<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:times new roman,new york,times,serif;font-size:18pt"><div>KING CITY ARECODE<br></div><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 18pt;"><br><div style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Santhosh Thottingal <santhosh.thottingal@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> discuss <discuss@lists.smc.org.in><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, 12 October, 2010 9:33:26 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [smc-discuss] Fwd: Unicode Version 6.0: Support for Popular Symbols in Asia<br></font><br><br>Malayalam chart : <a href="http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0D00.pdf"
target="_blank">http://www.unicode.org/charts/PDF/U0D00.pdf</a><br><br><br>============ Forwarded message ============<br>From : <a ymailto="mailto:announcements@unicode.org" href="mailto:announcements@unicode.org">announcements@unicode.org</a><br>To : <br>Date : Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:33:52 -0700<br>Subject : Unicode Version 6.0: Support for Popular Symbols in Asia<br>============ Forwarded message ============<br><br> The newly finalized Unicode Version 6.0 adds 2,088 characters, with over <br>1,000 new symbols. <br> <br>A long-awaited feature of Unicode 6.0 is the encoding of hundreds of <br>symbols for mobile phones. These emoji characters are in widespread use, <br>especially in Japan, and have become an essential part of text messages <br>there and elsewhere. Unicode 6.0 now provides for data interchange between <br>different mobile vendors and across the internet. The symbols include <br>symbols for many domains: maps and transport, phases of
the moon, UI symbols <br>(such as fast-forward) and many others. <br> <br>A late-breaking addition is the newly created official symbol for the Indian <br>rupee. With the help of the Indian government and our colleagues in ISO, the <br>consortium was able to accelerate the encoding process. Once computers and <br>mobile phones update to the new version of Unicode, people will be able to <br>use the rupee sign like they use $ or € now. <br> <br>This October 2010 release includes the Unicode Character Database (UCD), <br>Unicode Standard Annexes (UAXes), and code charts. With the release of these <br>components, implementers are able update their software to Unicode 6.0 <br>without delay. The final text of the core specification will be available in <br>early 2011. <br> <br>* To access Unicode 6.0, see <a href="http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.0.0" target="_blank">http://www.unicode.org/versions/Unicode6.0.0</a>. <br> <br>* For more information
on emoji, see <a href="http://unicode.org/faq/emoji_dingbats.html" target="_blank">http://unicode.org/faq/emoji_dingbats.html</a> <br> <br>* For a formatted version of this message with images, see <br><a href="http://unicode.org/press/pr-6.0.html" target="_blank">http://unicode.org/press/pr-6.0.html</a>. <br> <br> <br>---- <br>All of the Unicode Consortium lists are strictly opt-in lists for members <br>or interested users of our standards. We make every effort to remove <br>users who do not wish to receive e-mail from us. To see why you are getting <br>this mail and how to remove yourself from our lists if you want, please <br>see <a href="http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html#announcements" target="_blank">http://www.unicode.org/consortium/distlist.html#announcements</a> <br> <br> <br>_______________________________________________<br>Swathanthra Malayalam Computing discuss Mailing List<br>Project: <a
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