25 years ago today the Graphics Interchange Format was released, and the world has never been the same again. Nic is the Editor of IGN Tech. He loves technology almost as much as Rushmore, Boyz II Men ...

Next month marks the 30th birthday of a momentous techie acronym: “GIF,” short for “Graphics Interchange Format.” It has proved to be one of the more resilient terms of the digital age, though today ...

It’s difficult to imagine a world of communication without the wonder of GIFs, but that’s how people had to live just 30 years ago. Today, 15 June, is the 30th birthday of the GIF and we thought it an ...

Today is one of the Internet’s favorite days: It’s the anniversary of the animated GIF. The animated GIF was first brought into existence in 1987, which means I’m a mere two months older than one of ...

Yesterday we wished a happy birthday to the GIF – er, “jif.” You know what, forget it. We’re still going to call GIFs “GIFs” with the hard “G.” June 15, 1987 marked the day that the GIF file format ...

Hello, friend,, and welcome to Week 6 of THIS WEEK IN GIFs, in which we round up the best animated sporting GIFs from the last seven days and vote on our very favorites. As our pals over at The Verge ...

Did you know? It's Doraemon's birthday today and your much-loved cartoon character has now turned minus 88 years old. What? Yes, you read that right. Doraemon is born in the 22nd century and hence, ...