Google's Allo update adds an easy way to add GIFs to your conversations, animated emoji, and a Google Assistant shortcut. I'm PCMag's managing editor for consumer electronics, overseeing an ...

A recent beta update to the Google Messages app changes emoji-only messages into expressive and delightful animations. In recent years, Google has found ways to use emoji in fun and unique ways, ...

Giphy is moving past just GIFs and getting into the business of everything animated. Starting today, the company is rolling out two new formats: Giphy Emoji and Giphy Text. The new features expand ...

Google Messages is a fun place to chat with friends, and the coming animated emojis will make it more fun. Some users of the messaging app are already getting the opportunity to try out this feature.

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...