Author: Geek Planet

The creator economy is still growing rapidly but that growth isn’t always a benefit to creators.It’s already difficult to maintain a living as a full-time creator — even more so in recent years as new creators continue to flood the market. An estimated 3% of the U.S. population in 2022 was considered an influencer, up from about 2% in 2020, per influencer marketing platform Influencity — with places like New York (6.45% of its population considered an influencer) and California (5.42% of its population considered an influencer) leading in influencer density in the state. Meanwhile, influencer agency Neoreach found that…

It was just another slow news Tuesday when Android Headlines dropped the CAD renders of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 8. Although the foldable isn’t arriving with a dramatic makeover, what’s changing under the hood is worth getting excited about (sort of). After swinging for the fences with the Fold 7 last year, making it the thinnest foldable they’ve ever shipped, Samsung is leaving the design largely unchanged. You’d still get the same sharp corners, flat sides, and the same display setup — an 8-inch inner screen and a 6.5-inch cover screen.  Is the S Pen making a comeback on…

Microsoft has temporarily removed a Samsung app from the Microsoft Store following several reports of users getting locked out of the Windows C drive. The app made files, apps, and even system tools inaccessible on affected Samsung laptops and desktops running Windows 11, rendering them unusable. The company has also published a recovery method to help affected users regain access to the C drive. What led to the C drive lockout? According to Bleeping Computer, the issue was traced to Samsung’s Galaxy Connect app, which led to users seeing “C: is not accessible – Access denied” messages. In most cases,…

To borrow from David Mamet’s sleeper 80s film, Things Change, sometimes it’s the “guy behind the guy” who gets a little attention, even if the guy doesn’t necessarily want it. So it is with Siberia, an independent design studio/agency based in New York that does the behind-the-scenes legwork to help clients refresh their brands and digital presences. The firm works with a variety of clients, including Ford, Comcast and Bloomberg, but shared work it’s done for a newer client.The James Beard Foundation (JBF) — a venerable name for anyone interested in food, be they chefs, restaurateurs, philanthropies or gourmand consumers,…

Panasonic has come up with a battery anxiety solution for laptop owners that might sound absurd at first, but the more you think about it, the more practical it gets.  The Japanese brand has launched the Toughbook 56, the successor to the Toughbook 55, and it’s built for people who are always on the go and don’t get enough time to charge their laptops.  What’s the big deal about Toughbook 56’s battery? The Toughbook 56 features dual-swappable batteries, each providing up to 12 hours of battery life.  Together, the batteries take the Toughbook 56’s runtime up to 24 hours. The…

The squeeze on agency holding companies keeps getting tighter. WPP’s year-end revenue slump, paired with lackluster outlook for 2025, is just the latest twist in an ongoing identity crisis for legacy ad giants. In fact, things have gotten so dire that holdco CEOs have mastered a specialized dialect, one designed to downplay their troubles while keeping investors from panicking. Here’s a guide to what they say versus what they really (might) mean. What they say: “We are in a period of transformation.”What they mean: “We have no idea how to fix this, but we’ll throw around words like ‘AI’ and…

Apple just dropped the fourth developer beta of macOS Tahoe 26.4 — and at four betas deep, the stable release is clearly close. This one’s a quieter update than most, but don’t let that fool you. A few of these changes have been on Mac users’ wish lists for an embarrassingly long time. The battery feature every MacBook user actually needed If your MacBook spends most of its life plugged in at a desk, this one’s for you. macOS 26.4 finally brings a native Charge Limit setting — letting you cap your battery anywhere between 80% and 100% directly from…

Walmart’s ad business grew 27% year over year in 2024, according to the company’s recent earnings report, netting the retail giant $4.4 billion in global ad revenue for the year. That growth has come as Walmart has continued to evolve its ad offerings. This week, for example, the company announced a new Application Programming Interface (API) for Walmart Connect that allows ad tech platforms to create and manage tools for display campaigns — a move that buyers see as Walmart setting the stage to transition display campaigns from managed service to self-service. As Walmart’s retail media network matures, buyers see…

The creator economy is taking a closer look at creator affiliate programs, giving them more scrutiny than before. The move follows creator pushback against Honey, a PayPal-owned browser extension, after reports broke late last year that the company was allegedly skimming creators’ affiliate revenue.Honey, which finds coupon codes for online shopping, was exposed by YouTuber MegaLag for allegedly hijacking affiliate links from creators and using its own (even in cases where it wasn’t a better deal). This has since resulted in class action lawsuits from several creators including YouTubers Legal Eagle and GamersNexus, against the browser extension, claiming that Honey…

Battery anxiety has been a constant frustration in midrange phones, and the OnePlus Nord 6 is going straight at that problem. It’s launching in India on April 7, and the headline feature is hard to overlook. This device carries a 9000mAh battery, which OnePlus says is the largest in its segment. That alone changes what you should expect from a phone in this price range. It’s not just about capacity. The phone combines that large cell with 80W charging and silicon-carbon tech, aiming to stretch usage without making the device noticeably thicker. The goal is simple, fewer charging breaks during…