Emoji have been widely praised for the way they can foster better communication. But what if they could also make it easier to remember things — for instance, the password to your bank account? Today, ...

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A British technology firm has launched the world’s first emoji-only passcode, allowing people to log into their banks using four emoji characters, instead of traditional PINs or passwords. The ...

Memory experts say it’s easier for people to remember images rather than numbers, and thanks to the British start-up, Intelligent Environments, your next personal identification number (PIN) can now ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. If you still needed convincing that emoji have reached critical mass, a British company is looking to bring these colourful pictographs ...

Would you rather unlock your smartphone with a plain four-digit PIN or with a smiley-face emoji? Would it be easier and more pleasant to remember “🐱💦🎆🎌,” for example, or “2476”? To learn more, in ...