This is everything you need to know to watch Peaky Blinders online wherever you are. Whether you're new to the murky world of Birmingham gangster politics and you're looking to catch up on all of the existing seasons, or you're a dedicated fan who's followed the family through thick and thin for all Peaky Blinders' six seasons, we have all the information you need right here.
With even its final season in the bag, we need to wait the Shelby family's debut on the big screen to finally see how their story will unfold. What's certain is that it's become a cult classic show that has inspired the Peaky Blinders haircut, Halloween costumes galore, and pulled in an impressive collection of awards. Peaky Blinders has really established itself as one of the biggest gangster TV shows of all time.
For those new to the series, it centers around a group of early 1900s gangsters from Birmingham. Led by the confident Thomas Shelby, the gang (mostly made up of their family) takes on the city, building power and money through their mostly illegal business ventures.
Pith Peaky Blinders season six recently reached its conclusion, all the 36 episodes are now available online for free. Below is all the information you'll need to watch Peaky Blinders online wherever you are in the world.
How to watch Peaky Blinders online for FREE in the UK
How to watch Peaky Blinders online outside your country
If you find yourself trying to watch Peaky Blinders online when you're away on holiday, you will likely find geo-restrictions will block your fun, not allowing you to access your usual streaming service
Luckily, there is a very easy way around this - through the use of a VPN. The best VPN – otherwise known as a virtual private network – offers a simple solution. It changes your IP address to make it look like you are somewhere else. While this can be used for privacy, it can also be used to access your preferred streaming platform back home, even when you're out of the country.
How to use a VPN
Three simple steps to using a VPN to watch Peaky Blinders online:
1. Download and install a VPN - we recommend ExpressVPN
2. Connect to the relevant server location - launch the VPN app, click on 'choose location' and select the right location i UK for iPlayer
3. Head to the chosen broadcaster's live stream - in this case, head to the BBC iPlayer
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Is Tom Hardy in Peaky Blinders season 6?
For a lot of fans of the show, the big question will be whether they will see Tom Hardy return as the infamous Alfie Solomons. Luckily, teaser trailers have officially confirmed the actor will make a return to the show.
However, there is no confirmation as to how much he will appear in this latest season or necessarily what his story line will be for season 6.
Peaky Blinders recap: your catch-up ahead of the new season
It's been a little while since the last season aired so if you're feeling rusty on the plot, we're here to help with a quick recap on the Shelby family, friends and many enemies!
It goes without saying that if you haven't yet finished season five, there will be spoilers ahead . So, for those who have followed the show all of this time, you'll know there has been a lot of changes recently.
Most importantly, season five saw both the family's return to illegal business (thanks to the market crash) and, Thomas entering the world of politics.
Most of the season 5 revolves around the Shelby family and their battle with a Fascist political party and, a mobster family from Scotland. Where most of the previous seasons of Peaky Blinders ends with the family winning, this season ends with a loss as their big assassination of a fascist leader plan gets spoiled.
Season five ended with Thomas with a gun to his head but luckily, and unsurprisingly, the now released trailers for season six shows Tommy well and truly alive... but still pretty miserable.
Nvidia RTX 3090 Ti is the world's most powerful gaming GPU - but will anyone buy it?
Well, the rumors were correct, Nvidia has announced the super-high-end GeForce RTX 3090 Ti at CES 2022 .
As a super-charged upgrade to Nvidia's flagship RTX 3090 , the RTX 3090 Ti is now the most powerful gaming graphics card Nvidia has ever made. The question is - who's going to buy it?
For a start, unless you're aiming to play the very latest games at 8K resolution, then the RTX 3090 Ti will likely be overkill. No games currently properly stress the RTX 3090, and the RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080 are plenty capable.
So, as Nvidia's most powerful - and likely most expensive - gaming GPU, the RTX 3090 Ti will be for people who are happy to pay for performance they won't need for a while. That's even if you can find one in stock - GPUs are still really hard to get hold of.
Still, we always love seeing new GPUs, especially ones that really push the envelope, and the RTX 3090 Ti looks set to do just that. It's a" monster GPU" according to Nvidia's Jeff Fisher.
Sadly, we didn't get much information about the RTX 3090 Ti, except that it has 24GB of GDDR6X memory with 21GB/s bandwidth, which is the same amount of memory as the RTX 3090, but much faster bandwidth. According to Fisher, it's "the fastest ever."
He also threw out some other stats, including that the RTX 3090 Ti will come with 40 shader teraflops, 78 RT teraflops and 320 tensor teraflops, but that doesn't mean a whole lot until we actually PLAY with this thing.
According to Fisher, we'll have to "tune in later this month for more details," so hopefully we'll find out what kind of price tag this thing has.
