The new Google Messages icon is now available on the web with a rather nice animated splash screen. Like Gmail, Messages is one of the few Google apps to feature an animated splash screen for its ...

Animated GIFs pervade my RSS reader and make up at least 98.7% of every BuzzFeed list; they have even become currency in many company chat rooms and email messages. Thoughtful, eye-catching animation ...

Google Messages users can now react to text messages with 10 different animated emoji that don't just appear as a response, but send an animation to match. Google first announced Reaction Effects ...