By Steve Nolan PUBLISHED: 15:19 EST, 12 June 2013 | UPDATED: 01:51 EST, 13 June 2013 As it stands, US technology lovers can only take their instructions from a woman while those in the UK are given directions by a man's voice. But all that is about to change. Apple unveiled earlier this week that its latest software update for the iPhone will see users able to choose whether the phone's built-in personal assistant Siri speaks with a male or female voice. For the first time, users of the phone will have a choice which sex Siri takes the form of when it tells them where the nearest takeaway is or puts an appointment in your mobile schedule.
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Until now, US iPhone users have only been able to talk to a female Siri
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Customers in the UK have taken their technological advice from a male Siri
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Apple unveiled its latest software update at a conference earlier this week
The original creators of the technology behind Siri, which was snapped up first by Apple, are said to have envisaged multiple @placeholder characters and wanted to install technology that would see the iPhone mimic it's user way of talking.