UspDev

Is a plugin where you can display the number of popular posts, latest and random post with thumbnail image on your sidebar or page/post using short code. 
 
Feature : 
– Random post, Popular Posts and Latest posts 
– Thumbnail image, support 3rdparty source image 
– Widget ready 
– Short code support 
– Tabview menu with jQuery

Sup Post Widget

Is a plugin where you can display the number of popular posts, latest and random post with thumbnail image on your sidebar or page/post using short co …

Taylor Lovett

Show latest posts from specific categories in your sidebar. Simple, easy-to-use, and customizble.
Special Features:
<ul>
<li>Choose posts from up to three categories to display posts from</li>
<li>Optionally show post titles</li>
<li>Optionally show post bylines</li>
<li>A dashboard widget that displays WordPress blogging tips, SEO tricks, exclusive tutorials, SEO strategies, and more!</li>
<li>Show either the content, the excerpt, or the content with a limited number of characters</li>
<li>Limit the number of posts shown. Offset the posts that are shown</li>
<li>Widget includes a style manager!</li>
<li>Easily change the font size, font family, title font size, etc from within the widget.</li>
<li>This widget is reusable</li>
<li>Very easy to setup. Requires NO technical knowledge to install</li>
<li>Can be translated to multiple languages</li>
<li>Outputs clean, validated code</li>
<li>Free Support via email</li>
</ul>
Restrictions/Requirements:
<ul>
<li>Works with WordPress 2.8.1+, WPMU, and BuddyPress (WordPress 3.0+ is highly recommended)</li>
<li>PHP 4 or 5</li>
<li>PHP register_globals and safe_mode should be set to “Off” (this is done in your php.ini file)</li>
<li>Your theme must call wp_head() and wp_footer()</li>
</ul>
<h3>Configuring and Using the Plugin</h3>
Instructions for this plugin can be found at http://www.taylorlovett.com/wordpress-plugins
<h3>Support</h3>
For questions, feature requests, and support concerning the Latest News Widget plugin, please visit: 
http://www.taylorlovett.com/wordpress-plugins

Sup Post Widget vs Latest News Widget