Internet Explorer 9 Screenshot Tour: The Best New Features in IE9 (Windows) The first beta of Internet Explorer 9 dropped this morning, and like IE8 before it, IE9 takes another big step closer to competing with other modern browsers. IE9 introduces a new streamlined interface, improved performance, Windows 7 integration, and more.
Mini Info Is a Thorough and Easy To Read Android System Monitor (Android) The problem with most system monitors is that they present the information to you in only one way, take it or leave it. Mini Info fits battery charge, local memory, and/or SD memory monitoring all into a simple 2x1 widget.
How to Enable HDR Photography on Your iPhone 3GS (iOS) Apple's iOS 4.1 update brought HDR photography to the iPhone 4 but left out the iPhone 3GS. Here are two ways to add HDR photography to your unsupported device.
Parallels Mobile Brings Windows to Your iOS Device (iOS) If running Windows on your Mac isn't cutting it for you and you need access through your iOS device, the makers of virtual machine software Parallels have released Parallels Mobile for the iPhone, iPod touch, and (most appropriately) iPad.
Insync Keeps Your Files and Google Docs Synced and Backed Up (Windows/Mac) Insync is a new syncing and backup service similar to Dropbox (a Lifehacker favorite), but comes with a bunch of great additional features, like syncing your Google Docs and Gmail contacts.
NoReplyAll Stops Outlook Users from Burdening Your Inbox (Outlook 2007/2010) Few things make work feel like a moment from Office Space more than seeing an email hit an entire department's inboxes, over and over again. If you're in an Outlook environment, the NoReplyAll add-on stifles the ad nauseam action.
Cook's Illustrated for iOS Provides In-Depth Recipes and Ingredient Reviews (iOS) If all Cook's Illustrated offered on the iPhone was recipes, it would easily settle into a very large pile. But the Cook's app, like the magazine, gives you background knowledge, recommends ingredient brands, and walks you through every step.
Zune Home Is a Simple, Attractive Launcher for Android (Android) We've featured other Android home screen replacements before, but if you find the traditional home screen too cluttered, this Zune-like launcher is a simple, attractive alternative.
Graph Your Inbox Visualizes Gmail Search Data on a Graph (Chrome) Graph Your Inbox is a fascinating Chrome extension that takes Gmail search queries and returns a graph displaying email frequency over time. It may not sound sexy, but it can expose all sorts of interesting things about your communication.
Join.me Is a Free One-Click Screen Sharing and Conferencing Tool (Windows/Mac) Join.me is a free tool from the creators of LogMeIn. Download the app, run it, share the URL with a friend, and you've got nearly instant screen sharing with text chat, voice conferencing, mouse sharing, and more.