Newsgator has recently launched a slew of new features for its online web based RSS feed reader as well as some other free desktop tools and utilites for Windows Vista and Outlook 2007.

1) The online web based RSS Reader has been completely revamped and introduces Ajax based features so that the page doesn’t reload upon changing the view/feed. You can also drag and drop feeds into the reader.

2) New utilities have been introduced to incorporate RSS feeds in your daily usage such as:

-Newsgator Toolbar: The NewsGator browser toolbar automatically finds RSS feeds on web pages that you are reading (even ones that aren’t marked!). With a click of a button, you can preview or subscribe to the feed so it automatically shows up in your favorite reader. It also lets you save (clip) any web page to your reader even if the page doesn’t have a feed, and it lets you see what pages are linking to the page you’re viewing with the cool Discussion feature. Download link

-Newsgator Screensaver: Displays stream of RSS feeds in idle time. Download link

-Newsgator Desktop Beta: Polls for news every X minutes and pops up a small window where you can quickly read, save, or email articles. It can also synchronize with Windows Vista’s RSS store which includes IE7 and Outlook 2007 RSS feeds with Newsgator online. Download link