The GIF has had an impressively long run amidst the usual short-term churn of the tech industry. One of the earliest ways of displaying animations on the web—long before there was enough bandwidth to ...

GIFs have been around since way back in 1987, but show no signs of disappearing. They continue to be a popular way of sharing short videos in just about any app, on just about any platform. Whether ...

You can easily transform photos and videos into GIF files to share with family, friends or the world at large. By J. D. Biersdorfer Online “visual” reactions have come a long way since the first ...

The noble GIF animated image format is over 30 years old, and despite reports that the youth think they've outlived their ...

If a picture says 1,000 words, how much does a video say? With motion photos, you get the flexibility of a recording with the same quality as a static image. When activated, motion photos take a ...

Turn any Live Photo or video on your phone into a short GIF. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can make an animated GIF on your iPhone or Mac out of any Live ...

There's no need to scroll through digital libraries and databases for pre-made and overused reaction GIFs or animated memes — you can make your own. DIY GIF-making is possible on your Android or ...

GIFs are fun and can be deployed everywhere from your Twitter feed to your workplace Slack conversations—here’s how you can create them straight from your phone’s camera, with or without extra app ...

I absolutely love Instagram stories. When they first rolled them out, I'll admit, I was a little skeptical. But once I figured out how to use them, I was hooked. Over time, they've only gotten better.

Online "visual" reactions have come a long way since the first sideways smiley-face emoticon appeared four decades ago. Animated GIFs -- those files showing a few seconds of choppy motion, like the ...

David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over the last decade, he's reviewed phones for TechRadar as well as covered tech, gaming, and culture for Engadget, Popular Mechanics ...

You're messaging your friend, and they just told you the juiciest gossip you've ever heard. It's so utterly surprising that words simply won't cut it. So what do you do instead? You send a GIF of ...