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Emoji for food allergies may come to your phone soon

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by on July 29, 2015 at 9:51 am
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A new preliminary proposal submitted to the Unicode Consortium suggests that specific emoji for food allergies should be added to the standard. The proposal, submitted by a Google engineer, is under discussion and may not be added to the standard at all but offers a peek into some useful new emoji. It suggests the addition of peanuts, soybeans, buckwheat, sesame seeds, kiwi fruit, celery, lupin beans, mustard, tree nuts, eggs, milk products and gluten to help those with allergies express them in shorthand. A chart in the proposal shows current coverage of emoji for food allergens with “weak alternatives” for many,…

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Windows 10: Here are the privacy issues you should know about

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by on July 29, 2015 at 9:37 am
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Windows 10 has just arrived and there’s a new Privacy Policy and Service Agreement from Microsoft coming swiftly in its wake. The new policies take effect on 1 August and there are a few unsettling things nestling in there that you should be thinking about if you’re using the company’s services and software. The Privacy Statement and Services Agreements combined come to 45 pages. Microsoft’s deputy general counsel, Horacio Gutierrez wrote that they are “straightforward terms and polices that people can clearly understand.” The reality is, you’re probably not going to read them. So I did… And, like so many…

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Love Minecraft? Get the next update free with Windows 10

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by on July 29, 2015 at 9:17 am
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Windows 10 is out today and it’s a free upgrade for your computer if you’re already using Windows 7, 8 or 8.1. This might sweeten the deal even more: If you already own Minecraft for Mac or PC, you’ll get a free copy of the new and improved version by upgrading to Windows 10 Minecraft: Windows 10 Edition is a beta version of a new experience. It’s a completely separate version of the game that supports Xbox Live, controller support, game recording and multiplayer with Pocket Edition players. To get the new version, you’ll just need to head to the…

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