This past Monday, the Unicode Consortium had announced an update to the Unicode Standard, bringing the version up to 7.0 and introduced support for 2,834 new characters, especially those for new currencies, historic scripts, written languages for various regions etc., as well as 250 new emoji. It was the last bit that got the Internet most excited, particularly since the new characters included the likes of the infamous middle finger. Today, the Consortium has finally made available a full chart of all the new Emojis that have been added for our perusal.
Amazon has finally taken the wraps off its very first smartphone, which unsurprisingly, the online retail giant has decided to call the Fire Phone. But what makes this device so special, and why would we, the consumer, pick Amazon's inaugural handset over the many alternatives out there? Today's special event has run through a bunch of great features and quirks attached to the Fire Phone, and you'll find a full run-down after the fold.
Nike's FuelBand line-up has given fitness fanatics a novel way of logging calories burned, steps made, and general health improvements achieved in a very eye-catching, wrist-worn package. Given the iconic sportswear manufacturer's close relationship with Apple, it's no surprise that the companion app has only hitherto been released for those on iOS, but today - finally - Android users can join in with the experience courtesy of the new Nike+ FuelBand app released over at the Google Play Store.
In another attempt to try and neutralize the Snapchat threat, Facebook has today launched a new standalone app that it hopes will keep people away from the competition and firmly ensconced in its own ecosystem.
The Unicode Consortium, the body that oversees and monitors the way in which text is presented throughout the software industry, has announced that 250 new emoji icons will soon be headed to the likes of iOS and Android, including, notably, the middle finger gesture.
Even though Samsung is rumored to be plotting a metallic high-end handset in the form of the so-called Galaxy F, we can be a little more certain of the Galaxy Note 4's arrival around the time of Berlin's IFA. After all, this was the case with last year's Galaxy Note 3, and with one very reliable insider having already touted September 5th for the handset's arrival, we're now focusing on features. A QHD, 1440p display has been mentioned in the same breath as the forthcoming phablet on numerous occasions over the past few months, and now a leaked user agent profile has essentially confirmed this to be the case.
The name might be more familiar to those carrying iOS devices than Android, but the man they call Geohot has just released his yet another Android rooting app, called 'towelroot' for Samsung flagship Galaxy S5.
Samsung's announcement of the Galaxy S5 at Mobile World Congress was met with disappointment by some, and although the response since the release - in terms of both sales and acclaim - has put any early doubts from the naysayers well and truly to bed, this hasn't prevented reports from pointing to a bigger, badder, "Prime" follow-up. Indeed, with the LG G3 having offered quite a heavy spec.-set, it is thought that both Samsung and HTC will be going Prime on us, and with the Samsung Galaxy F said to be announcing in the near future, a press render offers an apparent taster of the device in all of its glory.
Brazil and Croatia kicked off this summer's World Cup with what can only be described as a controversial 90 minutes of action, but with three matches scheduled for today and more to follow, football's most celebrated tournament is about to get into full swing. To mark the occasion, ESPN has teamed up with Google to provide official match highlights as search results, so if you miss anything, just Google it!
Even with everyone currently seemingly obsessed with wearable technology, companies are still banging out new tablets like there's no tomorrow. Apple isn't due to refresh its iPad lineup until later this year, but Samsung has today rolled out two new flagship tablets that it hopes will take the iPad Pro to task - if indeed that's something that ever exists.
