 TIME | When will tablets also become a smart phone? San Francisco Chronicle Q: When is someone going to make a tablet that's also a smart phone? Why should I carry around two devices when one could do everything? A: The sticking point is economics. Take Apple, for instance - a good idea, because they set the (dial) tone for ... Apple Says It May Offer iPad Refunds to Customers in Australia No Foolin' -- Find Tablet Bargains in April Shipping Receipts Hint at New iPad Sales Trends |
 Wireless and Mobile News | Google Nexus Tablet by Asus, Motorola & NVIDIA? Wireless and Mobile News The latest news on the Nexus tablet front is that Google will brand and sell its own Nexus tablets sold directly through the web like Amazon does with its Kindle Fire. People familiar with the matter say that Motorola and other manufacturers will make ... Why Amazon can't win a tablet price war against Google How the Retina Display Gave an Android User iPad Envy Why Google's Tablet Store Isn't the Nexus One All Over Again |
 New York Times | Apple's Chief Puts Stamp on Labor Issues New York Times A day after Timothy D. Cook, Apple's chief executive, toured a Chinese factory where the company's products are made, an audit commissioned by Apple criticized the long hours and dangerous working conditions at plants run by Foxconn, the operator of ... Foxconn workers not all pleased with fewer hours Apple supplier Foxconn cuts working hours, workers ask why What Foxconn Changes Mean for Workers, the Industry and You |
 Sydney Morning Herald | 'Stalker' app pulled after 'tool for rapists' outcry Sydney Morning Herald An iPhone app that essentially allowed users to stalk women nearby using location-based social networking service Foursquare has been pulled from the iTunes app store by its developer after an outcry of criticism. The "Girls Around Me" app utilised ... Developer defends Girls Around Me app Girls Around Me developer defends app Creepy 'Girls Around Me' App Delivers a Privacy Wake-Up Call |
 Digitaltrends.com | Roundup: April Fool's Day jokes from around the Web Digitaltrends.com It's April 1, and that means pranks abound from around the Web. Here are some of our favorites. It's April Fools Day, and tech companies this year are out in full force to put a smile on your face. If you're wondering where to go and get fooled online ... NASCAR and Google confirm April Fools' Day joke April Fools in the Tech World 2012 Round-up Google really likes April Fools' Day |
 Coolest Gadget Reviews | Girls Around Me developer defends app msnbc.com The developer behind the creepy, stalker-like Girls Around Me app says it's not stalker-like at all; but with Foursquare having yanked access to the app in recent days -- essentially neutering it -- the developer has pulled the app from Apple's App ... Developer defends Girls Around Me app Controversial New App Raises Privacy Concerns Creepy 'Girls Around Me' App Delivers a Privacy Wake-Up Call |
 Daily Beast | NASCAR and Google confirm April Fools' Day joke Nascar By Official Release DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- NASCAR and Google on Sunday confirmed what many expected throughout the morning -- the two companies working together to bring autonomous vehicle technology to NASCAR race cars was Google's very popular annual ... April Fools in the Tech World 2012 Round-up Google really likes April Fools' Day Are you kidding? April Fools' Day on the Internet |
 SlashGear | April Fools in the Tech World 2012 Round-up SlashGear This year's April Fools 2012 Round-up contains some of the strangest notions yet, and as everyone knows at this time of year â€" some the the most promising concepts for our odd, odd future! Starting with of course Google's collection of such jokes ... NASCAR and Google confirm April Fools' Day joke Google really likes April Fools' Day The best spoofs of April Fools' 2012 |
Daily Beast | The best spoofs of April Fools' 2012 PhoneDog By now, I'm sure your Facebook news feed is full of hundreds of people who thought they were creative and funny by posting obvious and age-old April Fools' Day pranks. (PSA: Announcing you're pregnant to your Facebook friends on April Fools' isn't ... Google really likes April Fools' Day Are you kidding? April Fools' Day on the Internet Google Maps Quest: Google Releases 8-Bit Version Of Mapping Tool For April ... |
 USA TODAY | Are you kidding? April Fools' Day on the Internet msnbc.com Google again took the lead Sunday for impressive April Fools Day pranks, with its introduction of a self-driving car to compete in stock car racing, and announcing a change to Gmail that gets rid of the pesky keyboard by "taking 26 keys to just two. Google Maps gets 8-bit NES treatment Sarasota Mapped in 8-Bit Google Glory Google really likes April Fools' Day |
 Daily Mail | Developer defends Girls Around Me app CNET Russian developer says the controversial app only used publicly available data and is being made a privacy scapegoat. by Steven Musil April 1, 2012 9:17 AM PDT Follow @stevenmusil The Girls Around Me app showed the location of women near users of the ... Creepy 'Girls Around Me' App Delivers a Privacy Wake-Up Call Stalker-like, girl-hunting iPhone app outed Abandoned by Facebook and Foursquare Creepy, Stalker-Enabling App Girls Around ... |
 AppAdvice | Google Tap tries to April fool with Gmail a la Morse code CNET Not content with the amusing thought of Google Maps for Nintendo Entertainment System, Google also offers the idea of a two-key keyboard that turns GMail into Morse code. by Chris Matyszczyk April 1, 2012 6:25 AM PDT I am delighted that Google has used ... Gmail Tap: Say Goodbye to the QWERTY Keyboard Humor: Gmail Tap looks to get rid of traditional keyboards to allow you to ... April Fools Day 2012: Google unveils Gmail Tap (with video) |
