The gif or graphics interchange format, which is ubiquitous in modern internet conversations, actually turned 30 this year. Arwa Haider tracks its meteoric rise. In an age of 24/7 information, where ...

I spend a lot of time trying to personalize every aspect of my laptop: pasting stickers on the top, separating all of my icons into folders on my desktop, and, thanks to a little trick I learned on ...

GIFs are a fun and often humorous way to interact via text. A GIF keyboard is automatically built into any iPhone running iOS 10 or later, allowing you to send pictures to convey thoughts or ideas.

Locker is a contributor for TIME. Locker is a contributor for TIME. The Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, was first developed by computer scientist working at CompuServe back in 1987. And while it ...

We can’t settle iPhone vs. Android or “Star Wars” vs. “Star Trek” for you. But another long-running geek debate was put to rest Tuesday night. Those short, animated loops that have captivated the Web ...

The way you use GIFs means more than you might realize, according to new research from BYU. When you get a text from a friend, is your immediate reaction to reply with a GIF? Do you know which GIF to ...

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 ...

Few linguistic debates have raged on more consistently than the one surrounding the proper pronunciation of the acronym, GIF. Fortunately, YouTuber and maker of things Tom Scott produced a video ...

Editor’s Note: This story originally published in March 2018. We’re republishing the piece following news that Stephen Wilhite, one of the lead creators of the GIF, died earlier this month after ...

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 ...

The web's favorite file format just turned 30. Yep, it turns out the GIF is a millennial, too. At the same time, 30 makes the GIF ancient in web years, which feels a bit weird, given that the ...

If you used a “soft G” like in "jelly" to pronounce the popular peanut butter brand, you got it right. And if you went with a hard “G” like in "goodie" for those frequently shared looping videos, you ...