Things are about to get shaken up in the emoji world.

Apple is introducing over 100 new emojis with iOS 10, due to be released this fall. The updated pictures will bring greater diversity to the tiny icon realm, a much needed change if there ever was one. So what is the impetus behind the new teeny images? 

In IT Blogwatch, we give a ?.

So what exactly is going on with these emojis? And why are we getting so many new ones? Christian de Looper fills us in:

The emojis on your iPhone are about to get more diverse…Apple…announced a new set of emojis…that will depict women in sports, as well as a rainbow flag character.
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Included in the update will be a female swimmer, runner, surfer, and cyclist…the upcoming set of emojis will include new family characters, such as a single mother and single father with children.
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The new emojis should roll out later this year alongside iOS 10.

But what has spurred this emoji revolution? And what other companies are involved? Selena Larson gives us the background:

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