The tool can be used to discover news around the world, make friends with people having similar interests and strike meaningful conversations around events, both local and global. The interface looks like a news website with social networking features built in, and is easy to use.

Features

• Read and discover news.
• Make friends, share news with them automatically.
• Strike conversations with like-minded people.
• Filter news according to topics that interest you.
• Similar tools: Summify and Fanfeedr.

Check out Comunitee @ www.comunitee.com (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

With Hubi, users can zoom in to any location on Google Maps and find locals newspapers agencies in the region. The service shows different markers on the map which represent local newspapers. Users can view newspapers they want and read the news, they are interested in.

An interesting feature on Hubii is the “Mapazine” which allows users to create their very own personalized newspaper; with only news according to their requirements and interests. Once made, the users can check the newspaper daily to catch the latest ‘buzz’.

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Some key features of the website are:

• Free service
• Saves time as unwanted news articles can be left out and more interesting ones read
• Mapazine allows users to create their own newspaper, with news relating to their own interests and hobbies
• Similar tools: NewspaperMap, TodaysFrontPages and NewsPapers24.

Check out Hubii @ www.hubii.com (via Google Maps Mania)

How does Muck Rack do this? It is run by some of the finest “media pundits” that observe some of the best journalists who work for major media companies (BBC, CNN, ABC News, etc.) and see what they are talking about, giving them the slightest hint as to what tomorrow’s paper will hold.

Just go to their main page, and you will see some of the “Hot News” being discussed now with Twitter posts from some of the finest journalists in the field being shown to you. If you wish, you can even change the “Publication” in order to view the news only for that publication.

Publications include many major media outlets such as Asssociated Press, BBC, Bloomberg, CBS News, Forbes, Fortune, Guardian, Huffington Post, New York Times, and many more.

Features

• Know what journalists are talking about on Twitter.
• Follow some of your favorite journalists/publications.
• An online-portal for trending news – up-to date every second.

Check out MuckRack @ http://www.muckrack.com (via The Next Web)

With Pulse, you will immediately notice how the tiled layout allows the app to show a higher information density. Once all of your web sources are added you can just swipe up to see your news sources roll, and then swipe left or right to look for news stories within the source. This allows you to see up to 18 stories at once on your iPad compared to 3-4 stories using a similar app.

Pulse also lets you categorize your sources into tabs that you can access on the top of the tiled layout. You can “star” stories to read later, send it to Instagram, and share articles through email, Twitter, and Facebook.

Pulse is a worthy default newsreader for your iOS or Android device. While it does not have the magazine-like experience of other apps, Pulse allows you to zoom in on news from your sources in an instant.

Features:

• Newsreader app for the iOS and Android using tiled layout.
• Save for reading later or send to Instagram.
• Share news items through Facebook or Twitter.
• Add your own website or RSS reader account.
• Similar Tools: Read about our Best 5 Amazing News Apps For The iPad.

Check out Pulse.me @ http://www.pulse.me

NewsCaplet is a free to use news web service. Unlike other news websites that provide you with boring news links, the links on NewsCaplet are fresh as well as interesting. The site’s owners choose to share news that people would generally be interested in eager to read. From pop and politics to sports and music, news from all categories are included on the site. Additionally the site has a Internet Firsts section where things such as the first blog and first YouTube video are shared.

The site offers other trending videos for viewing as well.

Overall, NewsCaplet is a breath of fresh air amongst existing news websites. For a change you now have an interesting and fun site to news visit every day: NewsCaplet.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Displays latest news that is interesting.
• Covers a broad range of topics.
• Shows videos and internet firsts.

Check out NewsCaplet @ www.newscaplet.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Understanding 9/11 is a free to use website that archives news reports regarding the September 11th terrorist attacks. The reports are categorized according to their date and the channel they were broadcasted on; the time of their broadcast is also indicated. You can simply click on a report thumbnail to obtain an expanded view. This view contains image thumbnails from the same television report.

You can click on any one of these report thumbnails to start playing the report from that point onwards. The videos are played from the television channel’s own online archives.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Archives television news reports regarding 9/11.
• Categorizes reports according to data and channel.
• Lets you view details of each report.

Check out Understanding 9/11 @ http://www.archive.org/details/911/day/20010912 (By Umar from AllthatIsApple)

Drippler is a wonderful website that lists numerous technological gadgets, mostly smartphones and tablets. After creating an account on the website you can mark the gadgets you have and the ones that you want. Marking the gadgets in such a way will give you an online record of them.

The site also regularly delivers updates on all the latest gadgets and their manufacturers. From Capcom’s tumbling sales to what Japan thinks of the Wii U, Drippler successfully covers a lot of ground relevant to gadgets.

The forte of Drippler is that it displays news that interests you the most. After searching the web for all gadget-related news, the site cross-references it with the gadgets you have marked as “Have It” or “Want It” and displays first the news that matches. Therefore the time you would normally spend on filtering news trying to find ones that interest you is saved.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Provides updates on gadgets.
• Mostly covers smartphones and tablets.
• Filters news according to the gadgets that interest you.

Check out Drippler @ drippler.com (by MOin from Urban Savior)

Smarter Alarm Free is a simple to use smartphone application compatible with Android devices running version 1.6 or later. Sized at only 1MB, this app lets you set up an alarm and then select what information should be presented after the alarm. You can select from news, emails, RSS feeds, Google tasks, Facebook events, and more. Multiple options can be selected to start your day with all that you want.

Features:

• A user-friendly phone app.
• Compatible with Android devices.
• Lets you view the day’s news, weather forecast, tasks, and more with your wake-up alarm.
• Lets you view multiple items.
• Similar tools: Zazu and Sleep Bot.
• Also read related article: The Best Alternative Alarm Clocks (Windows/Mac/Mobile).

Check out Smarter Alarm Free @ market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.smarteralarm (by MOin from ThumbPress)

With Newspaper Mag, you can type the name of the newspaper, the language it is in, and/or the region it belongs to. Balloon markers on the map in the background indicate search results. Clicking on a balloon displays information on that particular newspaper and provides the option to translate it into multiple languages through Google Translate. Clicking on the newspaper thumbnail takes you to its official website.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you view newspapers online.
• Find newspapers by name, language, or region.
• Get official links of newspapers.
• Provides sharing buttons.
• Similar tools: TodaysFrontPages and NewsPapers24.

Check out Newspaper Mag @ www.newspapermap.com (by MOin from ThumbPress)

With its intuitive interface, you will find it very easy to stay updated on web news regarding your friends and favorite celebrities.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you find news about friends and favorite celebrities.
• Connects with Facebook and LinkedIn accounts.
• Lets you control what type of news of each contact you want to see.
• Similar tools: MashCeleb and JustSpotted.com.
• Also read related articles:
  10 Entertainment Websites To Get Your Daily Celebrity News Fix
  Top 3 Fake News Prank Story Generators.

Check out Newsle @ www.newsle.com (via TechCrunch) (by MOin from ThumbPress)