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April Fools! Opera's Face Browsing, Google's Social Network AI Creature

 

Published 4/1/2009 at Today @ PC World

At first I thought Opera's news release about its revolutionary face gesture-controlled browser was real, but the diagrams of the tongue sticking out were a sure giveaway. Google and other sites are also getting into the spirit of the day. It's nice to know the tech biz can still smile. (link)

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