Author: Geek Planet

For the most part, it’s nearly impossible to find advertisers that are spending a substantial amount of their social budgets on X. But more niche industries, such as crypto, see X the same way traditional advertisers view Meta and Google – their audience is there, it delivers good results. It’s a no brainer.Or at least should be. In this edition of our Confessions series, where we trade anonymity for candor, the chief strategy officer of a crypto firm talks through the frustrating issues they’ve had with X over the past eight months, which has ultimately meant the lion’s share of…

If you’ve ever tried to train seriously on a gaming laptop while traveling, you know the screen is often the compromise. Windows Latest reports Lenovo plans to show the Lenovo Legion Pro Rollable at CES 2026 in Las Vegas as a concept that tries to erase that tradeoff with a rollable OLED display. The outlet says the laptop starts as a normal-looking 16-inch machine, then expands horizontally to 21.5 inches or 24 inches at the press of a button. It’s described as being based on Lenovo’s Legion Pro 7i platform, with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 GPU and a “maxed-out”…

Google appears to be working on making Magic Cue more useful on the Pixel 10 series. For the uninitiated, Magic Cue works like a background assistant, and it is easily one of the best AI features in Pixel 10. It can pull relevant information from apps you already use and surfaces it at just the right moment. For example, if you are chatting about a trip, Magic Cue might show your flight details without you having to search for them. Until now, it has relied on apps like Gmail, Messages, Calendar, Contacts, Keep, and Pixel Screenshots to do this. Magic…

When Caroline Giegerich talks to marketers about AI-generated video, the discussion always seems to orbit the same point: risk. Not the dystopian kind — the reputational kind.Giegerich, IAB’s vp of AI, recalled a moment that emphasized it. A friend at The Weather Company recently showed her an image of an RV created by an AI tool and asked what she thought. It looked fine. Then they pointed out the glitch: the RV had two HVAC units on the top of it — something that would not be possible for an RV of that size. “It was AI-generated,” she said. “I would’ve…

Windows Latest reports Lenovo is lining up a Legion Go 2 SteamOS variant for a CES 2026 reveal, aimed at players who want the hardware horsepower without the Windows 11 handheld hassle. The idea is simple: keep the same core specs, swap the operating system, and make the whole device feel more like a console when you pick it up. Lenovo has not officially confirmed this model in the source material provided, and key details like pricing, regions, and an on-sale date are not listed. Same hardware, different OS The spec list cited in the report does not read like…

Samsung is preparing a major display upgrade for the Galaxy Z Fold 8, one that could make the fold line far less visible than what we have seen so far. The buzz started after Samsung Display showcased a nearly wrinkle-free foldable OLED panel at CES 2026. According to industry watchers, this new panel is likely headed for Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8, which is expected to arrive in the second half of the year. Compared to the current Galaxy Z Fold 7, the new display reportedly improves crease depth by 20%, which could translate into a noticeably smoother screen when…

Takeup of AI search tools is on the rise, disrupting user behaviors and the performance of brands’ organic search efforts. The implications for paid search, as well as for search’s impact on brand awareness and conversion metrics, are less clear. What is certain is that increasing a brand’s presence in AI search summaries will become a crucial goal for many marketers. It’s also one they can get started on right now. The data below illustrates the state of AI search for marketers, and how brands are and aren’t responding. AI search has become many consumers’ preferred source of information online…

The ongoing memory crisis might spare Google’s Pixel 10a after all. According to the French publication Dealabs, the company could retain Pixel 9a’s pricing for the upcoming model. For the baseline variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, the Pixel 10a could cost EUR 549, while the 256GB storage variant could cost EUR 649. These are similar to the Pixel 9a’s retail price. However, as mentioned in the report, these prices are primarily for Europe. Why Google might hold the line on pricing this year However, the company could follow a similar price trend in other markets, including…

Walmart plans to launch several AI tools for Scintilla, its first-party data platform for suppliers and merchants (previously known as Walmart Luminate before rebranding this year). These announcements come as Walmart Data Ventures — the division of Walmart created about five years ago to capitalize on its customer and inventory data — this week is holding Inspire, a conference in Arkansas for suppliers and merchants with an estimated 1,500 attendees. The platform’s data aims to identify the points of conversion for brands, physically and digitally. They range from store and supply chain data to customer data on shopping behaviors and perception.…

OpenAI appears to be testing a feature that would make repeat conversations easier to reach: ChatGPT for Android home screen shortcuts that open a specific thread directly from your launcher. Android Authority spotted the change in an APK teardown of ChatGPT for Android version 1.2025.350. In that build, an “Add to home screen” action shows up inside a chat’s menu, suggesting OpenAI is experimenting with a faster way to resume ongoing chats you rely on for recurring tasks. If you keep one thread around for a daily workflow, a long-running project, or iterative prompt chains, this is the kind of…