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Notifo Sends Push Notifications from Popular Services or the Command Line to Your iPhone [Downloads]Yesterday
iOS/Windows/Mac/Linux: Free service Notifo is a kitchen sink of push notifications for your iPhone or desktop, pushing Twitter updates, your favorite RSS feeds, Google Voice alerts, and more straight to your iPhone or desktop notification utility. And it's extremely hackable. More »





The Best Things to Buy in September [Buying Guide]Yesterday
Lots of stores are looking to make space for their big fall inventory push, and everything left over from summer is going cheap. Time to look into cars, appliances, holiday airfare, and other good buys in September. More »





Use Google Storage as a One-Time Cost, Lifetime Backup Solution [Online Storage]Yesterday
You can get extra Gmail storage pretty cheaply from Google, but eagle-eyed reader gthing lets us know that you have read access to that storage even after you cancel your subscription. More »





Best Mobile To-Do List Manager? [Hive Five Call For Contenders]Yesterday
Computers have made to-do list management radically easier, but a to-do list that is anchored to your desk isn't a particularly effective one. This week we want to hear about your favorite mobile to-do list manager. More »





Remains of the Day: Spotting Android Scams and Malware [For What Its Worth]Yesterday
A look at how to weed out crapware in the Android Market, losing the ugly stickers on laptops, and Spotify joins the Sonos ranks. More »