Google won't be pulling April Fools' pranks this year

As what brands should be doing during this trying time, Google, who spends around 40% of its budget on April Fools' pranks, has wisely opted not to do it this year. Business Insider got their hands on an internal email that says Google will "take the year off from that tradition out of respect for all those fighting the COVID-19 pandemic." The company also asked that the teams not perform smaller ones themselves "internally or externally." You might think pranks are harmless, but now is not the best time to pull one.

Source: The Verge

'Cat Quest' is now free on mobile

If you're looking for a fun, cute role-playing game to play while staying at home, then you might want to try playing Cat Quest. The game is now available for free on Android and iOS. You play a cat who is on an adventure to save your sister. There are over 60 side quests, 60 dungeons, and around 15 hours of content. The game was first released back in 2017 by developer The Gentlebros and published by PQube.

Shaw offers free online lessons for kids during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has kept children from going to school to learn. Shaw hopes to do its part by offering some online learning lessons to help your kids keep up with their studies. The company is using an established education platform called EVERFI to bring these select learning games and lessons to kids between kindergarten and grade 12. You can check this initiative out over at this link.

This offer is part of the company's #ShawHelps campaign, which hopes to keep people connected, safe, and engaged during this crisis. The telecom company has already donated $1 million to food centres in Canada and offered free internet to low-income families, among other initiatives.

Source: MobileSyrup

OnePlus 8 series will be unveiled on April 14

Even without a local event, OnePlus is getting ready to unveil the OnePlus 8 series on April 14 at 11 am ET. The online-only launch will introduce to us the series of phones, which are rumoured to include a standard and Pro version of the handset. OnePlus so far has confirmed that the OnePlus 8 series will offer 5G connectivity as well as a 120Hz display. What we don't know right now is if OnePlus will carry on releasing different configurations in different markets. If you want to check out the launch event yourself, you can watch it in this link. We'll keep you posted for updates.

Source: The Next Web