Back in 1999, when the mobile internet first flickered to life on Japan’s i-mode, email was confined to a snug 250 characters. Email! So when designer Shigetaka Kurita centered pixels on his potter’s ...

For the uninitiated, emoji are special characters, like a winking face, dancing girl or, yes, pile of poop. They’re approved and distributed by the Unicode Consortium, which creates guidelines needed ...

NEW YORK — Emoji, the silly little pictorials that fill digital communication, are a fun way to deliver a message for many people. But for those who want to be enshrined in the cultural annals of face ...

Apple announced on June 9 at its Worldwide Developers Conference that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26. The tech giant said that update will bring a transparent ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

Teased during Google I/O 2023, Emoji Wallpapers have made their way to Android 14, which is currently in beta. With these new lively wallpapers available for those running Android 14 Beta 3, getting ...

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