An Email Inbox That Knows Who’s Important

Katie reviews Cloze, a free Apple iOS app that studies your emails and social-network interactions, then sorts messages according to people it thinks matter most to you.
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From QWERTY to Quirky: New Ways to Type

Typing on glass keyboards — like those found on iPhones, Android phones and Windows Phones — should be much easier by now. Some new technologies are aimed at solving the problem.
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Presentations in Poetic Motion

Presentations can be incredibly dull. Haiku Deck looks to add a little spice to them.
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Podcast Hunter Tracks Down the Web’s Best

Stitcher’s Smart Station delivers audio content from your favorite radio shows to your device.
On your Favorites list new podcast episodes enter the queue when they become available.

A Wedding App That Gives the Guests a Part

Before the wedding, the couple-to-be can create an app to keep their guests informed and involved.
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Sketching Out a Future for the Stylus

The stylus is making a comeback as people shift more toward using the iPad and other tablets as productivity devices.
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App Makes Readers’ Thoughts an Open Book

Katie looks at Subtext, a free iPad app designed to enable and encourage conversations among readers within digital books themselves.
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Digging Deeper Into Roots With Spruced-Up Ancestry.com

Katie takes a fresh look at her family tree using a revamped Ancestry.com.
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Using Another Screen to Interact With the TV

Katie tests three free apps that aim to get viewers more engaged in shows as they watch them on TV.
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Hotel Booking for Procrastinators or the Picky

Katie tests two digital tools for booking hotels: HotelTonight, which aims to get people into rooms no matter how late they book, and Room 77, which wants to get people into the specific room they want.
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Galaxy Nexus: An In-Your-Face Android Phone

A Device for When You’re Hurt, Lost or Feeling Scared

Keeping Family, Sitter and Car on One Calendar

A Tablet Children Can Grow Into

PC Downloads as Easy as an App

A Digital “Magazine” With One Subscriber

New Way to Check Out eBooks

App Way to Gripe (or Praise) About Service

‘With This App, I Thee Wed…’

Trying Out a Revamped Myspace

Your Own Digital Magazine

Turning a Web Page Into a Keeper

A Leash on Mobile Devices That Wander

A Deal on a Haircut? That’s What Friends Are For

An App With a Knack for Contacts