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Samsung brilliantly taunts Apple yet again with hilarious new Galaxy S9 ad

Samsung’s always imaginative marketing department strikes again, pitting the Galaxy S9 against the archaic iPhone 6 to remind the world of Apple’s performance throttling scandals.

T-Mobile brings back iconic Sidekick brand for the world’s first ‘Smartshoephone’ (not really)

T-Mobile’s latest elaborate April Fool’s prank is a swanky pair of Sidekick smart shoes, which you can actually buy in a “dumb” variant for $65.

Google Assistant can basically do anything in TV ads starring John Legend, Sia and Kevin Durant

To prove how serious an Alexa and Siri competitor it’s already become, Google Assistant has booked several A-list celebrities to highlight its strengths.

Latest unconventional OnePlus 5T commercial ends in fake rival phone destruction

Love or loathe the way the OnePlus 5T is being advertised of late, we can’t stop talking about the “competition-smashing” phone, which clearly qualifies as effective publicity.

Alexa loses her voice only to find a new one in star-studded Amazon Super Bowl ad

Amazon appears to have subtly revealed in a Super Bowl commercial starring an army of celebrities that Alexa is getting a new, warmer, more natural voice.

Bizarre OnePlus 5T advertising efforts double down with traumatic ‘dog test’ (Video)

The OnePlus 5T is purportedly “the smarter choice, however you test it.” But is the Chinese company going a little too far in its attention-grabbing publicity stunts?

‘Stupid men’ pit OnePlus 5T against Galaxy Note 8 in bizarre new ‘cactus test’ ad (Video)

The latest OnePlus 5T publicity stunt is unusual, to say the least, as “brave idiots” show the speed difference between it and the Galaxy Note 8 in a bizarre “cactus test.”

The Pocketnow team plays Secret Smartphone Santa!

How well do the members of the Pocketnow team know one another? In this season of giving, what gifts would they send each other?

Motorola wants you to ‘up-upgrade’ to a Moto Z2 Play, poking fun at Samsung’s iPhone X parody

Apple is yet to hit back at Samsung for that brilliant recent iPhone X satire, but Motorola thinks it has an even better product in the Moto Z2 Play.

College football fans brilliantly mock Apple for recently fixed iOS 11 autocorrect bug

That weird autocorrect bug replacing the letter “i” with an A followed by a question mark symbol on iOS 11.1 devices continues to draw expert mockery.

Google takes a casual dig at Apple in jam-packed new Pixel 2 commercial (video)

Google’s latest two-minute Pixel 2 ad is mainly about showcasing the phone’s strengths, but a little light Apple mocking just adds to the fun.

Samsung pokes fun at ten years of iPhone releases in new 60-second ad (video)

Samsung’s latest Apple-mocking commercial might be its best yet, taunting the chaebol’s arch-rivals for a full decade of immature iPhone releases.

OnePlus unveils Dash Energy Drink for April Fools’ Day, but why?

If you feel like you can’t keep up with your Dash-charging OnePlus phone anymore, try out the company’s limited April Fools’ energy drink.

T-Mobile ONEsie is the world’s first full body wearable, and it’s only part April Fools’ hoax

Technically, you can buy the “revolutionary” full body wearable for a limited time. But all the technology on the T-Mobile ONEsie is made-up.

McDonald’s basically suggests its new shake-sipping accessory is as frivolous as Apple devices

Apple is no stranger to ads released by competitors aimed squarely at spoofing its iDevice launches, but the latest such video comes from McDonald’s.

Drake returns Taylor Swift’s favor, clumsily working out to ‘Bad Blood’ in fresh Apple Music ad

Both Drake and Taylor Swift think Apple Music is “distractingly good”, suffering gym injuries while listening to each other’s catchy tunes.

President Obama randomly jumps on Samsung Galaxy Note 7-mocking bandwagon

After he’s done ruling the free world, President Obama could build a career as a stand up comedian, based on this hilarious Galaxy Note 7 quip.

LG randomly texts users in India ‘news’ of exploding Samsung Galaxy Note 7

LG sure has a funny way of mocking arch-rival Samsung for Galaxy Note 7 explosions, bothering its own users in India with intrusive texts.

‘All-new’ Apple Music and Apple Watch Series 2 also get awesome new ads (video)

James Corden makes excellent use of his unique brand of silly humor in an Apple Music commercial also starring Jimmy Iovine and Eddy Cue.

Conan O’Brien just came out with the perfect Apple AirPods spoof ad (video)

Apple’s revolutionary new wireless AirPods are cool and all, until you realize how easy it can be to lose them and have to buy another pair, and another.

Microsoft’s latest anti-Apple Surface Pro 4 commercial mostly falls flat (video)

Microsoft again compares the Surface Pro 4 to Apple’s MacBook Air in a commercial trying hard to be funny, but ultimately failing.

HTC and OnePlus throw jabs at iPhone 7, Motorola goes after Galaxy Note 7

It obviously didn’t take long for a couple of Android OEMs to scorn the dual rear cam and headphone jack absence on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus.

Microsoft goes after MacBook Air in latest Surface Pro 4 commercial (video)

Microsoft believes the Surface Pro 4 is not only better than the iPad Pro, but the MacBook Air as well, making some good points in a funny new commercial.

EE is the first UK carrier to offer Britney Spears-endorsed 6-month Apple Music freebie

Apple Music service is accessible for free to new and upgrading EE subscribers on British shores for six months instead of just three starting now.

Microsoft hits back at Apple’s PC iPad Pro claims by asking Cortana what a computer is

Can the iPad Pro be considered a full-blown computer? Not even close, according to Cortana, and the latest Surface Pro 4 ad from Microsoft.