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pcmag.com — Once the Web started growing up, it seemed eager to put its frantic, strobing disco-ish days behind it, and that meant animated GIFs. Before even AOL, there was CompuServe, dialing up Internet connections for early adopters and packing frames of movement into a single image known as an animated GIF, or Graphics Interchange Format.

pcmag.com — With the week he's had, it's no surprise that folks are starting to compare billionaire genius industrialist Elon Musk with that famous character from the superhero universe boasting similar credentials, Tony Stark, otherwise known as Iron Man.

pcmag.com — Many of us spend a large chunk of our day on the computer. So, when you add up all that time-at home, at school, at work, and on commutes-it's not surprising that we occasionally get frustrated with something on our laptops or desktops.

securitywatch.pcmag.com — Travesty! Rickrolling, the longstanding Internet meme where users are duped into watching Rick Astley's music video for "Never Gonna Give You Up," has encountered a temporary setback. As TorrentFreak first reported, AVG Technologies, the folks behind AVG antivirus software, issued a copyright takedown request that resulted in Google removing the original music video from YouTube.

pcmag.com — Tech startups from around the globe - and right here in New York City - gathered on Manhattan's West Side this week to show off their latest innovations at TechCrunch Disrupt. We were on hand to scope out the scene and hunt for the most interesting technologies hitting the market.

pcmag.com — Google has crafted another interactive homepage doodle, this one honoring the 78th birthday of Robert Moog, considered by many to be a pioneer in the electronic music space. The playable doodle features his signature Moog synthesizer, with all the accompanying bells and whistles.

pcmag.com — Our drivers have now covered 30 cities to find the fastest wireless networks. Which carrier offers the best data service near you? You'll find out soon. Over the past month, PCMag has covered 30 U.S. cities for our annual Fastest Mobile Networks project, blowing out two AC inverters, suffering one case of food poisoning, and putting several thousand miles on our three Ford Taurus cars.

securitywatch.pcmag.com — All too many users of Android and other mobile devices reject security apps because "they run down my battery too fast." But do they really? At a recent meeting of the AMTSO (Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization), Peter Stelzhammer presented a solution devised by AV-Comparatives.org to precisely measure an individual app's effect on the battery.

pcmag.com — Pac-man-the iconic game and character that elevated video games from seedy arcades to national past time-is 32 years old. The Namco-developed creation, like many games of its era, features incredibly simple gameplay; you navigate Pac-Man through a maze with the goal of clearing the board of dots while simultaneously avoiding ghosts.

pcmag.com — A San Francisco-based startup called Sidecar is looking to make your phone calls a little smarter. The company on Tuesday launched the Sidecar app for iPhone and Android smartphones that lets users make free VoIP calls, as well as share live videos, photos, contact information, and location data.

pcmag.com — Thirty years ago this month, Microsoft inaugurated its Hardware division for the purpose of creating a mouse to work with its recently released version of Microsoft Word. It was affectionately nicknamed "the green-eyed monster" because of its large size, hefty weight (due, in no small part, to the solid steel ball on which it rolled), and the two emerald-color buttons used for clicking.

pcmag.com — Back in 2008, we summed up Flickr this way: "Dedication to building photo-sharing communities is what separates Flickr from its peers." That still holds true, but to that I'd add the site's dedication to displaying and organizing your images in the best possible ways.

pcmag.com — Let's say you want to buy a phone. And let's say that, since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) has been "available" for six months now, you want to buy a phone that has it pre-loaded. ICS generally feels faster and more responsive, it offers sync with desktop Google Chrome, it has better contact and data management, and it's just more well-rounded and useful.

pcmag.com — A group of major U.S. cable companies have joined forces to offer a new Wi-Fi network that will allow each other's high-speed Internet customers to use their Wi-Fi networks across the country. The new Wi-Fi network is called CableWiFi and includes Time Warner Cable, Comcast, Cox Communications, Bright House Networks, and Cablevision.

pcmag.com — From Asia to the coast of California, Sunday's lunar eclipse helped turn millions of eyes skyward. The annular eclipse, more poetically named the "ring of fire" by those who viewed it, almost, but not quite, blocked the totality of the sun.