| Microsoft Warns Against Scam Promising 'Free Xbox Points' | | Microsoft cautioned its users against a scam that promises "free Xbox points" for wishing the company a happy birthday on Monday. The software giant debunked the false rumor in a post on its Facebook page. Created by co-founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975, Microsoft is celebrating its 38th anniversary this week. "Please do not respond to [the scam]," it said in the post, which has just over 1,400 likes.
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| Sea Lion Bobs Head to Backstreet Boys in Groundbreaking Study | | No, this is not another April Fools' Day prank. For the first time, a non-human mammal has proven its ability to "keep the beat" with music. Prior to the study by the University of California, Santa Cruz, this "rhythmic entrainment" was only seen in humans and birds talented in vocal mimicry. Scientists trained a musically inclined sea lion named Ronan to "bob her head in time with rhythmic sounds," according to a UCSC press release.
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| 'Pineapple Express 2' Trailer Is April Fools' Day Prank — With a Twist | | While some companies took advantage of April Fools' Day to troll people for laughs, Sony saw it as marketing opportunity for its upcoming film, This is the End A promo for the apocalyptic comedy, starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jay Baruchel and Jonah Hill as on-screen versions of themselves, is disguised as a trailer for Pineapple Express 2 — the supposed sequel to popular 2008 stoner movie, Pineapple Express.
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| Why Too Many iMessages Will Crash Your iPhone | | Monday, April 01, 2013 11:58 PM | TechNewsDaily |
| iOS hacks are nothing new, but there are ways to crash the system without complicated exploits or intimate programming knowledge. By taking advantage of weaknesses in Apple's endemic iMessage system, some lads of ill repute have discovered a way to spam users until their phones lock up. iMessage is a text messaging service for users of Macs, iPhones and iPads, although this behavior only poses a threat to iOS devices.
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| 'Game of Thrones' Cast Gets Auto-Tune Treatment | | Monday, April 01, 2013 11:15 PM | Neha Prakash |
| We all know what the residents of Westeros can do well — debauchery, violence, cursing, and general matters of backstabbing. But who knew the cast of Game of Thrones was so musically inclined? This auto tune remix of Arya's list of enemies paired with everyone's favorite house motto, "A Lannister always pays his debts," is simply a delight.
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| 'Walking Dead' Chews Through This Week's Social TV Rankings | | Monday, April 01, 2013 10:29 PM | Bob Al-Greene |
| Television fans, rejoice. With spring, we welcome several great series back to our screens, be they TVs, laptops or tablets. This weekend saw AMC's The Walking Dead slip into a shallow grave (until next season), while Game of Thrones and Doctor Who began anew. The next two months feature the return of AMC's Mad Men and the long-awaited resurrection of Arrested Development on Netflix.
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| This 'Dancing With the Stars' Writer Pens Judge Bruno's Odd Lines | | Monday, April 01, 2013 9:43 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| Eccentric Dancing With the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli is a man of many quirky critiques. A new video from ABC hilariously reveals the source of his peculiar words. "Bruno Tonioli’s Writer’s Room" is one of two sketches unleashed on ABC's comedy hub on April Fools' Day. The other digital short, "Taye Diggs Destroys Hip Hop," stars actor Diggs attempting to break into the music industry with help from YouTube favorite DeStorm.
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| Pro Golfer Drops Pants to Hit Shot From Water | | Monday, April 01, 2013 9:00 PM | Sam Laird |
| You don't see this everyday. Golfer Andreas Harto goes pants-less in this video to chip a shot from the water during a tournament in Morocco.
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| Amplify Your iPhone 5's Sound Without Speakers | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:44 PM | Vignesh Ramachandran |
| Any iPhone 5 user out there can likely admit that listening to the smartphone's bottom speaker isn't that great when you're in a crowded place. Instead of straining your ears or popping on some headphones, a portable add-on might provide a simple solution. Ariel Shtul has designed the "iPlifier" for iPhone 5, which slips into the phone's Lightning port and directs the built-in speaker's sound toward you.
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| The Next 2 iPhones Were Developed Under Steve Jobs | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:26 PM | Emily Price |
| Apple has already designed the next two versions of its iconic iPhone, with both phones well underway before CEO Tim Cook took the helm of the company. That’s according to San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon, who says he was told this when he met with Apple’s government liaison Michael Foulkes in the last week.
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| 25 Songs You'll Hear at Music Festivals in April | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:22 PM | Jessica Fee |
| Today was April Fools' Day, which means you probably got punked online (a lot). But it also means that the month of April is finally here, and with it comes major music festivals like Coachella and Lollapalooza (the one in Chile). Artists like The Black Keys, Crystal Castles, Passion Pit and even Nas will all be making their way to various venues and cities around the world as the 2013 music festival season heats up.
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| Grumpy Cat Dies in April Fools' Joke | | Monday, April 01, 2013 8:18 PM | Neha Prakash |
| YouTube channel SourceFed managed to stop the hearts of an entire Internet nation Monday when they announced the death of Grumpy Cat. While it produced a pretty convincing news segment mourning the world's most famous — and beloved — meme, we remained skeptical because the reporters weren't weeping uncontrollably at the horrible news.
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| April Fools in Space: Astronauts Order Pizza | | Monday, April 01, 2013 7:55 PM | Chris Taylor |
| It can get a little lonely up on the International Space Station — and there's a definite dearth of fresh-cooked pizza crust. So NASA astronaut Ron Garan took matters into his own hands.
