The roots of smiley faces and emoticons date from the 1880s. Yet the story of emoji — the pictorial icons on cellphones — is traced to the mid-1990s in Japan, where such icons were added as a special ...

Emoji usage proliferates on phones and tablets because it’s very fast to bring up that virtual keyboard on Android and iOS. Now, Google Chrome is working on making it easier to use emoji on desktops ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) Texting can sometimes feel bland, lacking the nuance and inflection of face-to-face communication. That's where emojis come in, adding a burst of personality and emotion to your ...

Emoji have become Twitter's very own digital bumper stickers or laptop decorations. The tiny images next to your handle are yet another way to express yourself online. SEE ALSO: U.S. visa applicants ...

Last summer, an article on Fast Company asked an important question related to the increasingly popular picture-based character set called emoji, now found on the majority of modern smartphones: Are ...