The secret iPhone emoticon keyboard is not the same as the iPhone emoji keyboard that you can access automatically on most iPhones. Instead of the small emoji faces and pictures, the iPhone emoticon ...

The man who owns the rights to the iconic "smiley face" symbol has said that only bringing out small numbers of emojis each year limits people's freedom of speech online. Nicolas Loufrani, CEO of The ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. We’re all used to typing emoji on our smartphones and tablets, ...

It’s enough to put a :-) on your face. Many people may have only just cottoned on to the trend of adding emotional symbols to their messages. But popular smiley ‘emoticons’ such as :-) and :-( which ...

Enthusiastic text-message fiends have discovered a new feature of iOS 5, hidden in the keyboard settings. Called Emoji, it is a type of keyboard, with a choice of over 700 emoticons, perfect for those ...