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Apple made a controversial change in 2016 — but now all of Silicon Valley is...
Apple changed the design of the gun emoji into a squirt gun back in 2016.At the time, it was a controversial choice, but tech companies have since followed suit.The latest companies to redesign their...
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Google made a new game that uses your phone's camera to hunt down emoji in...
Emoji Scavenger Hunt is a new game from Google for hunting down real-life emojis.The game presents you with an emoji, and you have to use your phone's camera to find that object in the real world...
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Here's what those mysterious emoji on Snapchat actually mean
If you're a Snapchat user, you've no doubt noticed the subtle quirks and hidden tools that are uniquely Snapchat. Chief among them: the seemingly random emoji that appear next to your friends' names,...
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Google's CEO kicked off the big Google event by apologizing about the...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai kicked off his keynote speech at Google's annual developer conference, I/O, by apologizing for the flawed design of the burger emoji on Android.In October, a tweet sparked a...
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The world's foremost emoji historian shares how emoji get made and what new...
The future of emoji is customization, the world's foremost emoji historian told Business Insider.Jeremy Burge, the creator of Emojipedia, predicts that could allow you to customize your pizza, beer,...
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A leaked document shows which emoji Facebook associates with site violations
Internal images from Facebook show how the company decides which emoji could be associated with prohibited speech on the website.The categories of emoji include "Bullying, Mocking,""Sexualized text,"...
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People are dragging Google for claiming that its vegan salad emoji is...
Google user experience manager Jennifer Daniel tweeted on Wednesday that the company has made the salademojivegan in order to promote diversity.People on Twitter mocked Google's decision, claiming that...
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Google killed its adorable blob emoji, and it's a huge mistake (GOOG)
Google has replaced its adorable blob emojis across its various services with a new set of emojis that are, quite frankly, boring and disappointing.Google should let users keep the blob emojis if they...
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Here's our first look at some of the new emoji coming to iPhones later this...
It's almost that time of year again: new emoji are on the horizon for iPhone users.We've had a general idea of what the new emoji would look like since February— that's when Unicode, the consortium...
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Apple swapped all of its executives' official headshots for emoji on its...
Emoji were swapped in for the headshots of Apple executives, including Tim Cook, on the company's website Monday.The profile updates coincide with a published company blog post offering a glimpse at...
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70 new emojis just arrived on iPhones — and we've ranked them all
Rejoice: New emojis are here! On Tuesday, Apple released brand new emojis as part of iOS 11.1. There are 70 new characters, and 239 new emojis in total if you include skin tone and gender variations.To...
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Here are the most popular emoji on iPhones in the United States, according to...
Apple released a list of the top emoji used by English speakers in the United States."Face With Tears of Joy" is the most used emoji by a lot — although Apple didn't release statistics that give a...
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Snap CEO Evan Spiegel sent a supportive emoji to someone announcing their...
Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel took to Twitter to clear up some fake rumors about Snapchat shutting down and to tweet a smiley-faced emoji to a man who told Spiegel he had deleted his Facebook...
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Apple's Tim Cook tweeted a congratulatory message to Australia on its...
Tim Cook confused the flags from New Zealand and Australia when he congratulated Australia in a tweet.He quickly realized the error and retweeted the correct standard.The two countries' flags are...
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Google is fixing its controversial hamburger emoji in the new version of...
Google has made good on its promise to fix its problematic burger emoji in the next Android update, after CEO Sundar Pichai said the company would make it a priority.As you can see in the image above,...
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Google is also fixing its beer emoji in the latest version of Android (GOOG)
Google is releasing a new version of Android today (December 5), and with it are updated, fixed versions of its much-criticised emoji, The Verge first reported.The most notable one is the hamburger,...
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Here's your first look at all the new emoji coming next year
The new 2017 emojis may have just arrived on iPhones, but it's already time to start thinking about next year's emoji candidates. Unicode, the consortium responsible for choosing the new emoji across...
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A man was sent to jail in New Zealand for making threats with emojis
Legal interpretations of emojis have become necessary as the number of crimes committed using emojis has risen.A man in New Zealand was given jail time for stalking his ex-girlfriend after sending her...
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Here are all 157 new emojis coming to smartphones later this year
The Unicode Consortium has approved 157 new emojis. The new emojis will be arriving on smartphones later this year. Redheads, a llama, a Petri dish, and a pleading face are among the new symbols. It's...
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Check out the 13 new emojis Apple wants to put on your iPhone (AAPL)
Apple proposed 13 new emojis last week in a pitch to the Unicode Consortium, the group that officially certifies new emojis for iPhones, Android, and other computers.If Apple's proposal is...
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