Emojis are all over our smartphones. These little icons have become an integral part of how we use mobile technology. From text messages to Facebook posts, they spice up our everyday digital ...

Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. We’re all used to typing emoji on our smartphones and tablets, ...

You can use emoji in nearly any Mac app through the "Emoji & Symbols" menu. To open your Mac's Emoji menu, you can use a keyboard shortcut, or find it by clicking "Menu" at the top of the screen. The ...

Users of chatroom (and time-wasting tool) Slack will be familiar with typing out emoji reactions. To insert a smiley face, for example, you just type :smile:, and your text will be replaced by a ...

It turns out that sending emoji from a Mac laptop or desktop running an up-to-date version of OS X is easy. It's not as easy as it is on a smartphone, but it's still pretty simple. Just press control ...

Shortcuts, small external keyboards and even improved (and free) dictation software can make long sessions of text input much simpler. By J. D. Biersdorfer J. D. Biersdorfer is the Tech Tip columnist ...