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Apple recently revealed that its upcoming iOS 10 update holds some good news for emoji lovers: The iPhone’s pictograph palette will soon be more extensive than ever.

The Cupertino company gave a clearer picture of what that new emoji-verse will look like this weekend with the release of four new animated sticker packs for those testing the beta version of the operating system.

Like Facebook Messenger, Apple’s latest software allows third-party developers to add specially designed emoji or gif packs to its iMessage app through an API.

The new sets — old-school Mac icons, three-dimensional smileys, heart animations and hand signs — were available in the iTunes app store as of Friday night, according to 9to5Mac. Read more…

When he was 10 years old, Alex Jason got his hands on his first Macintosh computer by trading a minibike and a snowblower for it. He couldn’t help but tinker with his new iMac G5, upgrading it as much as he could.

After reaching the G5’s limit, he had an itch to do more.

“I decided I really loved working on these computers and fixing them,” Alex told Mashable. “I went on Craigslist and bought one or two from the early 2000s, and I realized how cool they were because they were, to me, retro.”

Cut to five years later: Alex now has a collection of more than 250 “significant” Apple products, dubbed the Apple Orchard, and the majority of it is located in his family’s basement. If you add up the mice, keyboards, wires and everything, Alex said the number reaches about 500. Read more…

Apple Music came late to the music-streaming party and has been trying to play catch up to services such as Spotify. But it doesn’t offer too much over competitors and could use a few fresh features.

Now, the Apple rumor mill suggests Apple is expected to announce an Apple Music overhaul at its Worldwide Developer’s Conference in June, according to Bloomberg. Meanwhile, tech blog 9 to 5 Mac reports the updates will be coming with iOS 10.

If the rumors are legit, Apple Music will be getting a new interface to make the service more intuitive, an expanded online radio footprint and improved integration between streaming and downloading music. Read more…