Newman

Blogroll Fun uses a subscription to a free service that allows it to easily determine the last update time and the last post for all of the links in your blogroll without slowing down the loading time of your blog. It allows you to choose if you want to display this information in your blogroll or not. It simply replaces the standard wordpress link widget while providing additional functionality.
Blogroll Fun can be compared to the feed reading blogroll. However, unlike feed reading blogroll the last post information is sent to your blog and stored with your blogroll. It does not rely on your visitors to load this information, or any javascript tricks.
Settings can be updated by going to manage, widgets, then edit on the links widget.
Currently, no ads are being delivered through this plugin.

Meini

Add a list of your latest blog entries on any page. 
With simple shortcode you can place a list of your latest news (or other blog category) on any page or post. 
This is a simple plugin based on a query by Sachethan G Reddy that fetches the latest posts titles from any given category.
<h3>Documentation</h3>
Use the following shortcode anywhere on your page or post following the examples below: 
 [utech_latest_posts category=’news’] 
replace the word news in this example with the category that you would like to use.
<pre><code>[utech_latest_posts category='news' limit=10]
</code></pre>
this example limits the number of results to 10 instead of the default which is 5 entries
<h3>Settings</h3>
none

Utech List Post Titles

List your latest posts by category using simple shortcode.

Blogroll Fun – Show Last Post and Last Update Time vs Utech List Post Titles