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At first, Marek Nowak, a 32-year-old engineer at enterprise cloud software company CircleCI, was skeptical of using emojis when communicating with colleagues. Now, whenever he posts the minutes of his team meetings in Slack, he precedes them with a custom emoji of a teddy bear giving a hug. This isn’t just for funsies. It’s company policy to use certain emojis to indicate certain communiques, such as a meeting summary. If he forgot the bear, team members could miss important decisions. “My favorite team value is over-communicating,” says Mr. Nowak, who is now a self-professed emoji fan. “If you hesitate to write a message because you think three-quarters of the team already knows, that’s not a problem, you just preface it with the ‘over-communicating’ emoji.” ON WORLD EMOJI DAY, APPLE AND GOOGLE CONTINUE INCLUSIVE PUSH This is how formality in business communications dies, not with a whimper, but with a … [Read more...] about Yes, you actually should be using emojis at work

Pixel 4 has been claimed to come with 6GB of RAM (Image: Twitter @PhoneDesigner) Pixel 4 has already been confirmed by Google - last month the firm showcased the first official picture of the device on Twitter. The handset was displayed with a square camera module on its rear that will house at least two sensors. That means the Google Pixel 4 will be the first device in the smartphone series to come with more than one lens on its rear. Google was also shown to have done away with the Pixel’s somewhat signature two-tone design on the phone’s back panel, too. Related articles EE vs Vodafone - One of these networks just achieved a major victory Galaxy S10e review: You'll love it if you're willing to compromise Instead the device, presented in black, was only a single shade. Interestingly, no physical fingerprint sensor was shown on the Pixel 4, suggesting the Mountain View firm could embed a scanner under the phone’s display. While Google did not exhibit the … [Read more...] about Pixel 4 could fix one of the Google Pixel 3’s biggest problems

Mate 20 Pro launched running Android 9 Pie back in October last year (Image: Express Newspapers • Huawei) Huawei Mate 20 Pro remains one of the best Android flagships on the market for everything it does right. The device was unveiled back in October last year and shook the smartphone industry with its triple camera system, staggering battery life and great performance. Mate 20 Pro launched running Android 9 Pie with Huawei’s own EMUI 9.0 software running on top. The device is currently in the process of receiving EMUI 9.1, a upgraded version of the skin that comes with a number of improvements such as increased read performance, optimised gaming features and a simplified settings menu. Related articles EE vs Vodafone - One of these networks just achieved a major victory Galaxy S10e review: You'll love it if you're willing to compromise Huawei has declared the Mate 20 Pro should receive the software, that debuted on the P30 Pro earlier this year, by the end of July … [Read more...] about Mate 20 Pro could be set for its biggest Huawei update ever

WhatsApp is the primary form of smartphone communication for millions of iPhone and Android fans (Image: WhatsApp • Apple • Getty) WhatsApp is the primary form of smartphone communication for millions of iPhone and Android fans. The software launched almost a decade ago and, in that time, has exploded in popularity. One of the primary reasons for this stems from WhatsApp’s intuitive interface and expanding feature set. The firm, that as acquired by Facebook in 2014, regularly issues its software with updates to make it even better. Related articles EE vs Vodafone - One of these networks just achieved a major victory Galaxy S10e review: You'll love it if you're willing to compromise Before new features debut for all WhatsApp users, the company typically debuts them in early versions of the programme. WABetaInfo is an outlet renowned for trawling through early editions of WhatsApp in an attempt to garner a glimpse at forthcoming features. The publication’s … [Read more...] about WhatsApp for iPhone could overtake Android with this new feature

Tech giant Google has blacklisted the free-speech focused social media app Gab from the Google Play Store, joining Apple in banning Gab users from accessing the platform using Gab-branded smartphone apps. Silicon Valley tech giant Google has reportedly banned the free-speech focused social media platform Gab from the Google Play Store. According to a screenshot posted by Gab to Twitter, Google banned the app from the store for “Violation of User Generated Content (UGC) Policy.” Essentially, it appears that Gabs refusal to censor users’ content is what resulted in the app being removed from the store.The tweet posted by Gab can be seen below, along with a number of links to similar apps that are still active in the Play Store and work with Gab’s servers. Because Gab shifted its platform to a decentralized and open-source architecture, it can be accessed by other apps still available on both Android and Apple smartphones, some with nearly identical code to the … [Read more...] about Google Blacklists Free Speech Platform Gab’s Latest App