Author: Geek Planet

Apple Sports is getting ready for the World Cup with an update that targets a real problem for fans. According to MacRumors, the app now supports the 2026 FIFA World Cup, giving you a cleaner way to keep up with your favorite national teams without bouncing between apps. The tournament now sits alongside your usual leagues, with quick access to scores, stats, and match updates in one place. Apple is leaning into speed here, using Live Activities to surface key moments on your lock screen and Dynamic Island as games unfold. You can search for the World Cup inside the…

If you have ever signed up for a free trial, forgotten to cancel, and watched money quietly vanish from your account, you know the pain of unwanted subscriptions. The UK government is now cracking down on the subscription trap with new rules.  Announced on April 2, these new rules will make it easier to cancel subscriptions, escape sneaky free trials, and avoid being silently rolled onto expensive long-term contracts. The government estimates these changes will save UK consumers around £400 million every year. How bad is the subscription problem right now? Pretty bad. There are 155 million active subscriptions across…

Before your iPhone fit in your pocket, it looked more like something you’d find on a workbench. Apple’s 50th anniversary archive reveals how oversized and unfinished its biggest ideas once were, including an early iPhone prototype that barely resembled a phone. That prototype wasn’t a device so much as a sprawling circuit board built to test whether touch input and core components could function together. Apple focused on getting the system working first, knowing it could shrink everything later. Tim Cook said even inside Apple, success wasn’t guaranteed. Early testers saw screens scratch against keys in a pocket, forcing a…

NASA’s Artemis II mission is one of the biggest spaceflight milestones in decades. Seeing old clips of astronauts going to space has its own nostalgic vibe, but the first videos coming out of the capsule have a much more familiar energy. The crew can be seen tossing around iPhones in zero gravity inside Orion, giving the historic mission a strangely modern feel. This contrast is what makes the footage so distinct. Artemis II is the first crewed lunar mission in more than 50 years, and taking a gadget that millions of people already use is a relatable touch. The iPhone…

Apple has introduced the MacBook Neo, a new entry-level laptop designed to bring macOS to a much wider audience. Positioned below the MacBook Air, the device marks Apple’s first attempt in years to launch a truly affordable MacBook instead of relying on older models to fill the budget segment. The laptop debuted during Apple’s March product announcements alongside the new M5 MacBook Air and updated MacBook Pro models powered by the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Apple Macbook Neo Pricing The MacBook Neo starts at around $599, making it the cheapest MacBook Apple currently sells through its official stores.…

Google’s Pixel 10 lineup has been out for a bit, and if you’ve been on the fence about switching to Android’s gold standard, current discounts across Amazon make this the best time to buy. We’re seeing up to 26% off across the entire Pixel family, including phones and accessories. Why buy a Pixel right now? Google has always built the Pixel line around one idea: the smartest possible Android experience. With the Pixel 10 series, that philosophy gets a significant upgrade thanks to deep Gemini AI integration: Google’s most capable AI assistant to date. It handles everything from real-time call…

Apple has been on a full-blown color spree ever since the iPhone 17 series dropped, and honestly, I’m still trying to process it. A bright orange iPhone? That’s not something you’d expect in an era obsessed with muted tones and minimalism. It feels bold, a little rebellious even. And every time I see it, I can’t help but wonder: who is this really for? But then again, I have seen people confidently rocking that color in the wild, and that answers the question better than anything else. Maybe that’s exactly the point.  What’s even more fascinating is that this playful streak doesn’t…

There was a time when upgrading to a new flagship phone felt like stepping into something noticeably better. Bigger batteries, sharper cameras, faster charging – real, tangible upgrades that justified both the hype and the price. The Galaxy S26 Ultra doesn’t quite feel like that moment. It feels like refinement masquerading as reinvention. On paper, Samsung has done what it always does. The S26 Ultra comes with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, delivering roughly a 10% CPU and 15% GPU improvement over last year’s model. It now supports up to 60W wired charging, up from 45W, and…

Android’s new notification rules could finally tame your alert overload. Early code in Android 17 points to a more capable way to manage how and when your phone interrupts you, especially if constant pings have started to feel overwhelming. The system, spotted in Android 17 Beta 3 by Android Authority, shows you’ll be able to set custom behaviors for notifications based on specific apps or even individual contacts. Instead of muting everything, you’ll be able to decide what deserves attention and what can stay quiet in the background. Android already has an edge in notification management. This upgrade builds on…

I’m not usually someone who gets overly excited about Android skins, but One UI 8.5 genuinely deserves some credit. Samsung has always been strong on customization, and this update takes things a step further in a way that actually feels useful. There are already plenty of ways to tweak how your phone looks and behaves, but now Samsung is refining the experience where it matters most. The Quick Panel, which you probably swipe down dozens of times a day, is getting even more customization options.  What’s new? Samsung is clearly leaning deeper into personalization with the latest QuickStar update. The…