Here’s another nifty if time-wasting addition to the growing ranks of Google Easter eggs: click on the Android logo at the very bottom of Android.com to fire up a simple snowball-throwing game. More »
Another nifty addition to Google’s extensive list of easter eggs: if you search for the phrase “do a barrel roll”, the entire screen will do just that, rotating the entire screen 360 degrees before presenting the results. More »
In the software world, easter eggs are unexpected bonus features that you can activate with sneaky keyboard shortcuts or other tricks. In the real world, there are also hidden tricks you can use to make life easier and save yourself money. Here’s a quick selection of our favourites. More »
Here’s a simple but nifty addition to our collection of Google Easter Eggs: if you search for the word ’tilt’ on your mobile phone, Google will tilt your results screen. More »
Here’s a potentially nifty addition to Google’s extensive range of Easter Eggs, but one which it has slightly messed up. If you type “never gonna give you up” into Google’s Ngram text analysis tools, you’ll get . . . I suspect you can guess where that one should be going, but it doesn’t quite work down under, alas. [via Google Operating System]
If you’re a fan of VLC — the open-source and awesome media player that had made appearances in our Hive Fives for best portable applications and best desktop media players — you may have noticed a little change in your VLC icon this week. More »
Hard boiled and chocolate filled don’t have to be the only Easter eggs you see this weekend. Check out the tasty little treasures buried in software and media you can discover without the grass stains. More »
Looking for something to occupy the young ‘uns over Easter, or some last-minute gift ideas that won’t expand your waistline? Check out these Lifehacker Easter classics. More »
Google Chrome users, type about:internets into the address bar to get a fun little animation. Don’t clog the tubes, yo. (Check out some more of our favourite software Easter eggs here.)
