April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, and one of four months with a length of 30 days. April was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. It became the fourth month of the calendar year (the year when twelve months are displayed in order) during the time of the decemvirs about 450 BC, when it also was given 29 days. The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru. Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.
Phew, Sorry about rambling there. I just really love April and thought you should know the glorious history behind this fine month. For the few of you who don’t enjoy my Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V skills and just want to know what kind of hoops you have to jump through this month for some Prezzles Well. It should have been obvious what this month was going to contain as far as the main prize is concerned. I mean when the Evil Overlord Cat swoops down from her throne to write a blog on TechSpy about some Gaming Cans…You know Ish just got real and people need to pay attention. If you have any doubts as to why you NEED to win these things please check out her blog about these gifts from the Heaven’s (Turtle Beach) Here: http://techspy.com/user/blo...
DAILY DRIVER LOTTERY CONTEST:
Visit TechSpy at least once during every 24 hour period during the month of April and be entered into our Daily Driver Lottery! If you want to keep track you can follow along with your Daily Visit score, so if you want to keep track and make sure you've logged in during a 24 hour period check this score on your profile. At the end of the month a winner will randomly be selected among all qualifying members.
**Clarification from Cat**
Just a note: I'm sorry the Daily Visit score isn't more 'every day' instead of its current 'every 24h1m', but that is just the front end tracking for you guys and when we run the lotto we pull from a more accurate list. So for those of you visiting every day diligently but not triggering the Daily Visit score reward, don't stress about it!
CONTRIBUTOR CONTEST:
For the submission news junkies. Submit news and get a top 2 News ranking in April and win $50.
The prizes are:
1. $50
2. $50
Owners of LG TVs may want to learn about this vulnerability which could give hackers access to your device. Luckily, LG has rolled out a fix.
Samsung's Galaxy S25 is set to elevate Google AI integration, extending to hardware depths.
Months of leaks have flooded us with details about the iPhone 16 design, offering insights into what to expect from this year's upgrade.
Those are serious.
"when the Evil Overlord Cat swoops down from her throne to write a blog on TechSpy about some Gaming Cans…You know Ish just got real and people need to pay attention."
It's true. Read mah blog.
(Syko, this is gonna do wonders for my popularity in Trinidad and Tobago!)
I have decided to step down as TechSpy Admin in order to win these...Or perhaps I should just run Quality Assurance on these for a few years before I send them to the lucky member. Ha ha.
I want now please
You are on guys, im getting my hearing back, i need to push these babies to the limit and see if technology can redeem on sound