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Mobile Minutes: Siri as spokeswoman; China?s smartphone shakeout; New Android emojis; Facebook pulls The Shade Room

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference may be taking place June 13-17 this year, if Siri is to be believed.

The startup Dakele looked pretty smart when it released a phone in China four years ago. The market was doubling annually, and the company put brand-name components inside a device that cost a fraction of the iPhone.

We're getting a sneak peek at new emojis coming later this year thanks to Google. 

On Monday, Facebook took down the Facebook page for celebrity news and gossip site The Shade Room.