 Technabob | Gmail Tap: Say Goodbye to the QWERTY Keyboard Mashable Google has cooked up an idea it calls Gmail Tap, reinventing the QWERTY keyboard as we know it. The new text input system, announced in a blog post on April 1 (ahem, April Fool's Day), uses finger taps rather than keys in mobile Gmail. Google Tap tries to April fool with Gmail a la Morse code April Fools Day 2012: Google unveils Gmail Tap (with video) Google Reveals Several New Products |
AppAdvice | Gmail Tap: Say Goodbye to the QWERTY Keyboard Mashable Google has cooked up an idea it calls Gmail Tap, reinventing the QWERTY keyboard as we know it. The new text input system, announced in a blog post on April 1 (ahem, April Fool's Day), uses finger taps rather than keys in mobile Gmail. Google Tap tries to April fool with Gmail a la Morse code April Fools Day 2012: Google unveils Gmail Tap (with video) Google April Fools us with Tap |
 USA TODAY | 20 April Fools' Must-See Websites From Google to Sony to YouTube PCWorld By Christina DesMarais, PCWorld Apr 1, 2012 8:43 AM Google's fun new way to view mapsWeb surfers are getting a glimpse of fake Google products, pictures of cats instead of ads and a purported Sony laptop the size of a quarter -- all spurred by April ... April Fools' Day makes for Internet silliness April Fools' Day Classics: Top 10 Viral Pranks on YouTube April Fool's 2012: Google maps, Simon Cowell in a pedalo and Osborne's ... |
 Attack of the Fanboy | Skyrim announcement inbound, says Bethesda Attack of the Fanboy Heads up Skyrim fans, there's an announcement on the way according to Pete Hines of Bethesda. Could it finally be that the long awaited DLC for the RPG is finally on the way? Hines took to Twitter to give fans a heads up, and to keep an eye out for ... Bethesda's Skyrim updated on PC only Fus Roh Dah! This Kinect Setup Puts You In Skyrim Skyrim: Has the lag on PlayStation 3 finally been fixed? |
Daily Beast | April Fools' Day makes for Internet silliness CNET Google kicks things off a day early this year with a supposed port of Google Maps to the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System. Here's an overview of April Fools' weekend shenanigans. by Edward Moyer April 1, 2012 7:01 AM PDT Follow @edatnews Google HQ, ... Google Maps Launches 8-Bit 'Upgrade' for April Fools' Google Maps goes 8-bit for April Fool's Google Maps Goes 8-Bit For April Fools' |
 Social Barrel | Why Google isn't worried about Android revenue GigaOM By Tom Krazit Apr. 1, 2012, 6:00am PT No Comments Not all investments are made with the expectation that a big payoff is around the corner. Google's decision to bankroll the development of Android was just such an investment, which makes the past ... Why Amazon can't win a tablet price war against Google NVIDIA Hints At $199 Google Nexus Tablet Google Tablet Partnerships Could Take a Bite Out of Apple |
 New York Times | Creepy Girls Around Me pulled from the iTunes App Store Appolicious After a barrage of negative press and user complaints, the creepy Girls Around Me app this week was formally removed from the iTunes App Store. One still questions how it ever got there in the first place. Girls Around Me, an app that up until just ... Creepy 'Girls Around Me' App Delivers a Privacy Wake-Up Call Online Oversharing Can be Dangerous Stalker-like, girl-hunting iPhone app outed |
 Daily Mail | Google Maps Plays Old-School 8-Bit Prank for April Fools Day Forbes Miss your old Nintendo? The engineers at Google clearly do. As their April Fools Day prank, they have created a version of Goole Maps called Quest that sees the world through the lens (and limitations) of the venerable 8-bit, cartridge loading, ... Google's hilarious April Fools' Maps launch Google Maps gets 8-bit NES treatment Google unveils series of April Fool's Day gags for 2012 |
Daily Mail | Google unveils series of April Fool's Day gags for 2012 Bangor Daily News Google has expanded its April Fools' Day faux functionality this year with a bunch of hoax services that will keep users occupied if not productive. New for 2012 are 8-Bit Google Maps, Chrome Multitask Mode making their debut, then continued early this ... Google's hilarious April Fools' Maps launch Rosemount Goes Retro on Google Maps Google Maps Launches 8-Bit 'Upgrade' for April Fools' |
 USA TODAY | Cellphone buyers continue moving toward smart ones Appleton Post Crescent The smartphone continues to edge out traditional cellphones as the mobile device of choice, but there are holdouts among buyers. Nearly half of US mobile phone subscribers (49.7 percent) now own smartphones capable of streaming video, texting, ... Smartphones now half of all mobile phones in the US - Technology News BlackBerry Just 5% Of Recent Smartphone Purchases Young, affluent snap up smartphones |
 Moneycontrol.com | Foxconn chairman pledges to keep raising pay Reuters Canada BOAO, China (Reuters) - Foxconn Technology Group will keep increasing worker salaries in China and cutting work hours, Chairman Terry Gou said on Sunday, after it came under fire for poor working conditions for employees making Apple iPhones and iPads. Audit Faults Apple Supplier What Foxconn Changes Mean for Workers, the Industry and You Labor audits find poor working conditions at Apple factories |
USA TODAY | iPhone, Android Smartphone Use Jumps, BlackBerry Falls: Nielsen eWeek Apple's iPhone and Android smartphones continue to see high adoption in the United States, according to Nielsen. On the flip side, RIM continues to see BlackBerry's share drop. Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system are ... BlackBerry Just 5% Of Recent Smartphone Purchases Young, affluent snap up smartphones Windows Phone Market Share is So Small, Nielsen Doesn't Even List It |
