April Fool's Day Roundup

Posted by msmash on Sunday April 1, 2018 @03:10AM from the here-we-go-again dept.

It might be a holiday for most of us today, but for tech companies, April Fool's is the day when they work overtime to send weird press releases. So far we have seen Google Maps help users find Waldo, and Google Australia rethink its brand name (to Googz). T-Mobile has revivedthe Sidekick as the world's first smart shoe phone. Google has also added a feature to its file manager app Files Go that detects bad jokes from your phone. Snapchat has finally found a way to make fun of Facebook. Languages learning app Duolingo has launched a range of craft beers. Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has launched a cryptocurrency. Some more here. What's your favorite prank so far today?

2 of 95 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Thank You by DatbeDank · 2018-04-01 03:18 · Score: 5, Insightful

For not wasting my time posting otherwise bad joke summaries of fake stories on the front page today.
1. Re:Thank You by apoc.famine · 2018-04-01 08:13 · Score: 4, Insightful
  
  OMG Ponies!
  That's still my first reaction to April fool's day on the internet every year.
  While many other sites have tried shitposting like that over the years, I've found few anywhere near as successful as that one was. It was so fucking annoying and traumatizing. Unbelievable we remember one day from 12 years ago that wasn't some monumental event in our lives.
  Or, maybe it was.....says a lot about our history with this site, eh?
  
  --
  Velociraptor = Distiraptor / Timeraptor