iOS 12.1 update to bring more than 70 new emoji

Seeing how emoji have become a norm in communication today, Apple is adding up to 70 new emoji for iPhone users on iOS 12.1.

More than 70 new emoji will be coming soon to iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, including new characters with red hair, gray hair and curly hair, a new emoji for bald people, more emotive smiley faces and additional emoji representing animals, sports and food. The new emoji are available in today’s developer and public beta previews of iOS 12.1, and will be available in upcoming software updates for iOS, macOS and watchOS. 

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Microsoft unloads new Surface devices in black, introduces Surface headphones

Black is the new silver for Microsoft as the company has come back to its roots for its Surface devices. Launched today were the new Surface Pro 6, Surface Laptop 2, Surface Studio 2 and new Surface Headphones.

What started out years ago as one 2-in-1 device is now a billion dollar business for Microsoft encompassing a wide range of portable devices as well as as Surface Studio and Surface Hub. Known for making cutting edge peripherals like mice and the Surface Dial, Microsoft's design team has gone and created its first Surface headphone, which brings the same exclusive and premium feel to a pair of smart headphones.

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OnePlus 6T gets leaked, shows ‘waterdrop’ notch

If you’ve been following international tech news, the look of what’s being said to be the OnePlus 6T is going to be familiar. WinFuture showed off the leak of the full phone and it features what’s being called by OPPO as a waterdrop design for the notch. In case you didn’t know, OnePlus and OPPO share the same parent company and OnePlus as regularly taken design cues from OPPO but altered the branding, specs, and software to appeal to markets beyond what OPPO usually goes after (which includes China and India).  

Not much is known about the specs of this upcoming device. Some of the things OnePlus has confirmed is there will be no headphone jack, but it could mean the device could have a bigger battery; and it will come with an in-display fingerprint sensor. Some of the other rumoured specs claim it could run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, Android Pie, and at least 6GB of RAM—which are all features you can expect from the latest flagship phones. It’s said to be priced around US$550 but there is no word yet when we might expect the device to launch. 

Source: The Verge 

Google introduces new aqua colour option for the Home Mini

It looks like Google won’t be updating its Home Mini speaker at next week’s fall hardware event. The company just released a new colour option for the CAD$80 speaker. It now comes in aqua, too, which Google describes as a “minty blue color that fits perfectly into the Made by Google family.” And they say this new “emits soothing vibes.” If aqua isn’t an option you’re down with, the Home Mini is also available in chalk, charcoal, and coral. The aqua version starts shipping in the US on October 29th. We’ll update you if it makes its way here. 

Source: The Verge