FUSE Friday News - April 6, 2012
This week, an 8-year-old tracks
down a burglar with an iPhone App, Ashton Kutcher is Steve Jobs, and Google lists the 7 best April Fools' gags of 2012.
Read on for your weekly dose of news from around the industry!
1. Many magazines racing to capitalize on Pinterest
2. 'Mass Effect 3' struggles with social media furor over controversial ending
3. Tech-Savvy 8-Year-Old tracks down burglar with Find My iPhone app
4. 'Texting Lane' in Philadelphia just for laughs, but issue is serious
5. High-tech glasses project movies right in front of your eyes
6. Ashton Kutcher to play Steve Jobs in biopic
7. Pinterest Co-Founder Paul Sciarra is leaving the company
8. Facebook brings patent counterclaim against Yahoo
9. Amazon Instant Video lands on Sony’s PS3, taking Prime one step closer
10. Social media campaign aims at fighting food crisis in Africa's Sahel
11. Google's April Fools' Day 2012: The 7 Greatest Gags This Year (VIDEOS)
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