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Since the 2010s, the characters known as emojis have pretty much evolved into their own language on our phones and computers. But the predecessors of the “picture characters” we know and use so regularly today are older than you’d expect. Before emojis, there were emoticons, facial expressions made with punctuation marks. The first emoticons...

One of the most useful navigation tools on both Android smartphones and iPhone is Google Maps—but it also has another important use.  You can use it to send someone your location to coordinate meetups or reassure family that you’re almost home. The process is straightforward and includes privacy controls to limit what others will...

If you’ve been enjoying “spicing up” your text messages with emoji’s—those small, digital icons used to express an idea or emotion—here’s a fun way too take it a little further. Move beyond your phone’s built-in emoji keyboard and shake things up by exploring the many options you can download and use for free for...