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Apple Introduces New Emoticons, Emoji [TenderNews.com - News (India)](TenderNews.com - News (India) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) It is reported that the latest version of iOS 5, can be availed with an installed library of emoji that can be turned on as an international keyboard in the device`s settings. This is the company s latest software update to its iphone. The new Emoticons, Emoji will enable users to send cartoony pictures instead of text messages. Suppose you want to invite your friend for a party instead of sending her a text message, you can send her a cartoony image of two clinching mugs. The Emoji, are said to be the elaborate cousins of emoticons, which are creative of colons, parentheses and other punctuation that after seeing into a text message or e-mail people use to drop a facial expression. However unlike emoticons, emoji do not need you to tilt your head sideways to understand the image. The Emoji are a kind of pictorial alphabet installed on a phone that can be displayed in place of the regular keyboard, making it easy to tap out a visual message. Outside their inherent Japan, emoji have been availed by the in-the-know smartphone users for some time via add-on applications. However now they may be on the verge of getting established. Furthermore, Apple has not commented on its decision to add emoji, however it was most likely driven last year by a worldwide standardization of the format that was meant to ensure that an Image of a cute cat will still look similar on a different phone globally. The move has put emoji on the radar of many more iPhone and iPod Touch owners. (c) 2011 TenderNews.com Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |