- Microsoft Security Essentials 2 Released, Still the Best Darn Antivirus Around (Windows)
We've learned to stop worrying about antivirus software since Microsoft released their great Microsoft Security Essentials suite, but today it gets even better, improving Windows Firewall integration, network traffic inspection, and an heuristic scanning engine. - Power Control Plus Toggles Nearly Any Android Setting with One Tap (Android)
We've sung the praises of the Android Power Control widget on more than one occasion, but if you wish you could toggle even more settings right from your home screen, Power Widget Plus will probably let you do so. - Google Maps 5.0 Blows Other Maps Out of the Water with 3D Compass Mode and Offline Navigation (Android)
Google Maps on Android has always been great, but today's update brings it to a new level of awesome, adding 3D maps, compass mode, and offline caching so you can get anywhere you need to go-even without internet. - Dropbox Hits Version 1.0, Brings Big Performance Boosts and Selective Sync (Windows/Mac)
Our favorite file-syncing tool, and yours, just hit version 1.0, leaving beta and adding the long-awaited selective syncing features, as well as a significant speed increase. - Opera 11 Debuts with Extensions, Tab Stacking, Gestures, and More (Windows/Mac/Linux)
Opera's out with the official release of version 11, a fast, shiny browser that offers a growing add-on market, clever tab stacking, right-click navigation gestures, and more features you'll see in other browsers in the future. - Word Lens is a Mind-Blowing App that Translates Any Text Your Camera Can See On the Fly (iOS)
Word Lens is an app for your iPhone or iPod touch that translates any Spanish or English text your camera can see. And it does it on the fly. And it's amazing. - Disconnect for Chrome Disables Third-Party Tracking While Keeping Webapps Operational (Chrome)
It always seems like a simple, if brutal, call: either keep your cookies, or lose access to a working Gmail, Facebook, and other neat services. Enter Disconnect, an extension that de-personalizes your browsing without cutting off necessary functionality. - FlashVideoReplacer Replaces Flash Videos with Windows Media, QuickTime Equivalents (Firefox)
Everyone's trying to avoid Flash these days, what with its CPU-hogging and battery draining. If you need to watch videos on sites like YouTube or Vimeo, though, you can replace them with lower-power Quicktime and WMV plugins with FlashVideoReplacer. - mSpot Stores 2 GB of Your Music Online, Streams It to Your Smartphone (Windows/Mac and iOS/Android)
mSpot takes your iTunes playlists and other music and stores it on 2 GB of free server space. It then beams and syncs that music to a browser, an Android device, and, new today, iPhones and other iOS devices. - SwapWin Swaps Windows Between Dual Monitors (Windows)
Dual monitors are great for productivity. You can reference something on one monitor while working on the other, but if you find that the work on your secondary monitor requires more attention, free app SwapWin can swap your active windows instantly.
