10 Of The Best Tech April Fools 2015

5. Uber casts off…and Hailo also jumps on board

The UK’s favourite taxi apps were also getting in on the scene, with Uber announcing an unexpected direction to its services with the Bangkok launch of UberBoat, a nautical twist on its typical services currently available in the Thai capital. “We asked ourselves ‘How can we be even more reliable?’ And also ‘Wouldn’t it be nice if we could all live on a hill?'” Uber writes in a blog post, “Alas, we can’t help with the hill. We can be more reliable, however, and so we’re testing a new UberBOAT service for one day ahead of the rainy season.

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Mike Moore

Michael Moore joined TechWeek Europe in January 2014 as a trainee before graduating to Reporter later that year. He covers a wide range of topics, including but not limited to mobile devices, wearable tech, the Internet of Things, and financial technology.

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  • These are so awesome. I love the fact that these Tech companies do this. The only one I did see was the Google flip-reverses, which we enjoyed playing around with here in the office:) I wonder what they will have up their sleeve next year?

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