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Android apps are getting a ‘major’ Google TTS quality upgrade

September 29, 2022

“Speech Services by Google” is responsible for providing text-to-speech (TTS) and speech-to-text (transcription) capabilities for Android apps. Google is now rolling out a major TTS audio quality upgrade for 64-bit Android devices. Android text-to-speech is getting “clearer, more natural voices” with a “significant side by side quality increase” touted. A new voice model and…

Google will let you directly search for dishes at nearby restaurants and adds more shopping features

September 29, 2022

Google is becoming a better place for restaurant browsing by letting you search directly for dishes, while Search is also set to get a slew of new shopping features. Noting that “40% of people already have a dish in mind when they search for food,” Google will let you…

Apple is taking credit for Google adding iMessage reactions on Android

September 29, 2022

Before Google’s “Get The Message” campaign in August, Android’s Messages app was updated with iMessage reactions at the start of this year. In a very weird turn of events, Apple appears to be taking credit for Google adding iMessage reactions on Android. As spotted…

Up Ahead for iPhone is a promising new countdown app with widgets and thoughtful design

September 29, 2022

Countdown apps for iPhone can be super motivating. Counting down the days until you’re next vacation may help you persevere through the weeks before it. Not all apps for tracking days before an event are created equally though. iPhone countdown apps The basics for an acceptable countdown app include two things: A top-level view of how many days until an event Home screen widget (and now lock…

iOS 16.1 public beta 3 now available with Stage Manager for more iPad Pro models

September 29, 2022

A day after seeding iOS 16.1 beta 3, Apple is now releasing the public beta for users to try out. This software brings awaited features first announced during the WWDC 2022 keynote, alongside new tweaks that Apple has been working on. Read on as we roundup everything new…

Square launches Tap to Pay on iPhone support: Here’s how it works

September 29, 2022

The popular payment platform Square has officially launched support for Tap to Pay on iPhone to all of its merchants. This feature, which allows businesses to use an iPhone to accept contactless payments, was announced by Apple in February and is slowly starting to gain…

Focus mode in iOS 16: How to link with Lock Screens, create custom Home Pages, use filters

September 29, 2022

Alongside the ability to create custom Lock Screens for iPhone with iOS 16, Focus mode gets some useful upgrades that make it easier to set up, more flexible, and more powerful. New features include Focus filters, the option to link Focus modes to specific Lock Screens, setting a custom Home Page, and more. Here’s how to use the new Focus mode in iOS 16. Focus mode in iOS 16 brings a new…

iPhone 14 Pro camera: It passed the travel photography test with flying colors [Diary]

September 29, 2022

It’s official: The iPhone 14 Pro camera is now good enough for me to use it as my only travel camera – something I couldn’t have even imagined five years ago. I’d already made the switch from a heavy and cumbersome pro-body DSLR system to a much lighter and more…

How iPhone 14’s satellite-based emergency SOS compares to T-Mobile/SpaceX Starlink solution

September 29, 2022

At their Far Out event, Apple announced that satellite connectivity will be available on the iPhone 14 lineup. But a few weeks earlier, SpaceX and T-Mobile made an announcement that they will be bringing satellite-based connectivity to basically any 5G phone. So, how do…

Hands-on with the Courant premium leather or linen MagSafe-compatible iPhone charger

September 29, 2022

Courant recently launched its idea of what a MagSafe-compatible charger should look like with the MAG:1 Classics and Essentials. Featuring premium Italian leather or designer Belgium linen, the company is elevating magnetic chargers for iPhone. Here are our thoughts after going hands-on with the MAG:1 leather MagSafe-compatible charger. MAG:1 Classics and Essentials specs MAG:1 Classics has an…