What exactly is it that makes an April Fools' joke so bad? Is it when it's unbelievable, unimaginative, or just not funny?
Maybe it's a combination.
In other news, here are some we've seen today in the UK.
Tesco's bouncing supermarket aisles
Bouncy aisles were developed with #TOWIE's @lucy_meck. She'll also be passing on her Tumble skills to our colleagues! http://ift.tt/1Ds9bhy
— Tesco (@Tesco) April 1, 2015
Santander's cycle-thru banking
Coming soon to a London street near you? Santander announces plans for first Cycle-Thru branch #SantanderCycles http://ift.tt/1ahMDVA
— Santander UK (@santanderuk) April 1, 2015 Read more...
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April Fools' Day, the classic prank holiday of the year. Full of whoopee cushions, signs on the back and outlandish lies you're expected to believe
Though April Fools' is a dad's dream, what if you're really not interested in opening up a drawer to discover a live frog? It's all fun and games until your definition of fun and games does not involve any of the afore mentioned
Here are a few ways to avoid the tricksters this year. Read more...
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Visitors to Amazon Wednesday have been greeted by an odd sight: The site has been redesigned to look exactly as it did 16 years ago, in 1999
Amazon readily admits that the "new" design is just a prank at the top of the page and all the book, music and video recommendations on the site are related to April Fools' day. Clicking on any link, however, will bring you back to the current design
Don't take this the wrong way, Amazon, but we kinda like this design. Can you keep it?
It's no wonder that Amazon is trying hard to make sure everyone know the redesign is a joke. Yesterday, the company launched the Dash Button — a hardware button that lets you automatically order a product — and a lot of people thought they had been pranked. We checked, and the Dash Button is real Read more...
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Ask any geek over forty what their all-time favorite Microsoft operating system is, and the answer will likely be MS-DOS. Lets face it, all those windows on your screen are just a nuisance compared to the beautiful simplicity of the command line
Microsoft has finally recognized this, launching MS-DOS Mobile today. It lets you ditch that pesky Windows Phone whatever-version-you-have, and enjoy your smartphone the way nerds in the eighties always dreamed of: By directly typing out every single command
"They told us we shouldn't do it," says a Microsoft Guy in the promo video (above). "But you know what? We've done it anyway." That really says it all, folks Read more...
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A survey conducted by Phoenix Marketing International shows that two thirds of Apple Pay users encounter difficulties using the system at checkout. Out of the 3,000 surveyed with an iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, 66% are using Apple Pay. Half of them reported that many locations, despite being listed as an Apple Pay partner, weren't ready to accept the payments made with the platform. Furthermore, 48% were dissatisfied with the time it took to process a transaction and described it as too long. In some cases, transactions were run twice or were just outright incorrect. Finally, 42% of the surveyed shared that more often than not cashiers weren't familiar with the Apple Pay system altogether. Bloomberg points out that a separate survey done by Citi Research confirms the complaints, too. Part of the reason for the problems is the shop's lack of iPhone 6 supported NFC point-of-sale terminals. In the US, retailers will have to upgrade their non-NFC terminals to new ones, which support the wireless standard by October as per a new regulation. In spite of the problems, Apple Pay usage increases thanks to the growth of iOS 8 adoption. Bank of America alone boasts some 1.1 million cards that are used by Apple Pay. Source |...
