Unicode outpaces ASCII for encoding Web site text, and life gets easier for Google and others that grapple with an increasingly international Internet. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to ...

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The Unicode Consortium has finalized a new version of the Unicode Standard, version 7.0, which adds a ...

Although English is the default language of the Internet, it obviously isn't the most spoken language in the world, and Unicode is helping to make the Internet - and computers in general - usable for ...

Unicode is a standard for character encoding that can represent a wide variety of characters used around the world. Software engineer Paul Butler explains that Unicode allows users to embed 'secret ...

"The founders and current members of the Unicode Consortium are well-credentialed. Collins has an M.A. from Columbia University in East Asian languages and cultures. Becker’s biography notes that he ...

If you’ve been waiting anxiously to include goggle, test tube, or lab coat emoji in your online and social media messages, the wait is over. Nine new science-themed emoji are available—or will soon be ...