Cool Websites and Tools [October 20th 2011]

Posted by Sources at 11:36 PM

posted on October 20, 2011 by Aibek Esengulov

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Plan B â€" People normally take precautions by installing mobile tracking applications on their phone. But what if your phone is already lost and you do not have such an app installed on it? The solution is an Android application called Plan B. You start by remotely installing the app from the Android Marketplace. Then the app will automatically start and turn on the phoneâ€™s GPS. Read more: Plan B: Cool Lost Mobile Tracking Application [Android]

Diglo â€" While Facebook and Twitter let you conveniently share your updates with friends, they do not facilitate the social sharing of large files. Most social networks leave out this feature. But unlike most social networks, Diglo lets you conveniently catch up with friends and share large files with them. The storage capacity you are allowed depends. Read more: Diglo: A Social Network To Share Digital Files

NewsCaplet â€" News websites often present an untidy clutter of uninteresting news to you. What you need is a news website with a variety of interesting news articles all packed in a reader-friendly interface. Here to offer you precisely that is a web service called NewsCaplet. Read more: NewsCaplet: Read Interesting News In A Clean Interface

LoudTalks â€" Through the use of certain phone apps you can effectively turn your phone into a walkie-talkie and talk to friends for free. But most walkie-talkie apps offer very little features. That is precisely what makes LoudTalks stands out from its competition, a free phone application for Android smartphones. Read more: LoudTalks: Effectively Turn Your Phone Into A Walkie-Talkie

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