Happy Friday, everybody! It's October 6th, and we're excited to get you set for the weekend with some big news that's making headlines all over the world. You know what that means - new emojis are coming our way, and we can't wait to annoy people (or maybe just brighten up their day) with these tiny cartoons.
Apple recently announced the new slate of emoticons back in July on World Emoji Day, and they're rolling out to devices worldwide next week. So, get ready to get your hands on some mermaid, Hedgehog, and be quiet face emojis - you know, just to be safe. We want to let you know that all the new characters have been approved by the Unicode consortium, an august body of tech regulators featuring bigwigs from Apple, Google, and other firms with large investments in making sure emojis adhere to strict guidelines.
Now, we wish we were making that up, but we're not! The Unicode consortium is a real organization that oversees the creation and adoption of emojis worldwide. It's great to see them taking emojis seriously and ensuring they meet certain standards. If you want to learn more about the new emojis, hit the link for all the emoji news fit to print.
But before we dive into the world of emojis, let's talk about something else that's been making headlines in the tech world - battery problems with cell phones. Yep, it looks like Apple is not immune to this issue, and several reports have surfaced about new iPhone 8 handsets that have cracked open because their batteries have swollen up. None of the phones have exploded caught fire or injured anyone, but it's still a problem.
According to CNET, who has been sifting the web for reports of swollen iPhones, there are six examples so far. Apple is reportedly looking into the matter considering the tiny number of phones with the problem versus the hundreds of thousands of units sold. It's clearly not a crisis, but following the disaster Samsung had on its hands with the flammable Note 7, you can bet Apple and every phone maker will be taking no chances in finding the cause of the problem.
It's been four years since Amazon.com first floated the idea of delivering goods by drone, and today we're still waiting for the skies to be filled with buzzing Aero gliders. While we wait for this technology to become a reality, other outfits are still dreaming up creative solutions to drone delivery. One UK-based team at Cambridge Consultants has come up with an eight-rotor drum that drops your delivery right to you using the GPS system on your smartphone to track you down.
The company says their tech is pretty much ready to go and is only limited by drone regulations. That sounds like a solid plan, but we can't help but feel a little excited about the possibility of having our packages delivered via drone in the near future. Imagine being able to order something online and having it arrive at your doorstep within minutes - it's a pretty cool idea.
If you think this is cool, be sure to add some emojis to your comments! And if you want to stay up-to-date on the latest tech news, head on over to our homepage for more fun stuff. We'll also see you next week on one of our live streams or podcasts - don't forget to catch our live entertainment podcast at 2 p.m. Pacific today as we talk about Blade Runner!
"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enit's October 6th happy Friday everybody and let's get you set for the weekend with the big news that's right Apple is rolling out new emojis no less than the New York Times has the news plastered all over its site so you know this is a big story so what new tiny cartoons can you now annoy people with how about some broccoli or a curling stone citizen Kane's rosebud sled sort of some Chinese food leftovers and a happy blue dinosaur Apple first announced the new slate of emoticons back in July on world emoji day yes of course there's such a thing and they're rolling out to devices worldwide next week so get ready to get your mermaid Hedgehog and be quiet face on just to be safe we want you to know that all the new characters have been approved by the Unicode consortium an august body of tech regulators featuring bigwigs from Apple Google and other firms with large investments in making sure emojis adhere to strict guidelines yep we wish we were making that up but we're not hit the link for all the emoji news fit to print looks like battery problems continue to be problems for cell phone makers and that now includes Apple several reports have surfaced about new iPhone 8 handsets that have cracked open because their batteries have swollen up to be clear none of the phones have exploded caught fire or injured anyone they just swelled up a bit CNET has been sifting the web for reports of swollen iPhones and have found six examples so far and Apple is reportedly looking into the matter considering the tiny number of phones with the problem versus the hundreds of thousands of units sold it's clearly not a crisis but following the disaster samsung had on its hands with the flammable note 7 you can bet Apple and every phone maker will be taking no chances in finding the cause of the problem believe it or not it's been four years since amazon.com first floated the idea of delivering goods by drone and today we're still waiting for the skies to be filled with buzzing Aero gliders definitely delivering our latest tech toys someday we hope but in the meantime other outfits are still dreaming of drone delivery including these guys who have put a clever and effective spin on the idea by winching your package down to you pretty much wherever you are called deliver very clever the uk-based team at Cambridge consultants have cobbled up this eight rotor drum that definitely drops your delivery right to you using the GPS system on your smartphone to track you down then the deliver our drone slowly lowers your precious package right into your hand now that is the drone delivery system of the future the company says the tech is pretty much ready to go and is only limited by drone regulations check out the full video at the link and if you think it's cool be sure to add some emojis to your comments then head on over to our homepage for the very latest tech news and we have more fun stuff for you on Facebook and YouTube oh and don't forget to catch between the streams our live entertainment podcast at 2 p.m. Pacific today well we'll be talking about Blade Runner thanks for watching we'll see you next weekit's October 6th happy Friday everybody and let's get you set for the weekend with the big news that's right Apple is rolling out new emojis no less than the New York Times has the news plastered all over its site so you know this is a big story so what new tiny cartoons can you now annoy people with how about some broccoli or a curling stone citizen Kane's rosebud sled sort of some Chinese food leftovers and a happy blue dinosaur Apple first announced the new slate of emoticons back in July on world emoji day yes of course there's such a thing and they're rolling out to devices worldwide next week so get ready to get your mermaid Hedgehog and be quiet face on just to be safe we want you to know that all the new characters have been approved by the Unicode consortium an august body of tech regulators featuring bigwigs from Apple Google and other firms with large investments in making sure emojis adhere to strict guidelines yep we wish we were making that up but we're not hit the link for all the emoji news fit to print looks like battery problems continue to be problems for cell phone makers and that now includes Apple several reports have surfaced about new iPhone 8 handsets that have cracked open because their batteries have swollen up to be clear none of the phones have exploded caught fire or injured anyone they just swelled up a bit CNET has been sifting the web for reports of swollen iPhones and have found six examples so far and Apple is reportedly looking into the matter considering the tiny number of phones with the problem versus the hundreds of thousands of units sold it's clearly not a crisis but following the disaster samsung had on its hands with the flammable note 7 you can bet Apple and every phone maker will be taking no chances in finding the cause of the problem believe it or not it's been four years since amazon.com first floated the idea of delivering goods by drone and today we're still waiting for the skies to be filled with buzzing Aero gliders definitely delivering our latest tech toys someday we hope but in the meantime other outfits are still dreaming of drone delivery including these guys who have put a clever and effective spin on the idea by winching your package down to you pretty much wherever you are called deliver very clever the uk-based team at Cambridge consultants have cobbled up this eight rotor drum that definitely drops your delivery right to you using the GPS system on your smartphone to track you down then the deliver our drone slowly lowers your precious package right into your hand now that is the drone delivery system of the future the company says the tech is pretty much ready to go and is only limited by drone regulations check out the full video at the link and if you think it's cool be sure to add some emojis to your comments then head on over to our homepage for the very latest tech news and we have more fun stuff for you on Facebook and YouTube oh and don't forget to catch between the streams our live entertainment podcast at 2 p.m. Pacific today well we'll be talking about Blade Runner thanks for watching we'll see you next week\n"
