EMOTICONS — those cute (or annoying) smiley faces added to emails, texts and social media posts trigger a brain response similar to what we experience when seeing a friend. The use of typewriter keys ...

Emoticon providers are all smiles these days due to surging demand from users of KakaoTalk, the nation’s leading mobile messenger app. But few are as busy as Sticky Monster Lab (SML), one emerging ...

This is one of those products that I look at and cringe. I do realize though, that some people just can’t live without this type of thing. If that describes you, you can get an emoticon stamp to ...

Last month we told you about a free application called Easy Smiley Pack for BBM which added 250+ smilies and symbols to your BBM chats. Easy Smiley Pack is more than just a catalogue of happy faces ...

When someone texts you news of a promotion or a date with that special someone they've been eyeing, how do you respond? Many of us might go right for the reaction gif, or a quick "Congratulations!" ...

Though Japan is always on the forefront of emoji developments (it’s where the word “emoji” originated, after all), it’s also got a deep emoticon culture as well. That’s partially thanks to the wide ...

Sometimes, words are not enough. So, what do devotees of SMS/e-mail do to express themselves in new, different ways? Sometimes, words are not enough. So, what do devotees of SMS/e-mail do to express ...

It's crazy to think that there was actually a time when iPhones and emojis didn't exist and we had to convey our messages to people using actual words; at one point voice to voice communication was ...