Cell phone plans are a constant payment we make each and every month. But have you ever thought about exactly what you are paying for? Of course, we pay to be connected, talk whenever we want, send texts, and stream music as we ride the bus. That’s the end result. But what’s the cost for all this? One problem here is that plan costs haven’t changed significantly across the decades, even as technology has rapidly advanced.

Rear: 108MP 1/1.33-inch UHR super sensor, ƒ/1.69 aperture, 1.6μm, 82-degree FOV, OIS + AF 12MP telephoto sensor, ƒ/2.0 aperture, 1.4μm, 2x optical zoom 8MP telephoto sensor, ƒ/2.0 aperture, 1.75μm, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, 5x hybrid zoom at 5mp (default), 10x hybrid zoom, 50x digital zoom 20MP ultra wide-angle sensor, ƒ/2.2 aperture, 117 degree FOV 2MP macro sensor, 1.75μm, AF from 2cm to 10cmFront: 32MP sensor, ƒ/2.0, 1.6μm 4-in-1 super pixel, AI portrait selfies and scene detection, panorama selfie, palm shutter, 960fps macro slow motion

Jimmy Westenberg / Android Authority TL;DR Apple quietly added a new Siri app to the iOS App Store in August. The Siri Speech Study app lets selected users offer their feedback about Siri to Apple. Users have to be invited to access the app by Apple. The Siri digital assistant has been a part of Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices for years. However, even after all this time, Siri still has issues recognizing even the simplest voice commands.

One of the questions on our mind, when we saw this news, was how it would affect Android emulators. We reached out to one of the most popular emulator companies, BlueStacks, and asked for a comment. BlueStacks CEO welcomes change, but with tempered expectations The company’s CEO, Rosen Sharma, gave us two responses. The first assured us that the company welcomes Android apps working within Windows, despite its apparent threat to BlueStacks:

If you’re like me, you rely on your phone’s GPS to take you everywhere. The problem is that the navigation tanks your phone’s battery. Why not upgrade your car charger to the Hudly wireless car charger for just $30 with this deal? The Hudly charger combines the convenience of a phone mount with the power of a fast-charging wireless charger. This means you can keep your eyes on the road while checking directions as easily as checking the radio.

TL;DR The Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra was chosen in an ACSI poll as the best smartphone in the US. Samsung claimed the top spot in US smartphone satisfaction last year, too, with a tie between the Galaxy Note 10 Plus, Galaxy S10 Plus, and Galaxy S20 Plus. Apple, however, stole Samsung’s thunder by tying with it for overall customer satisfaction. It’s no secret that, in the United States, there might as well be just two smartphone manufacturers: Samsung and Apple.

TL;DR Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile platform. The new chipset is essentially a Snapdragon 888 with a clock speed improvement and faster AI capabilities. Qualcomm remains confident in the importance of mmWave for 5G deployments. During Qualcomm’s MWC 2021 keynote, recently appointed CEO Cristiano Amon unveiled a selection of new products and gave an update on the state of 5G. For us smartphone aficionados, the big news is the announcement of the Snapdragon 888 Plus mobile platform.

Fitbit’s Charge line of fitness trackers are extremely popular — even more so than its recent smartwatches. The company announced its latest activity tracker, the Fitbit Charge 3, back in August, and now we have an official launch date. Fitbit has confirmed that the Fitbit Charge 3 release date is Sunday, October 7. Fitbit Charge 3 is here: Water resistant, Fitbit Pay support, and a working SpO2 sensor News The standard Charge 3 starts at $149.

Backups can be rather helpful, especially if you work with important data and can’t afford to lose any of it. Windows 11 lets you back up your system and restore it as-is. You’ll need an external drive to do it, and the process takes some patience. However, it’s rather easy to do it yourself. Here’s how to backup Windows 11 and restore it. Read more: The best external hard drives you can buy

No one would blame you if you were thrown off by Motorola‘s confusing and busy 2017 smartphone lineup. Unfortunately, if Evan Blass’ intel is correct, that feeling will likely get exacerbated in 2018. According to the famed leaker, Motorola will return to making Play versions of its E and G smartphone lines. That is a strategy the company adopted in 2016, but abandoned for its 2017 smartphones. In other words, you can expect the Moto E5 Play, E5, and E5 Plus, as well as the Moto G6 Play, G6, and G6 Plus in 2018.