As social networking Web sites become increasingly popular, many users seek a way to pictorially represent themselves with a small icon. While a photo can be handy, it’s not always possible or even ...

Voila AI artist, the app that turns you into a Pixar-worthy cartoon avatar, is taking over social media. But should you trust it? Jessica is a passionate content strategist and team leader across the ...

The pandemic was supposed to have made us all comfortable with video calls, but many folks still don’t particularly enjoy the process. Having to think about what to wear, or how our hair looks, or ...

MENLO PARK, Calif. — Facebook just took one step closer to realizing a sci-fi dream of hanging with your friends in a digital dimension. While it's not quite Star Trek's holodeck, Facebook Spaces ...

After a decade of dominance, Snapchat's Bitmoji now has some competition on the cartoon yourself market. Facebook rolled out its Avatar feature to users in the US this week, after launching it last ...

After a long wait, Microsoft today is releasing Avatar Kinect, the online video chat application for Xbox that uses the Kinect sensor to track facial expressions and mouth movements and translate them ...

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a series of articles on how to find, build, and create avatars for use on social networking Web sites and chat clients. Stay tuned for more tips on how to create ...