[*]Hidden Lock Turns Android's Lock Screen Invisible for Extra Security (Android) If you really don't want people to get into your phone, you can hide the lock screen entirely, leaving the unlock button hidden somewhere on the screen only you know. [*]Mouse Without Borders Shares Your Mouse, Keyboard, and Files Between Multiple Windows Computers (Windows) If you use multiple computers at the same desk, it's annoying to use multiple sets of mice and keyboards. Free app Mouse Without Borders lets you share your mouse and keyboard with other machines, and even drag and drop files between them. [*]Elixir 2 Explores Android System Info and Adds Customized Widgets (Android) If you're an Android user that likes to delve deeper into system settings Elixir 2 might be up your alley. The app tests and displays metrics for your accelerometer, gravity sensor, magnetic field sensor as well as many other system properties and can even create skinnable widgets so you find relevant data on your home screen. [*]Smozzy Lets You Browse the Web on Android Without a Data Plan (Android) If you're stuck in an area with cell service but no data, or if you've finagled your way into an Android phone without a data plan, free app Smozzy lets you browse the web through text and picture messages. [*]Vocre Turns Your iPhone Into a Near-Instant Universal Speech Translator (iPhone) Vocre is a pretty incredible new app for your iPhone that lets you speak in one language and hear what you said translated into another. It's like a having a babel fish in your phone. [*]TooManyTabs Frees Up Memory in Chrome Without Losing Your 50 Open Tabs (Chrome) If you find yourself opening way too many tabs in Chrome and sucking up memory, TooManyTabs can suspend a few of them for awhile to make it run a little smoother, while keeping quick access to those tabs for later. [*]Tomboy Is a Free, Lightweight Note-Taking App for All Platforms (Windows/Mac/Linux) While it didn't make the top five note taking apps, if you're looking for a utility that's more powerful than a text editor but lighter on the system than one of the more robust web-enabled utilities in the roundup, consider Tomboy, a free, open-source note taking utility that supports Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Tomboy supports linked notes, easy editing and quick search, and even syncing notes to Ubuntu One so they're accessible on other systems. [*]Manilla Manages Your Bills and Accounts Online and on Android and iPhone Too (Web/iPhone/Android) Manilla is an excellent personal account management tool that we liked a lot when we tried it out earlier this year when it launched in private beta. To accompany the webapp, Manilla today has launched apps for Android and iDevices, plus support for new accounts like Netflix and Groupon. [*]VMware Fusion 4 Redesigned for Lion, Lets You Virtualize Mac OS X (Mac) Virtualization app VMware Fusion just got Lion-friendly. VMware Fusion 4 brings a "more Mac-like" experience when running Windows programs, adds performance boosts, and supports running Lion or Snow Leopard in a virtual machine, finally. [*]Cheetah Sync for Android Syncs Your Phone and Mac or PC Wirelessly (Android/Windows/Mac) Cheetah Sync offers a free, wireless syncing solution if you want to make sure the music, photos, documents, and video on your Android phone or tablet are always backed up and in sync with a folder on your desktop.More »