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| Why B2B Marketers Are Busting the Company Budget | | Monday, April 01, 2013 7:33 PM | Elisha Hartwig |
| With so many concerns about the current economic climate, allocating resources and planning a budget have become increasingly important. Although many businesses are facing financial hardship, nearly half of marketers in the B2B space have decided to increase their budgets for 2013. Specifically, 67.2% of marketers plan to increase their digital marketing spending, and 52.5% of content marketers will up their search marketing budgets.
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| Pentagon's Robot Changes Tires | | Monday, April 01, 2013 7:01 PM | Discovery News |
| Lots of jobs are now handled by robots. Soon we might add Indy pit crew to the list. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has a robot that can change a tire, picking up the tire, getting it off and on the (simulated) wheel and using the lug wrench. This may sound pretty simple, but the point isn’t the changing of the tire — it’s holding the tools.
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| Is This What the 'Facebook Phone' OS Will Look Like? | | Monday, April 01, 2013 6:53 PM | Emily Price |
| Facebook is holding an Android-centric event at its Menlo Park campus on Thursday. During the event, the social network will showcase its “new home on Android.” Details are sparse, however, on what exactly that new home will look like. Many are speculating Facebook will unveil the long-rumored “Facebook Phone,” an HTC handset running a special flavor of Android designed specifically with Facebook in mind.
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| Listen to Children's Heartbeats in OneRepublic's Special Music Video | | Monday, April 01, 2013 6:42 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| OneRepublic is trying to extend the life of "Feel Again" with a special edition video for the song, which already has an official music video that came out in August. Like with the original version, this new clip is for a charitable cause. The video features recorded heartbeats of healthy children in Malawi and Guatemala as part of a social good initiative benefiting Save the Children and Ad Council's "Every Beat Matters" campaign.
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| 10 Easy Pranks That Take Less Than 5 Minutes | | Monday, April 01, 2013 6:26 PM | Christine Erickson |
| So you got punk'd on April Fools' Day and had nothing planned for revenge? Never fear, because there are a couple classic pranks you can still pull before the national holiday of gags comes to a close. Granted, these are not nearly as fun as the elaborate, time-consuming pranks you should have started scheming days or weeks ago.
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| Fear Tech Hacks Disney Pixar's 'Monsters University' Website | | Monday, April 01, 2013 5:49 PM | Brian Anthony Hernandez |
| The college admission website for Monsters University was defaced by rival school Fear Tech on Monday — yes, on April Fools' Day. The "prank" on the fictitious site adds more marketing fuel to Disney Pixar's viral ad campaign for its Monsters University movie. Monsters University, the prequel to the 2001's Monsters, Inc. flick, comes out June 21. Playing off of the movie's name, Disney Pixar created MonstersUniversity.com/edu in 2012.
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| Tim Cook Apologizes to Chinese Customers for Apple Warranties | | Monday, April 01, 2013 5:00 PM | Pete Pachal |
| If it wasn't obvious that China is Apple's fastest-growing and potentially most important market, it is now. CEO Tim Cook has issued a public apology to its Chinese customers over the company's warranty policy. The issue was how Apple warranties work in China vs. the rest of the world, and how consistent they were.
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| NASA Wants You to Train Its Space Robot | | Monday, April 01, 2013 4:49 PM | Amanda Wills |
| Astronauts on board the International Space Station don't have a lot of free time, which means the last thing they want to do is expend energy on mundane chores like vacuuming. Enter Robonaut 2, the first humanoid robot in space that takes on these everyday tasks. R2, which has been on the ISS since 2011, has a mission: clean handrails, vacuum air filters and take air-flow measurements.
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| The Ultimate Roundup of 2013's Biggest April Fools' Day Pranks | | Monday, April 01, 2013 4:39 PM | Neha Prakash |
| April 1st is an odd day for us all. Half of the world's population spend the day cowering in fear of being fooled, the other half spend the day scheming. No one is safe, nothing is sacred. And really, you should be wary of all news that is announced on this day (and March 31st and maybe even April 2nd — actually, just always be wary).
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| Amazon's Cloud Drive Takes on Dropbox With File Syncing | | Monday, April 01, 2013 4:28 PM | Samantha Murphy |
| Is Amazon gunning to replace Dropbox and Google Drive? Its latest file-syncing feature for its Cloud Drive service may indicate so. The online retailer announced on Monday users of its Cloud Drive Desktop app will now be able to access files such as music, movies and documents across multiple computers and mobile devices.
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| 10 Exciting Indie Games We Can't Wait to Play | | Monday, April 01, 2013 3:53 PM | Matt Silverman |
| To date, more than $110 million has been pledged to independent gaming projects on Kickstarter. While that might be pocket change to the $67 billion per year gaming industry, it does signal a sea change. Players want thoughtful, creative, envelope-pushing games, and they're willing to throw down serious cash to see great ideas come to life. We've been following the development of many indie projects over the last few years.
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| Doctor Who Vs. Game of Thrones: Which Premiere Won the Weekend? | | Monday, April 01, 2013 3:39 PM | Chris Taylor |
| For fans of fantasy and sci-fi serials, it's like Christmas in ... well, Easter. Two long-awaited shows, Game of Thrones and Doctor Who, both returned to our TV screens in the same weekend. What we want to know from you is: which premiere left more of an impression? Who has the best claim to the Geek TV crown? (Warning: spoilers ahead.
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