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Google initially rolled out free voice calls in Gmail (via Google Voice) as something they would offer through 2010.…

Windows/Mac: Divvy takes Windows 7's window-lock Aero Snap powers to the next level—originally on Macs, and now on…

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Microsoft has a good number of extra templates and add-ons available for its Office products, but getting to them…

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One of the neatest features in the discontinued-but-alive Google Wave was its collection of gadgets and extensions.…

Windows/Mac/Linux: XBMC, the powerful, trimmed-down media center that's easy to love, is out with a 10.0 "Dharma"…

Collaborating on a spreadsheet is different than collaborating on a text document—if someone messes up a cell, for…

Tag-friendly and social bookmarking service Delicious is headed for shutdown. Sure, you can export those bookmarks,…

Android only: Vlingo, a voice search/action app that's really good while driving, now offers an "Action Bar" that…

Facial recognition—it's not just for desktop photo organizers anymore. Now Facebook is rolling out friend photo…

Harnessing the wealth of OpenStreetMap data, MapQuest has launched an "Open" version of itself, allowing anyone to…

iPad only: Flipboard, the stylish, magazine-style iPad application that just won "App of the Year" from Apple, has…

Windows/Mac/Linux: Opera's out with the official release of version 11, a fast, shiny browser that offers a…

Used to be (say, four days ago) that our Twitter and Facebook feeds mirrored our top post selections, with automatic…

The developer of Adblock Plus, long the most popular Firefox extension (both officially and around these parts), has…

Windows/Mac and iOS/Android: mSpot takes your iTunes playlists and other music and stores it on 2 GB of free server…

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