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 ...

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British company Intelligent Environments wants to replace your traditional four-digit pin code with something more upbeat - an Emoji Passcode. The firm claims that the system is mathematically more ...

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 ...

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 ...

A UK company claims to have invented the idea of using a set of emoji to replace a PIN number, suggesting that our stupid brains find it easier to remember the silly drawing people face things — and ...

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 ...

Jason Cipriani is based out of beautiful Colorado and has been covering mobile technology news and reviewing the latest gadgets for the last six years. His work can also be found on sister site CNET ...

Luke has been touching up tech, and writing, for over a decade across FHM, Stuff, T3 and Shortlist to name a few. With an MA and NCTJs in journalism and an unquenchable love of gadgets, no tech ...