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Unicode 11.0 will include 157+ new emoji, be released later this year

There shall be additional emoji available to you. To be specific, 157 additional emoji. The Unicode Consortium today announced it has finalized a new set of 157 emoji that companies like Apple will be able to implement later this year. There are actually 77 new emoji in total, as some have multiple skin tones.

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Apple, other Unicode consortium members vote down rifle emoji for time being

Don’t expect to see a rifle emoji anytime soon. Unicode, the technical organization in charge of selecting and overseeing emojis, debated and ultimately decided to remove a rifle from its list of new emoji candidates in 2016, according to multiple persons who attended its quarterly meeting last May. The decision was led and championed by […]

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Unicode Consortium approves 72 new emoji under Unicode 9

The goal of having an emoji symbol for literally everything is well underway. The Unicode Consortium recently approved 72 new emoji for inclusion in Unicode 9, set to be released on June 21. New emoji range from expanded smileys and people to new animals, food, and sports. Noted emoji include rolling on the floor laughing, […]

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Apple releases OS X 10.11.1 El Capitan update

If you were looking for fixes for Apple’s OS X 10.11 El Capitan operating system, they just came in. Apple on Wednesday released OS X 10.11.1, the first major update to its OS X 10.11 El Capitan operating system. The update, approximately a 1GB download, offers the following fixes and changes: – Improves compatibility with […]

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Apple releases Safari 6.1.4 update

On Thursday, Apple released Safari 6.1.4, an update to its web browser for its OS X 10.7 and 10.8 operating systems. The new version, a 52.9 megabyte download (via MacUpdate), includes the following fixes and new features: – Addresses a significant memory corruption issue in the WebKit engine powering Apple’s browser. – Addresses an issue […]