Author: Geek Planet

Reformation recognizes the power of a viral moment. The sustainable, direct-to-consumer fashion brand is on the heels of another such moment after its Valentine’s Day campaign featuring comedian Pete Davidson as the brand’s “official boyfriend” made the proverbial internet rounds last week. But that doesn’t mean the brand is in the business of virality for the sake of virality.Brands are finding it more difficult to find virality as the social landscape continues to fragment. What works on one platform could die on the vine on another. And it’s a trickier time for brands on social in general as the fate…

If you are stuck choosing between the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 Max, you now have one more thing to consider, aside from size. The question was always there whether the M5 Max was being held back by the smaller chassis. Now that the test results for both these machines are out, the answer appears to be a resounding yes.  How much performance loss are we talking about? The folks at Notebookcheck ran the same tests on both 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros powered by top-of-the-line M5 Max chips with 40 GPU cores, and…

Android web browsing just overtook iPhone speed, at least based on Google’s latest results. In a recent post, it says Chrome on Android now outpaces Safari on Apple devices in key browser benchmarks, with record scores in widely used tests. For you, that shows up as quicker page loads, smoother scrolling, and faster reactions when you tap or type, especially on newer Android phones. The company ties those gains to improvements in how modern sites render and respond during everyday use. It marks a shift in a race where Apple has often held the edge on mobile browser speed. Google…

Samsung has officially taken the wraps off its new mid-range Exynos 1680 chipset, and it paints a promising picture for the company’s upcoming non-flagship phones. The chip brings meaningful upgrades, especially in the AI and graphics departments, and will hit the market with the recently announced Galaxy A57 early next month. What’s new with the Exynos 1680? The Exynos 1680 packs an upgraded Samsung Xclipse 550 GPU, which should deliver noticeably better graphics performance than the Xclipse 540 GPU found in the Exynos 1580. Samsung says the new GPU adds two additional Render Blocks alongside two Work Group Processors, resulting…

Omnicom CEO John Wren and IPG’s Philippe Krakowsky haven’t exactly been shy about their stance on the proposed deal between both groups since it was unveiled last December. So when the two met with ad consultants for two hours earlier this week (Feb. 19) in New York, the room knew this was their shot at getting some long-awaited clarity on the flurry of questions, concerns and hot takes sparked by Omnicom’s potential acquisition of IPG. “They [Wren and Krakowsky] see us as representatives of advertisers so the meeting was very much about giving us the floor to raise the many…

That AI agent offering to handle your shopping or hunt for better insurance deals sounds like a dream come true. But before you hand over the keys to your digital wallet, you might want to hear what the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has to say about the potential pitfalls. The government published a report in March 2026 examining so-called “agentic AI,” systems that don’t just answer questions but actually take actions on your behalf. While this technology promises to save you time and money, the CMA warns that without careful design, these autonomous helpers could just as easily lead…

Apple’s next big iPhone camera bet could be 200MP, if a new supply chain rumor holds. A post circulating on Weibo by leaker Digital Chat Station suggests it’s exploring a high-resolution camera setup that lines up with hardware already seen in top Android flagships. What stands out isn’t just the megapixel count, it’s the sensor size. The rumor points to a roughly 1/1.12-inch sensor paired with 200 megapixels, which signals a push toward better image quality, not just bigger numbers. It’s still early. There’s no confirmed iPhone model, timeline, or official comment from Apple, but this kind of internal testing…

Brand advertisers are reviewing their organic and paid search strategies in response to web users turning away from Google. Google’s market share decrease belies big changes in the way that users search for information online. Today’s consumers use a wider variety of search tools than they did in previous years, from TikTok to Perplexity to Amazon, depending on their goals. Research published by Omnicom in January suggested clients accordingly consider investing their search across a more diverse set of channels. Because the tech giant has been synonymous with search, it’s the player with the most to lose — but advertisers…

Smartphones haven’t exactly been getting easier to repair over the years. If anything, most modern devices are now glued shut and actively fight you when something inside breaks. That’s what makes the Samsung Galaxy A57 a breath of fresh air. A recent teardown of the new mid-range device reveals that Samsung built one of its most repairable phones in years, earning an impressive 9/10 repairability score. What’s so special about this one? With the announcement of the Galaxy A57, Samsung made a bunch of tiny updates in the annual refresh. But it appears that the biggest improvement comes down to…

WhatsApp has rolled out a major update rolling from March 26, and it genuinely makes me wonder what took so long. There are four key additions, enabling smarter storage management, cross-platform chat transfer, Meta AI tools, and, most importantly, dual accounts on iPhone.  iPhone users can finally ditch their second phone Yes, and it’s about time. Apple users can now run two WhatsApp accounts simultaneously on one iPhone, eliminating the need for a second phone (iPhone or Android phone) to keep work and personal lives separate. Android has had this feature since 2023, for those catching up.   As part of…