Facebook now lets you create and customize a cartoon version of yourself to use on the social network and other messaging services. Katie covered all things how-to at CNET, with a focus on Social ...

As entertaining, informative, and occasionally frightening as a conversation with an AI chatbot can be, it's still just text on a screen. But what if you could actually speak to a virtual assistant, ...

Starting this spring, people who own an Xbox 360 and a Kinect sensor will be able to use avatars to talk to each other in a variety of virtual worlds, with their avatars not only mimicking their ...

Meta's bitmoji-style 3D avatars have made their way to WhatsApp. As of today, you can use your digital persona either as your profile photo or as part of a 36-sticker pack that mimics popular emoji ...

In a few years, instead of getting an instant text message from the boss, workers may see the chief’s face pop up on the screen and start talking. At least that’s the vision of Intel Chief Technology ...

IMVU has been fairly quiet about its success in virtual chat rooms, where people can create their own dressed-up 3-D characters and socialize in graphically beautiful settings. But today it’s starting ...