Cool Websites and Tools [October 20th 2011]

Check out some of the latest MakeUseOf discoveries. Most of the listed websites are FREE or come with a decent free account option. If you want to have similar cool website round-ups delivered to your daily email, subscribe here.

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MPlayer – Music fans like to stay updated with the music that is topping the charts. If you would like to stay tuned into the music charts and be able to stream the music on them, then MPlayer is just the tool you need. It is a web service that connects to your Facebook account and lets you stream currently popular music. Read more: MPlayer: Stream & Share Currently Popular Songs

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Plan B – 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 phone’s GPS. Read more: Plan B: Cool Lost Mobile Tracking Application [Android]

 

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Diglo – 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

 

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NewsCaplet – 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

 

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LoudTalks – 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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  • Smumdax October 21, 2011
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    Well… diglo didn’t last long….

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    • Aibek October 27, 2011
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      it’s back online, just checked :)

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  • Internet Generation October 21, 2011
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    Thanks for sharing free website tools..people will like it

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    • Dental implants October 21, 2011
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      Really people will like it..I like th “Plan B” its attractive

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  • Mary Rojo January 4, 2012
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    Web Tool 2.0 is one of the coolest and most updated tool that can be downloaded online. Try to use this one. 

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  • Dollie Chan January 4, 2012
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    I installed loud talks in my iPhone4s but unfortunately it didn’t worked as expected.

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    • Aibek January 7, 2012
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      what was the problem? Did you check their website to make sure the iPhone 4s is supported?

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  • Sharon Cruise January 5, 2012
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    I thought the Iphone 4 application could answer my need but it failed unfortunately. It didn’t work as worked as what I expected. 

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    • Aibek January 7, 2012
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      which application are you referring to?

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  • Aibek January 7, 2012
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    thanks we’ll check it out

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  • Aibek January 7, 2012
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    thank you, going to check it out shortly

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