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April Fools 2009 Roundup
April 2, 2009
On the 1st April every year we take the opportunity to make fun of people less aware of the date than us, but this has risen from a friendly tradition into a massive event where companies will try and come up with the most outrageous ideas and products, and hope that people will believe them.
This year is no different as the internet has become overloaded with fake news stories aimed to spark a little bit of humour into your day – so we have had a good look through them and have singled out some of the best technology related April Fools stories of this year:
Continue reading »GTA: Harbour City Details Leaked (April Fool)
April 1, 2009
IGN, the gaming website has come up with some great April Fools jokes in the past, my personal favourite is the Legend of Zelda Movie trailer that they created last year, it clearly took a lot of work, whereas this year’s would appear to have taken a simpler twist – the leak of a new Grand Theft Auto game – GTA: Harbour City.
Take a look at the pictures available over at IGN Xbox 360, it looks quite convincing that there would will be a new GTA released by the end of next year.
Continue reading »iPhone OS To Appear On Rival Mobile Phone Handsets! (April Fool)
April 1, 2009
Remember I was going to recommend a phone that was better that the iPhone? Probably not, but here it is anyway. After pre-emptive action on Apple’s part following recent negotiations with the EU, this is the first, but it certainly won’t be the last phone that incorporates much of Apple’s patented technologies. So let’s have a look at the Nokia A88…
First off, it REALLY looks like an iPhone. It’s a little larger (because of the removable battery, SIM card slot and enhanced camera, I suppose) and you can forget about using it with iTunes (although it does support iPhone apps and purchased iTunes content). Nokia have decided to include a back button (halleluiah!) as well as an analogue volume wheel. This is just the sort of thing that you only appreciate when you have it.
Continue reading »Legend of Zelda Movie Trailer
April 1, 2008
The Legend of Zelda Movie – now there’s a classic game franchise to make a movie out of!
Take a look at the following Legend of Zelda Movie trailer…
Continue reading »Energy Wasting Day
April 1, 2008
What is Energy Wasting Day you may ask? Well are you sick of hearing of about climate change and global warming? I think it’s fair to say that it’s a complete load of rubbish, perhaps even a complete landfill of rubbish!
If you feel the same way then you’ll be pleased to hear that today is officially Energy Wasting Day!
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