Author: Geek Planet

(Note: The article has been updated with a statement by Meadow founder, Shreyas Narlanka. The original story is as follows.) We all know that feeling. You sit down for dinner, put your phone away, and five minutes later, you’re checking it for no particular reason. With apps like TikTok and Instagram that are designed to steal every bit of your attention, it’s hard to stay in the moment.  To cure us of our smartphone obsessions, a new line of devices has emerged that tones down the smartphone experience, giving you access to only essential apps. However, most of those phones…

At its GTC 2026 event, NVIDIA has officially announced DLSS 5, a new version of its Deep Learning Super Sampling technology. The next generation of its AI-powered graphics technology introduces neural rendering techniques designed to create more realistic lighting and materials in games. The feature is expected to launch later this year. DLSS has long been used to upscale lower-resolution frames into higher-resolution images using AI, boosting performance while maintaining visual quality, with DLSS 4.5 being the most recent update. The new version takes that concept further by using neural networks to assist with parts of the rendering pipeline itself,…

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra is one of the best smartphones to buy in 2026. The Privacy Display is genuinely impressive and one of the few true smartphone innovations we have seen in a while.  It brings top-notch performance, one of the best camera systems, and AI features that are quite useful. But iFixit just tore one apart, and the results are equal parts impressive and embarrassing for Samsung. What’s good about S26 Ultra repairability? Let’s start with the good things. The battery swap on the S26 Ultra is straightforward. Samsung has used a pull-tab adhesive system that comes away…

Today (Feb. 25) marks the half-way point of the 75-day extension TikTok was afforded by President Trump.While a lot’s happened over the past month, the entertainment platform still doesn’t seem any closer to knowing its fate in the U.S. Which is why Digiday has checked in on the platform to see exactly where it’s at right now, with just 37 days left to go until the deadline. TikTok is still losing more top execs Just before the initial ban deadline (Jan. 19) last month, Digiday reported that a number of its execs were reconsidering their options, having been in touch…

While Samsung pushed the bar in zoom photography with older Galaxy S Ultra models, it quietly stepped back in favor of shorter zoom ranges. Now, Oppo is bringing it back, and it’s taking things even further. The upcoming Oppo Find X9 Ultra is confirmed to feature a powerful new 50MP telephoto shooter with a 10x optical zoom. It brings a completely redesigned periscope system that aims to deliver long-range zoom without the usual bulk. Why this is a big deal In its latest teaser posters, the Chinese brand showcased a new five-reflection prism design, which allows the phone to achieve…

Marketers have begun to turn back toward brand-building strategies in recent months. But that doesn’t mean they’re totally abandoning the ideas underpinning performance marketing.One sign that’s the case is the rise of alt-measurement companies like System1, iSpot and EDO, each of which offers solutions that promise to help marketers track the impact of brand creative. Their testing solutions are used to optimize — and ultimately justify — the media and creative budgets put aside by advertisers for TV tentpole events like the Super Bowl. Despite the turn back toward “market-leading creative” by brands such as Kimberly-Clark and Nike, marketing budgets…

Apple is planning a major AI overhaul with iOS 27, but one feature stands out because it could change your everyday experience. According to Bloomberg, the company is testing a version of Siri that could live across your entire iPhone, helping you inside apps, messages, and even system features. The new Siri will essentially build on Apple’s own AI systems while leaning on Google’s Gemini to handle the heavy lifting, combining both to create a smarter, more capable assistant that feels closer to modern AI tools. The updated Siri, internally called Campo, is being designed to handle real tasks. It…

Meta may soon help you spot AI-generated content, even though its own tools helped flood the internet with it. The company is reportedly developing a built-in AI detector for Meta AI. This feature that could allow users to upload and analyze content to check whether it was created using artificial intelligence. A new “AI Detector” menu option was first spotted by TestingCatalog and reported on X. Early screenshots suggest the feature will appear directly inside the Meta AI interface. Meta has been pushing generative AI tools across its platforms, including Meta AI features that can quickly generate images and other…

Finally, Apple has confirmed the dates for its annual developer conference — WWDC 2026 — the event that lays the ground for the new iOS, iPadOS, and macOS versions that will be available for everyone in September 2026.  However, alongside the yearly operating system refresh, the event also has the responsibility of revealing Apple’s advancements in AI. Unlike last year, the company might also showcase some new hardware (and the important ones no less), making it even more interesting. When is Apple hosting WWDC 2026? Apple has officially announced that WWDC 2026 will take place from June 8 to June…

In January, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission finalized an updated version of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. And for as much attention as the update may have received, it probably merits more. “It is a big deal. And I think because there’s been so much other activity in the news, people haven’t really paid attention to it,” Debbie Reynolds, a privacy expert and founder, CEO and chief data privacy officer at Debbie Reynolds Consulting, said on the latest Digiday Podcast episode. The primary reason the COPPA update warrants attention is that it requires companies to receive verifiable parental consent…