Author: Geek Planet

Samsung might soon make online shopping a little less painful, and a bit cheaper too. A teardown of the latest Samsung Internet build, thanks to Android Authority, reveals a new feature called “Smart shopping”, and it’s exactly what it sounds like. The browser could soon automatically find and apply coupon codes at checkout, saving users the hassle of hunting for discounts manually. The feature appears to surface available deals, show their validity, and even offer a one-tap option to apply them, making the whole process feel seamless. How does it actually work? This is where things get a bit more……

NVIDIA may be bringing back one of its most popular GPUs, and interestingly, Samsung could be the one helping build it. According to a report from Korean outlet Hankyung, Samsung Foundry is preparing to manufacture chips for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, effectively reviving the older Ampere GPU for the current market. The move suggests NVIDIA may be leaning on Samsung’s manufacturing capacity to keep gaming GPUs flowing while the industry deals with supply constraints and shifting demand. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 originally launched in 2021 and quickly became one of the most widely used GPUs among PC gamers.…

Apple promised us a smarter, more capable Siri at WWDC 2024. The pitch was compelling: a Siri that understands your personal context, digs through your messages and emails, performs actions inside your apps, and evolves into a true assistant.  Two years later, that dream still remains a dream. But here’s the thing that might change the course of Apple’s assistant. According to reports, Siri is no longer tied to a single AI brain. Apple is building it to be flexible, capable of routing requests to whichever external model does the job best. This made me ask a question. If Siri…

ID the Future host Andrew McDiarmid has been talking to psychologist Alexander Batthyány and neurosurgeon Michael Egnor about a deep mystery of the human mind: the way people deep in dementia can suddenly become lucid just before dying. Their minds break free from the years-long limitations of the brain. But how? Here’s the second video which continues thediscussion.Some sources offer “explanations” that wallpaper over the gap in our understanding. Shortage of oxygen, as discussed in the second video, is one: McDiarmid: Now, Mike, some have suggested that things like low oxygen or high carbon dioxide might explain episodes of clarity…

UK police have pinpointed an unexpected driver behind a rise in organized ritual abuse reports: ChatGPT. Survivors are turning to the AI chatbot to process trauma, and experts say that’s leading more people to disclose crimes involving satanism, witchcraft, and spiritual abuse. Support groups report an ongoing rise in calls over the last 18 months, with many crediting the AI tool with prompting them to seek help. The National Association of People Abused in Childhood says people are contacting its support line and mentioning that ChatGPT referred them. These crimes, classified as “witchcraft, spirit possession and spiritual abuse,” typically involve…

A new wave of Android flagships is on the horizon, and they’re not playing it safe. The biggest shift is that these phones are going all-in on cameras, while eclipsing the apex Android predators (read: Samsung and Google) in a few other ways, too. The specifications of the upcoming Vivo X300 Ultra were revealed on Weibo, and the device is confirmed to feature a 200MP periscope telephoto sensor (likely 1/1.4-inch class), paired with a large 1-inch-type primary sensor and an upgraded ultra-wide lens, along with advanced zoom systems and improved color science. That’s pushing smartphone photography closer to dedicated cameras,…

Apple has yet to add touchscreens to its Mac lineup, keeping the input method strictly exclusive to the iPhones and iPads. But this restriction might soften with the second-generation MacBook Neo. A fresh report suggests that the upcoming MacBook Neo 2 could feature a touchscreen display. If this is true, it would mark a notable shift for Apple’s Mac series. The brand has argued that macOS works best with a trackpad or mouse. So the move would also bring the Mac closer to the experience offered by Windows laptops, which have embraced touchscreen for years. Big upgrade to the budget…

Starting August 2026, Google is tightening the screws on sideloading. If you want to install apps from unverified sources, you will have to go through a new “advanced flow” that feels like a full security drill. This includes enabling developer mode, manually reviewing security warnings, restarting your phone to cut off any shady remote access, and then waiting a mandatory 24-hour cooldown before proceeding. The idea behind this is to slow you down just enough to spot a scam before it sinks its teeth in. Once you have completed the process, you will not have to repeat it every time.…

The MacBook Air has always been the sensible choice — great battery, light enough to forget it’s in your bag. What it’s never been is the one that makes MacBook Pro owners feel slightly embarrassed. Until now, apparently. When Apple switched the M5 MacBook Air to PCIe 4.0 NAND flash, it didn’t just make it faster than its predecessor — it made it faster than some M4 Pro MacBook Pro models too. Benchmark numbers that raise eyebrows NotebookCheck’s hands-on review of the 13-inch M5 MacBook Air, using the Blackmagic Disk Speed Test, puts the numbers on the table: On reads,…

A YouTube channel ran a battery test on two versions of the Galaxy S26. Same phone, same tasks, same conditions, but the only difference was the chip inside. The difference? It turned out to be worth nearly three hours of screen time.  Android Addicts conducted a battery test on two Galaxy S26 units side by side: one powered by the Exynos 2600 (available in some Asian markets) and the other by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 (available in the United States).  How bad is it? The channel performed identical tasks on the phones, including calls, 4K video recording, navigation,…