April 1, 2019 Chrome extension replaces Google’s algorithmic canned replies with equally random lines of poetry Google traditionally plagues the internet with April Fools’ gags on April 1st, but developer Chris Zubak-Skees has beaten the internet giant at its own…
April 1, 2019 Reddit’s r/Games closes on April Fools’ Day to protest bigoted, ‘vitriolic’ users The moderators of Reddit’s popular r/Gaming subreddit are using April Fools’ Day to protest bigoted and “awful” comments. The subreddit, which boasts 1.7 million…
April 1, 2019 Researchers designed a shape-shifting airplane wing If you've had a window seat next to the wing of an airplane, you've probably watched as flaps on the wing engage and disengage…
April 1, 2019 PlayStation Store will give refunds on pre-orders to US customers Sony updated its refund policy for pre-orders and faulty content purchased on the PlayStation Store to make things a bit more lenient for users….
April 1, 2019 PlayStation Store will now refund preorders and games, but only if you haven’t downloaded them Sony has enacted a refund policy for purchases made from the PlayStation Store. This is kicking off today — no coincidence, given that Sony…
April 1, 2019 Riptide’s latest electric skateboard carves like a surfboard Electric skateboards are frequently fast, but nimble? Not so much — even Boosted's Mini boards are meant more for cruising that bobbing and weaving….
April 1, 2019 Indian health agency exposes details on millions of pregnant women A health department in India exposed more than 12.5 million medical records for pregnant women after it failed to secure a database. The records…
April 1, 2019 Cloudflare is adding a free VPN to its 1.1.1.1 app Cloudflare has announced that it’s adding a VPN to its 1.1.1.1 DNS resolver app. The 1.1.1.1 service, which first came to mobile back in…
April 1, 2019 The first trailer for Jim Jarmusch’s zombie movie is deeply wacky Indie writer-director Jim Jarmusch isn’t exactly known for his wacky slapstick comedy. For decades now, Jarmusch has made movies that mostly reside in an…
April 1, 2019 April Fools’ Day 2019: the best and cringiest pranks Happy Monday, and happy April Fools’ Day, aka the day on which all brands come out in full force to take us by storm…