS 18 will feature gen AI technology that “should improve how both Siri and the Messages app can field questions and auto-complete sentences.”

A September report by The Information details how Apple plans to use large language models, a crucial part of generative AI, to make Siri smarter. The report said the LLM feature is expected to be released with an iPhone software update next year. This timeline would coincide with the September release of iOS 18, Apple’s next mobile operating system, which is expected to ship on the iPhone 16.

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Liverpool will be looking to extend their lead at the top of the English Premier League as they travel to midtable Bournemouth on Sunday.

With second-placed Man City not in action this weekend, the pressure is on Jürgen Klopp’s Reds to bolster their two-point advantage, but they come up against an in-form Cherries side that have won four of their last five EPL encounters.

Tyler Adams, Ryan Fredericks, Adam Smith and Milos Kerkez are all still out for the hosts, while Trent Alexander-Arnold, Andy Robertson and Dominik Szoboszlai are all missing for Liverpool.

Below, we’ll outline the best live TV streaming services to use to watch all of the action live wherever you are in the world.

Bournemouth vs. Liverpool: When and where?

Bournemouth host Liverpool at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday, Jan 21. Kickoff is set for 4:30 p.m. GMT local time. That’s 11:30 a.m. ET or 8:30 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 3:30 a.m. AEDT in Australia on Monday, Jan. 22.

How to watch the Bournemouth vs. Liverpool game online from anywhere using a VPN

If you find yourself unable to view the game locally, you may need a different way to watch — that’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on game day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s 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.

With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. So if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, non-blackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.

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Livestream the Bournemouth vs. Liverpool game in the US

Sunday’s Bournemouth-Liverpool match is streaming on USA Network, which you can access as part of your cable package or at the NBC Sports website with a valid login, and can be streamed via Sling TV and other more expensive streaming TV services.

Livestream the Bournemouth vs. Liverpool game in the UK

Premier League rights in the UK are split between Sky Sports, Amazon Prime Video and TNT Sports (previously known as BT Sport). Bournemouth vs. Liverpool is exclusive to Sky Sports, showing on its Sky Sports Main Event, Premier League and Ultra channels. If you already have Sky Sports as part of your TV package, you can stream the game via its Sky Go app, but cord-cutters will want to get set up with a Now account and a Now Sports membership to stream the game.

Livestream the Bournemouth vs. Liverpool game in Canada

If you want to stream this match live in Canada, you’ll need to subscribe to Fubo Canada. The service has exclusive rights for this Premier League season.

Livestream the Bournemouth vs. Liverpool game in Australia

Football fans Down Under can watch this EPL fixture on streaming service Optus Sport, which is showing every single Premier League game live in Australia this season.

Quick tips for streaming the Premier League using a VPN

• With four variables at play — your ISP, browser, video streaming provider and VPN — your experience and success when streaming EPL matches may vary.
• If you don’t see your desired location as a default option for ExpressVPN, try using the “search for city or country” option.
• If you’re having trouble getting the game after you’ve turned on your VPN and set it to the correct viewing area, there are two things you can try for a quick fix. First, log into your streaming service subscription account and make sure the address registered for the account is an address in the correct viewing area. If not, you may need to change the physical address on file with your account. Second, some smart TVs — like Roku — don’t have VPN apps you can install directly on the device itself. Instead, you’ll have to install the VPN on your router or the mobile hotspot you’re using (like your phone) so that any device on its Wi-Fi network now appears in the correct viewing location.
• All of the VPN providers we recommend have helpful instructions on their main site for quickly installing the VPN on your router. In some cases with smart TV services, after you install a cable network’s sports app, you’ll be asked to verify a numeric code or click a link sent to your email address on file for your smart TV. This is where having a VPN on your router will also help, since both devices will appear to be in the correct location.
• And remember, browsers can often give away a location despite using a VPN, so be sure you’re using a privacy-first browser to log into your services. We normally recommend Brave.