Author: Geek Planet

Ahead of the first Galaxy Unpacked event of the year, Samsung’s mobile division is struggling to finalise the pricing for the Galaxy S26. We’ve read plenty of reports about the pricing, but this one sounds, well, more realistic. The Korean smartphone maker is grappling with two main issues here. First, memory makers are focusing on enterprise-grade memory that requires high-bandwidth chips, which usually pay better than consumer-grade chips. Memory market pressures complicate pricing As a result, the supply of general-purpose DRAM, the kind used in smartphones, has declined sharply, leading to dramatic price increases. The Korean publication IT Chosun cites…

Last year, Google first enabled AirDrop compatibility on Pixel 10 devices, a change that finally let Android phones share files with iPhones using Apple’s own system. Now, Google is expanding its Quick Share feature, and Pixel 9 phones are next in line. Google shared the news on X, confirming that the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, Pixel 9 Pro XL, and Pixel 9 Pro Fold now support Apple’s AirDrop. However, the company hasn’t explained why the Pixel 9a is excluded from this wave of compatibility. The feature will roll out over the coming weeks in phases. How to set up…

Rising demand among marketers for AI search expertise is driving more agencies to create specialist units intended to help clients navigate the tech and its impact on consumer habits.In recent months media shops like Jellyfish, Wpromote and Kepler have each launched or expanded AI search services that offer clients a means of partially gauging how applications like ChatGPT and Gemini represent and understand their brands. Among the advertisers attempting to measure the “share of model” (as opposed to their share of market) within large language models (LLMs) is consumer healthcare firm Haleon. The company is currently testing how Meta’s Llama…

Google is rolling out a major update to its Gemini AI platform that changes how mobile users interact with artificial intelligence on Android devices. With its latest enhancement, Gemini can now operate in split-screen mode alongside other apps, allowing the AI assistant to work in context with what’s on your phone screen – without forcing you to switch between apps. Bringing AI into your workflow Traditionally, AI assistants on smartphones have existed in separate interfaces: you open a chat window, ask a question, then switch back to your app of choice once you’ve received an answer. Google’s new split-screen implementation…

Apple is closing in on the Siri reboot it teased at WWDC in June 2024, and the rollout appears tied to iOS 26.4. Apple has been planning to show the upgraded assistant in the second half of February, with iOS 26.4 expected to enter beta testing next month and ship publicly in March or early April, according to Bloomberg. The upgrade is supposed to move Siri past simple voice commands and generic answers. The assistant should be able to draw on personal data and what’s on your screen to complete tasks, which is the kind of everyday help Apple has…

Samsung is setting expectations for the Galaxy S26 camera before it ever hits shelves. In a recent post, it described a camera app workflow that’s built to be simple, with AI edits you can request in plain language instead of toggling through layers of settings. The promise is speed. Samsung wants you to shoot, make fixes, and share from one place, so your phone feels like a camera and an editor at the same time. Samsung says the reveal happens at Galaxy Unpacked in February 2026. The livestream is scheduled for Feb. 25 at 10 a.m. PT, and the company…

Cyberpunk 2077 on Android just crossed a line that used to belong to tech demos and wishful thinking. In a recent ETA PRIME video, the game runs on a phone without cloud streaming and without a nearby PC doing the heavy lifting. The setup relies on PC emulation layers, including GameHub and WinLater, to translate x86 games so they can run on ARM phone hardware. It’s starting to look like a repeatable recipe instead of a one-off stunt. ETA PRIME used a Red Magic 11 Pro, which they call the most powerful Android phone it has tested so far. The…

B2B advertisers and brands that use a direct to consumer (DTC) sales model — and which often rely on organic and paid search as a means of dragging customers to the digital till — are taking preventative action now, rather than waiting for ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google’s AI Overviews to put a dent in their marketing strategy. Consider the case of business travel company Amex GBT. To date, according to CMO Alisa Copeman, it’s relied heavily on paid search as a means of drumming up leads. Its customers — companies needing to arrange travel for staff on a regular basis…

If you checked Gmail over the weekend and saw your inbox suddenly overflowing with promotional email, you weren’t imagining things. Millions of users worldwide ran into the same issue, but thankfully it has now been fixed. Gmail features a sorting system that automatically moves fluff like newsletters, promos, and non-urgent updates into separate tabs, keeping your Primary inbox clean and focused on what matters. On Saturday morning, this system stopped working as expected. Instead of organizing emails, Gmail dumped all incoming emails into the main inbox, and some users even saw warnings that certain emails had not been scanned for…

Android’s built-in backup system has always been useful for saving your settings, apps, photos, and some app data automatically. However, it has a glaring flaw. Files saved in the Downloads folder are not included in Android’s regular backup, which means if you switch phones or lose your device, those files are gone unless you remembered to upload them to a cloud storage service manually or copied them elsewhere. That situation is finally changing with the February 2026 Google Play System update, as Google has added a new local file backup system that can automatically back up the contents of your…