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CNET

And for the first time ever, Siri no longer defaults to a female’s voice. Instead, when you set up a new device you’ll be asked which Siri voice you want to use. Once you make your selection, Apple will change Siri’s voice across all of the devices linked …

USA TODAY

It’s going to be available in three forms, the standard S22, the S22+, and the S22 Ultra. I write about this for a story that you can read on tech.usatoday.com. I actually spent a week with these phones and I share some of my thoughts.

TechCrunch

Apple has developed a new Siri voice, now available in the beta versions of its iOS 15.4 software, that doesn’t sound obviously male or female. The decision to introduce a gender-neutral voice is one that sees the tech giant taking yet another step …

CNET

While the new phone doesn’t vastly improve on last year’s S21 Ultra – it has a newer chipset, faster charging and slightly better low-light photography – the addition of an S Pen stylus slot makes it a new Note phone in all but name.

9to5Mac

In addition to that, IT News corroborates the fact that Apple will use a Mac M1-like processor on the headset: Apple VR devices are equipped with micro organic light emitting diode (OLED) …

The Verge

This tablet taskbar looks a lot less cluttered, thanks to app icons, search, Widgets, and the Start button being hidden. A new setting will automatically hide the taskbar when you’re using a device as a tablet, and it will provide more screen space for …

CBS News

It boasts a larger 7-inch OLED screen that offers more vivid colors, deeper blacks and better contrast than previous models when used in hand-held mode. On top of that marquee feature, it also comes with a wider kickstand, a new dock style, twice the …

The Verge

Belkin is the latest company to get on the Thunderbolt 4 dock train with its new $399 Connect Pro Thunderbolt 4 Dock, which replaces the company’s previous Thunderbolt 3 Dock Pro, adding more ports and power than the old model.

USA TODAY

Why would an iPhone lifer even consider the Samsung Galaxy S22 – or an Android phone of any kind, for that matter? Sure, Android users often roll their eyes every time Apple announces features they’ve had on their phones for generations.

Adweek

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