Analysis: Who is this for?
The RTX 3090 was already a niche product due to its power and price tag, so who is the RTX 3090 Ti aimed at? Gamers playing at 4K or below will likely be better off buying a cheaper GPU.
However, if you're looking for a GPU for gaming on, and doing some serious content creation, then the RTX 3090 Ti could be for you. It'll no doubt be expensive, but still cheaper than Nvidia's professional GPUs, and it doesn't look like we'll get a proper follow-up to the last-gen RTX Titan.
As we've found with the RTX 3090, 8K gaming is now a possibility, though with some compromises. If the RTX 3090 Ti can do 8K even better without those compromises - such as toning down graphical effects - then this is going to be a GPU for enthusiasts that want a future-proof GPU for 8K gaming.
Also, with the release of the RTX 3080 Ti, Nvidia narrowed the gap between its more affordable gaming GPUs and the RTX 3090, with some people arguing that the RTX 3080 Ti makes the RTX 3090 redundant for 4K and below gaming. The RTX 3090 Ti, then, widens that gap once again. Will it be of use to most gamers? No. But we still can't wait to test it out.
Xiaomi 12 Ultra: here's everything we know so far
The Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has already unveiled the first few phones in its latest flagship generation, so we've seen the Xiaomi 12 , but there's still been no official confirmation of the highest-end model.
That doesn't mean the Xiaomi 12 Ultra isn't on its way, though, because we've heard enough leaks and rumors to be pretty certain that this super-fancy top-price smartphone will come along sooner or later.
Phone fans should be excited about this upcoming handset because Xiaomi will use it as a showcase for the top specs and features its design team has cooked up. You can find everything we know so far listed below.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra released in 2021 had a huge screen, three super-powerful cameras, a second display on the back, a snappy processor and quick charging. However, its high price made it a tough sell for many people.
So while last year's Ultra was impressive, it wasn't perfect, and there are lots of changes the Xiaomi 12 Ultra could make to get a better score from us. That's why we've also written up a short wish list for the new phone.
Cut to the chase
Xiaomi 12 Ultra price and availability
Some of the Xiaomi 12 range has been unveiled – so far that's the 12, the 12 Pro and the 12X – but we are still expecting many more members of the range, including the 12 Ultra, the 12 Lite and, eventually, a 12T and 12T Pro too.
Judging by the Mi 11's release schedule, we could see the Xiaomi 12 Ultra unveiled in March or April when the standard phone gets launched globally (as it's currently only available in China). We'll have to wait and see though, as Xiaomi's Ultra phones have seen just two iterations so far, so it's hard to predict a pattern.
It's worth pointing out that one source thinks there won't be a Xiaomi 12 Ultra , as apparently the brand only has one top-tier phone coming in 2022 and that's the Xiaomi Mi Mix 5. We haven't heard this claim repeated much, though, so take it with a pinch of salt.
More recent rumors have suggested that the Xiaomi 12 Ultra will launch in Q3 2022, which suggests July, August or September will be the big month.
Regarding price, well, 'expensive' would aptly cover it, though admittedly that's rather vague.
The Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra was supremely pricey, costing £1,199 / AU$1,799 (that’s roughly $1,600), which made it comparable to the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra or iPhone 13 Pro Max . We wouldn't expect much to change this year.
Currently, leaks suggest the Xiaomi 12 Ultra will be just as expensive, judging by the specs at least, as we haven't heard any actual price leaks yet.
News and rumors
Possibly the most important piece of Xiaomi 12 Ultra information we've seen doesn't come from a leak, but from other phones: the Xiaomi 12 and 12 Pro . The company has already released some of the series' non-Ultra offerings and commonalities between them may point to features in the Ultra.
Both the standard and Pro phones have the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 chipset, 120Hz refresh rate screens, 32MP front-facing cameras, 50MP main cameras, 50W wireless powering and a minimum of 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, going up to 12GB and 256GB respectively. We could see these same specs in the Ultra.
Moreover, the Pro has a 6.7-inch 2K screen, three 50MP rear cameras (including telephoto and ultra-wide snappers alongside the main) and 120W wired charging. It'd be curious if the Ultra presented a downgrade in any of those areas.
Now let's move on to leaks. They all focus on one aspect of the Xiaomi 12 Ultra: its camera bump. We've seen an aluminum mold of the phone, a digital render of it and a case for the device too, and each shows a circular camera bump that's absolutely huge – expect loads of rear cameras.
One other intriguing piece of information is that there could also be a Xiaomi 12 Ultra Enhanced . We don't know anything about the device save its name, but judging by that name, it's an even higher-end version of the 'standard' Ultra.