Author: Geek Planet

Last week’s Micro Softy about accurately predicting the future and phishing is a rough puzzle. Even for polished nerds. So this week, we’ll ease up with a simpler puzzle. Two fathers and their two sons walked into the Bass Pro Shop in Memphis, Tennessee. Each man bought an AK47 rifle with ammunition and a 75-round drum magazine. But all together, only three AK47’s were sold. How can this be? The Bass Pro Shop in Memphis Tennessee/ Wikipedia Solution to Micro Softy 64: Old Time Phishing? Last week’s Micro Softy was about an investment banker, Geardown Geko, who received anonymous tips…

The newly launched MacBook Neo marks a major shift for Apple. Starting at $599, it is the most affordable notebook the company has ever released, and is clearly aimed at students and budget-conscious buyers who usually opt for Windows machines. But there is a specific detail on the notebook’s product page that reveals just how much Apple wants to lure away long-term Windows users. In the “Get the highlights” section on Apple’s MacBook Neo landing page, the company features a promotional image with the caption “macOS. Easy to use. Runs all your go-to apps. Puts the fun in functional.” This…

Baseus has launched the PicoGo Air in China, and it’s making a strong case for being the slimmest companion your phone could ask for. At just 6.9mm thin, this magnetic power bank is designed for people who want the extra juice without the bulk. The PicoGo Air packs a 5,000mAh rated capacity, which is enough to give your phone a solid top-up when you need it the most. It supports 15W magnetic wireless charging and 22.5W wired fast charging, which is good enough for a slim power bank like this one. What makes it more than a slim power bank?…

The first unofficial Geekbench 6 results for the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Max are in, and Apple isn’t just winning the benchmark race. It’s obliterating the competition. The M5 Max’s 18-core CPU scored 29,233 in multi-core performance, beating the Mac Studio’s M3 Ultra chip with a 32-core CPU and an average score of 27,726. Yes, you read that right. A chip with 18 cores just outperformed one with 32. That’s a roughly 5% lead over the M3 Ultra and up to 15% faster than last year’s M4 Max. It doesn’t stop there. In single-core performance, the M5 Max scored…

Google is rolling out a fix for one of the Play Store’s most frustrating problems, messy, hard-to-scan app reviews. A new feature lets people jump straight to the feedback that actually matters. Instead of digging through hundreds of comments, it’s now possible to type in specific terms and pull up relevant experiences instantly. It’s a small change, but it targets a real trust gap in how apps get evaluated before downloading. The update is rolling out with a recent Play Store version, adding a search bar inside app listings. Cut through the noise faster The update adds a search bar…

If you’ve ever tried navigating a website without a mouse — maybe your trackpad died mid-presentation, or you simply prefer keeping your hands on the keyboard — you already know the frustration. Half the page is off-limits. Buttons don’t respond. Menus mock you from a distance. Turns out, you’re not alone: roughly 50% of websites skip tabindex entirely, a basic building block for making keyboard navigation work. Microsoft wants to fix that — and it’s not waiting for developers to figure it out on their own. A simpler way to build keyboard-friendly websites The Edge team just announced focusgroup, a…

Samsung is apparently not keeping all of the best new Galaxy AI tricks locked to the Galaxy S26 series. The company has confirmed that it is working on a software update that will bring over newer AI features that were first introduced on the latest flagship lineup. How Samsung’s community backlash worked After the Galaxy S26 announcement, reports hinted that new software features may not trickle down to the Galaxy S25 series, which led to backlash from the community. But a Samsung Community moderator shared a post that thanked users for their feedback and confirmed that certain features are arriving…

Apple’s new MacBook Neo was designed as an entry-level Mac, but early benchmark results suggest that it might be more capable than many expected. The Apple A18 Pro chip-powered laptop has surprisingly managed to beat older-gen MacBook Air and even match certain models in synthetic performance. MacBook Neo surprises in first benchmarks The first Geekbench results for the MacBook Neo have appeared online, giving us an early look at how Apple’s new budget-friendly Mac performs. According to the benchmark listing, the laptop scored 3,461 points in single-core and 8,668 points in multi-core tests. It also got a Metal score of…

New rumors have started the chatter of a new Galaxy Pro flagship phone once again, and this immediately makes sense to me—but it’s not for flattering reasons. Samsung may be adding a fourth Galaxy S27 model next year, with a “Pro” variant expected to sit right below the top-of-the-line S27 Ultra. This model essentially bridges the gap between the standard and Ultra Galaxy phones with high-end features, minus the S Pen. Some of these premium features could include the S26 Ultra’s new Privacy Display feature. All of this sounds smart on paper, but it also sounds like acceptance. After spending…

Microsoft has quietly killed off Copilot’s Real Talk mode, roughly four months after its initial US launch and just weeks after rolling it out globally (via Windows Latest). All existing conversations have been archived, new sessions are no longer possible, and Microsoft is framing the whole thing as a learning exercise. The official statement describes Real Talk as “always an experiment,” with plans to absorb whatever worked into the main Copilot product. Reading between the lines: it was interesting enough to mine for data, not interesting enough to stick around. An experiment that didn’t last And there was genuinely something…