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“According to data collected by the Unicode Consortium, the not-for-profit organization responsible for digitizing the world’s languages, Tears of Joy accounts for over 5% of all emoji use,” wrote Jennifer Daniel, Unicode Emoji Subcommittee Chair, in a blog post. Coming in second place for 2021 was the heart emoji, and then there was a steep dropoff before the rolling on-the-floor laughing emoji ranks. Here’s the complete top ten list of emoji according to the Unicode Consortium:...

iOS 15.0.1 Is Here! As mentioned, the main feature coming with iOS 15.0.1 is the fix for iPhones that couldn’t use the Unlock with Apple Watch feature to open their devices using Face ID while wearing a mask. RELATED: How to Unlock Your iPhone With an Apple Watch The original support document from Apple on the issues said: Now, Apple has added a mention to update your device to fix the problem on that support page....

My Face and Reactions When MFW and MRW stand for “my face when” and “my reaction when,” respectively. They’re used to convey how you react to a certain situation, normally using a funny, descriptive image or GIF. MRW and MFW are most commonly seen in internet memes to describe relatable situations and are often used on social media platforms like Twitter and on internet boards like Reddit. These two are distinct from another similar and more recent acronym, TFW—which means “that feeling when....

What Does It Mean? FTFY is an abbreviation for “fixed that for you.” People often use it on Reddit and Twitter to poke fun at the opinions, grammar, or work of others. It’s universally understood as sarcasm, although, like any such joke, FTFY can come off as rude or aggressive. There are some situations in which FTFY is genuinely helpful, though. For example, after you solve a problem for a coworker, you might text “FTFY....

“Something” Unlike some of the other slang terms we’ve covered, SMTH is not an acronym. Instead, it’s a contracted version of “something.” It’s similar to other contractions, like “SRSLY” and “NVM,” which mean “seriously” and “never mind,” respectively. It can be used as a shorter stand-in for anywhere where you’d use “something,” or it can take on its own meaning altogether. It’s very common in texts between younger, mobile-first users. You can also see it in posts and replies on social media platforms such as Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram....

Even if you never fly, airplane mode offers a quick way to disable many of your device’s battery-draining radios. It can extend your device’s battery life as long as you don’t need any of those wireless radios. What Does Airplane Mode Do? Whatever device you’re using—an Android phone, iPhone, iPad, Windows tablet, or whatever else—airplane mode disables the same hardware functions. These include: Cellular: Your device will stop communicating with cell towers....

On May 24, 2021, Apple released iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 for the iPhone and iPad. These updates include the launch of Apple Card Family, podcast subscriptions, and more. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s new. How to Update to iOS 14.6 or iPadOS 14.6 iOS and iPadOS 14.6 are available for any iPhone or iPad that supports iOS 14. If you’d like to update, first connect to the Internet and then open the Settings app on your iPhone or your iPad....

Kindle Kindle Paperwhite Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition Kindle Oasis Kindle Kids Kindle Paperwhite Kids RELATED: Why I Prefer an eReader to a Real Book What Do They Have in Common? Let’s start by talking about what you’ll get from any Kindle eReader. There are a few features that come standard across all the different models. Things you don’t have to worry about when considering which one to buy. First, all Kindle eReaders have touch input....

Stock Android Defined It’s true that “stock Android” just means the version of Android that’s released by Google. Well, actually, it’s developed by the Open Handset Alliance. A consortium of 84 firms that work on developing open standards for mobile devices. Most of the big players in the mobile space are members of the OHA, including Samsung, Qualcomm, Nvidia, Intel, and of course Google. Google is the primary commercial sponsor of Android development, but the operating system itself is open source and anyone is free to use it....

What Is Transcoding? Media files such as videos are encoded using a specific format. For example, one popular video format is H.264. Different formats have different approaches to storing video information with the best balance of quality and size. Since there are so many different formats for media encoding, it’s often necessary to transcode a file into a format that a target device can understand. For example, you may have a file format that plays fine on your computer, but that’s totally incompatible with your smart TV....

It’s official: the Windows 10 November 2021 update, codenamed 21H2, has arrived. And while it doesn’t bring very much in the way of new features, some people can still download it to your Windows 10 PC right now. As far as getting the update is concerned, Microsoft is rolling it out gradually. First, select PCs running Windows 10 version 2004 or later. From there, other PCs running Windows 10 will receive the update....

When you click on someone’s profile on the Twitter iPhone app, you’ll notice a small magnifying glass overlaying their cover photo. If you click on that, you can type whatever you want into the search box to see if the person has ever tweeted a certain search term, regardless of what that term may be. XDA-Developers first noticed that the feature has rolled out to all users, and I’ve checked on my Twitter app, and the new search function is there....

The company’s vice president of product management Judd Heape describes the new technology, saying, “Your phone’s front camera is always securely looking for your face, even if you don’t touch it or raise to wake it.” That sounds cool, as you’ll be able to unlock your phone with your face more quickly. It also sounds terrifying since your smartphone’s front-facing camera will always be watching you, whether you want it to or not....

YouTube TV was prepared to drop its price by $10 a month to compensate users for the loss of NBC channels. Google was even ready to deal with losing users over the loss of NBC channels. In a blog post, the company said, “While we would love every member to continue to stay with our service, we understand that you may still choose to pause or cancel your membership. We want to make YouTube TV flexible, so members can pause or cancel anytime....

When Your Watch Won’t Talk to Your iPhone The biggest tell-tale sign that your Watch isn’t playing ball is the “iPhone not connected” symbol at the top of the Watch face. It’s a red icon that looks like an iPhone with a line through it, and it generally shows up when your iPhone is out of range of your Watch. Sometimes it shows up when they’re right next to each other....

In some ways, Google has had its hands in smartwatches for a long time. The company released Wear OS (then called Android Wear) way back in 2014, but it has stayed away from making its own hardware. Google even partnered with Samsung to launch Wear OS 3 in 2021. That’s the situation Google enters with the Pixel Watch. Samsung has cornered the Android smartwatch market, while Apple has been dominating the smartwatch world in general....

A Business Insider article talked about the issues facing the Google Pay team. According to the report, “dozens of employees and executives have left” the company, leaving the team in an unpleasant state. Even Caesar Sengupta, who was the leader responsible for the new version of Google Pay, left the company. And it’s not just executives leaving Google Pay’s team, as the report says “that half the people working on the business development team for Google Pay—a group of about 40 people—have left the company in recent months....

Block quotes are used to indent and separate a quoted comment from your own writing. Unlike normal indents, adding block quotes in Microsoft Word requires some additional steps. Because academic writing is written to strict styling standards, the requirements for block quotes in Word differ from style to style. Thankfully, you can tweak the size of any indents by using the ruler bar or by using the “Paragraph” settings in the “Layout” menu or “Paragraph” settings window....

What Are The Benefits of Increasing Server RAM? Allocating more RAM isn’t necessarily a silver bullet—oftentimes optimizing the server itself is a better solution than throwing more RAM at the problem—but there are certain situations where it is called for. Minecraft is a very resource-intensive game, and increasing the amount of RAM allocated to your server can solve a variety of issues from phantom blocks to players rubber-banding and stuttering as they move across the map....

If you often have trouble comfortably reading websites in Google Chrome due to text that is too large or too small, it’s easy to change the default font size (and font face) for every page on Windows, Mac, Linux, and Chromebooks. Here’s how. An Alternative Solution: Zoom Mode Before we set default font sizes, it’s worth noting that Chrome also includes a feature called Zoom that allows you to quickly change both the size of images and text using the menu or keyboard shortcuts....