SMILIES TESTED OUT ON SCOPE'S C-BOX, "COOL"

4 "smilies", an internet word for a series of alphanumeric characters usually meant to represent a human being's facial expressions in an effort to tell the sendee of the smiley the mood of the sender, have been tested. Reuters reports ; ), : ), : (, and (: ) were used. ; ) was tested twice, for accuracy. After extensive review, the smilies were rated "cool" by an astounding 100% of the testers. All 4 are planned to be released worldwide on April 1, the beginning of the fiscal third quarter.