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April Fools 2009 roundup - the best of the rest
Flights to Mars, magnetic towing tech and a new phone from Palm 1 April 2009 13:29 GMT
Pocket-lint has brought you news of a good handful of the best April Fool stories this morning, but there are lots more out there. See below for a round up of the best of the rest:

Google's complex Cadie spoof
Google announced Cadie, the world's first...
BBC iPlayer launches for a new platform
Toaster Edition to capture breakfast TV market 1 April 2009 12:43 GMT
The BBC iPlayer, already available on the iPhone, Wii, mobiles, PMPs and Virgin Media, is now available on a new gadget for your viewing pleasure.

The Beeb's marketing team apparently identified breakfast television as an emerging market segment for on-demand...
VIDEO: Alpine Legend for Xbox 360
Latest console music game revealed 1 April 2009 11:44 GMT
"Join the global yodel" with the new music game for the Xbox 360. Hit play to see the trailer now...
Nokia to offer special edition 5800 XpressMusic
"Sauna Edition" likely to be popular with the Finns 1 April 2009 10:17 GMT
AllAboutSymbian has the scoop on a new special edition coming soon for the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic.

With the phone company's Finnish heritage, it's perhaps not surprising that they are offering a model that can be used in the sauna.

The Nokia 5800...
VIDEO: Behind the scenes at Qualcomm
Get a glimpse at some top secret R&D "convergence" work 1 April 2009 9:42 GMT
Qualcomm has opened the doors on its top secret R&D facilities, offering a fascinating glimpse as to what goes on in its newly developed "convergence program", that is looking to create the first truly ubiquitous digital network so that everyone, everywhere, can find themselves...
YouTube goes upside-down
"Your new viewing experience" 1 April 2009 9:10 GMT
YouTube has gone upside-down for its April Fool prank with all the videos on the site's homepage having a distinctly wrong way up theme.

In addition, all of the text displayed on the site is upside down, as are the videos played.

The site suggests...
TXT'N'WALK app lets you text and walk
No longer will you find it hard to walk and talk due to the camber of the path 1 April 2009 0:00 GMT
A new mobile phone application has launched that promises to let you see where you are going while you are looking at your phone.

Called TXT'N'WALK the application, which is available on the iPhone, Blackberry, S60 and Android operating systems will use the...
Firebox offers Sat Nav Shoes
Sneakers with integrated GPS 1 April 2009 0:00 GMT
Firebox is offering a solution for those that want to be able to navigate around crowded city centres without having to bury their nose in a map, or flaunt expensive GPS devices in public.

The brand new "Sat Nav Shoes" from Droidwear integrate GPS technology...
Dial-a-Phone unveils "credit crunch phone"
Coin slot brings new meaning to pay as you go 1 April 2009 0:00 GMT
Dial-a-Phone has unveiled a new handset, codenamed the 100-F, from Latvian manufacturer, Lirpa.

The phone design has been inspired by the global credit crunch and works as either a coin-operated or credit/debit card mobile.

The UK variant will...