Reading news on a smart phone has taken a backseat to highly polished, magazine-like tablet apps, but one smart-phone news reader stood head and shoulders above the rest this year. Feedly pulls whatever you follow on Google Reader, Tumblr, Twitter, Facebook and other popular Web services and presents it to you in a thoughtful, easy to use interface. And for when you're in front of a computer, Feedly is available as an extension for Web browsers Chrome, Firefox and Safari.
Price: Free