Author: Geek Planet

A newly reported issue in Android 16 is raising concerns among security experts and VPN providers, with evidence suggesting that a system-level bug could silently disrupt VPN connections on affected devices. The problem, which has reportedly persisted for months, may leave users unknowingly exposed while they believe their internet traffic is still protected. A Silent Failure In Android’s Network System According to multiple VPN providers, Android 16 contains a flaw in its network stack that can cause VPN connections to stop functioning properly without notifying the user. The issue appears to be triggered in specific situations, particularly when a VPN…

With the Galaxy S26 Ultra, Samsung introduced a bunch of updates to the battery and charging. We got a slight bump in battery size, wired, and wireless charging speeds. After years of complaints from the fans, Samsung’s latest flagship finally upgrades the wireless charging to 25W. This was a notable jump from 15W, which was the standard across its premium lineup. But it seems like getting those speeds might be harder than expected. So what went wrong? According to a Redditor, the S26 Ultra’s wireless charging is highly dependent on specific chargers, cases, and alignment. Meaning, most users may never…

Brian O’Kelley has made a career out of rewiring the ad tech machine. The AppNexus co-founder has spent much of the past two decades deep in the weeds of programmatic advertising — an industry that, for all its ubiquity, remains an opaque, arbitrage-fueled mess. Now, he’s back with a new mission: tear down its inefficiencies and rebuild something cleaner, leaner and, ideally, more honest.How? By using AI to rebuild ad tech from the ground up, Scope3’s agentic advertising platform optimizes media buying for efficiency, sustainability and brand safety. If there were ever a moment for such a reckoning, this is…

Google has rolled out a fresh Android Canary build, and it looks more complete than you might expect from an experimental release. The catch is simple. This version exists to test ideas, not to promise them. Android Canary 2603 bundles practical additions like app lock, chat bubbles, and a redesigned screen recorder. It’s available across a wide range of Pixel devices, but this update is meant for developers rather than everyday use That context matters when reading into any of these changes. Features shown here can still be removed before a stable release, even if some eventually appear in beta…

Samsung has launched a new gaming monitor in the US that aims to bring QD-OLED technology at an accessible price. The Odyssey OLED G61SH is now available for purchase in the US for $599.99. It is a more affordable variant of another monitor while still offering a similar core experience. What does the Odyssey OLED G6 offer for $599 The Odyssey OLED G61SH sports a 27-inch QD-OLED panel that has a 2560 x 1440 resolution for sharp visuals. It also offers a 240Hz refresh rate, making it perfect for competitive gamers who want smoother motion in fast-paced titles. Just like…

By the looks of Target’s latest earnings call, its ad business continues to be a bright spot for the retailer. Last year, Target’s ad business raked in $649 million in revenue, up 25% from the $522 million it pulled in the year prior.But for all its growth, Target is the David to the Goliaths of Walmart and Amazon, whose ad businesses brought in $4.4 billion and $50 billion in 2024, respectively. But even if Target is a long shot from hitting the bullseye to become a retail media power player, buyers see potential thanks to the retailer’s new self-service and…

After debuting its AI-powered Comet browser on desktop last summer, Perplexity rolled out the Android version in November. iPhone users were left out until now, but that’s changing today as Comet has finally landed on the Apple App Store. What does Comet bring to iPhone? Like its desktop counterpart, Comet for iPhone is built around Perplexity’s AI assistant, which can search the web and deliver AI-generated answers pulled from multiple sources. The browser lets you ask questions about any webpage, get quick summaries, or explore related topics without leaving the tab. One of its more notable features is a voice…

The iOS keyboard text prediction is not as good as Android’s, but it was never so bad as to cause typing errors. That changed with the iOS 26 update, which introduced an annoying bug that induced errors when typing fast on your iPhone.  Several Reddit users have reported encountering this bug, and YouTuber Michi NekoMichi documented a similar bug in detail in a video. He found that when typing quickly on an iPhone, iOS correctly recognizes the letter tapped but inserts a different one instead. With the latest iOS 26.4 RC that Apple released to developers and public beta testers…

Much of a marketer’s job today seems to be about recognizing the changes in the advertising landscape, pivoting to deal with those changes and experimenting along the way. It’s constant change and upheaval — not to mention the current economic climate and ups and downs of the tariffs, but I digress.To get a sense of what that’s like for a seasoned marketer, Digiday caught up with GoDaddy’s CMO Fara Howard last week at South by Southwest. Howard detailed how the marketing playbook is changing, how that’s retooling her team’s approach to advertising, AI search ads and more. This interview has…

Amazon has been aggressively pushing its engineers to adopt AI tools. At least 80% of its developers are expected to use AI for coding tasks at least once a week. However, recent events suggest that this fast-tracked rollout may have come at a cost. As reported by the Financial Times, Amazon Web Services suffered a 13-hour outage in December after engineers let its Kiro AI coding tool update code without requiring any oversight. Kiro decided the best solution was to “delete and recreate the environment.” That’s one way to fix a problem, I suppose. That wasn’t a one-off. A follow-up…