Clippy is back… as a Windows 11 emoji

What just happened? The latest Windows 11 preview release includes the introduction of a new style of emojis. After a PR campaign that started earlier this summer, Microsoft decided to resurrect Clippy as one of the new emojis. The update introduces emojis that are supposed to be more in line with the "Fluent" design style of Windows 11. …

Microsoft denies pulling a bait-and-switch with Windows 11’s emoji design

Facepalm: Windows 11 hasn’t exactly been lovingly embraced by the PC-owning public quite like Microsoft hoped, and now another element of the new OS has managed to annoy users: its emoji. The problem's not due to how different they are, but because they aren’t the drastic redesign seemingly promised by the Redmond company. Microsoft has made …

Twitter could soon introduce Facebook-style emoji reactions

In context: Twitter has long been known as a social network and was once seen as Facebook's big rival, yet the service considers itself more of a news-focused site. But a potential upcoming feature is a tried and tested staple of social media: emoji reactions. In 2016, Twitter changed its App Store category from Social Network to News, …