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April Fools’ Day roundup: T-Mobile, Convoy, REI, Google, Buzz Aldrin and other pranksters

OK, you asked for it. Well, actually no one asked for it. But here it is anyway — the annual… Read More

No foolin’: Microsoft has had the last laugh and wants employees to lay off April Fool’s Day pranks

Less than a week before the most foolish day of the year in tech (wow, that’s saying something), Microsoft is… Read More

REI ZipAll

April Fool’s gags keep giving with REI ZipAll jumpsuit, Redbox walk-up theaters, and more

The biggest April Fool’s Day prank of the year might be that several days in March are standing in for… Read More

John Legere

Enough! Sorry, but we’re not covering the tech industry’s stupid April Fool’s pranks this year

April Fool’s! Seriously, how could we pass up this silly tradition? Here’s your damn roundup. The most foolish thing about April… Read More

Google’s April Fools’ Day prank goes off the rails, pulled after claims of job loss

April Fools’ Day has morphed from a fun day for playing pranks to an all-out blitz of advertising disguised as (bad)… Read More

Google Carboard Plastic

What’s realer than real? April Fool’s hits include Google’s Cardboard Plastic VR, T-Mobile’s Binge On Up, much more

Be mindful of what you click on today in search of too-good-to-be-true deals or out-of-this-world technology news. While not everyone is… Read More

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