Apple proposes new set of accessibility emoji for the disabled

Apple has submitted 13 new accessibility emoji to the Unicode Consortium. These emoji try to cover a range of disabilities to better represent the disabled, something the current set of emoji does not. Illustrated by Emojipedia based on Apple's current designs Among the list of additions are things like Guide Dog with Harness, Person with White Cane, Ear with Hearing Aid, Deaf Sign, Person in Mechanized Wheelchair, Person in Manual Wheelchair, Mechanical or Prosthetic Arm and Leg, and Service Dog with Vest and Leash. The emoji with people in them will be available in male and...

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Samsung Galaxy Note5 and S6 Edge+ on Verizon receive March security patch

Verizon has rolled out updates to the Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ and the Galaxy Note5 (or technically this, and this). Don't go hoping for Oreos, though - these two are past their expected two-year OS version update period, but security patches are more than welcome. Galaxy S6 Edge+, and what is definitely not the Note5's S-pen Both phablets are getting the March 1 security update from Google, and that's about it - at least according to the Verizon support pages. For those who enjoy keeping track of alphanumeric strings, the respective build numbers are NRD90M.N920VVRS3CRC1 for the...

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Huawei P20 Porsche Design likely coming too

Huawei is all about partnerships with premium brands - they have the Leica collaboration for the cameras, and they have Porsche Design for.... design. The company's two latest Mate iterations have come in special PD trim, and now apparently it's making its way to the P-series too. The quest for perfection continues with heritage brand @PorscheDesignThe future of luxury meets the future of technology. #DiscoverExceptional on 27.03.2018 pic.twitter.com/UvDEeWxu5E— Huawei Mobile (@HuaweiMobile) March 23, 2018 A tweet from Huawei Mobile is hyping us up for a meet-up of luxury and...

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iPhone X vs. Galaxy S9+ shootout

So which phone do you get when you get rid of your Google Pixel 2 XL? If you are after a great camera, chances are you are going to pick either the iPhone X or the Galaxy S9+. Well, this is exactly what happened to two of our editors.

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Samsung Galaxy A6 receives Wi-Fi certification

Samsung's transitioning its A-series from odd to even numbers for this year, and that's so far brought us the Galaxy A8 (2018) and the A8+ (2018). An A6 and possibly an A6+ are on the way also, as evidenced by a couple of earlier GeekBench listings, and now we have a new episode in the A6's development. A Samsung device with a product code SM-A600FN, which we speculate to be the A6, has received Wi-Fi certification from the Wi-Fi Alliance. That would be the same SM-A600FN model from the benchmark database, though we're yet to see confirmation on the actual name it will have for the...

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OnePlus 5T won't be officially available in North America any more

OnePlus has confirmed that the OnePlus 5T is permanently out of stock in North America. This means those in the US or Canada who were planning to purchase the flagship officially from the company are now out of luck. The device was launched back in November last year, meaning it was only available in the region for four months. According to the Chinese company, the situation has arisen due to stronger-than-expected demand for the handset. The only option for North American OnePlus fans at the moment is to wait for the next flagship from the company, which should arrive sometime in...

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