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Google Adds Two-factor Authentication Google Apps

Google has added a two-factor authentication option to Google Apps, to provide additional protection against phishing and malware attacks, as the one-time codes are valid for a limited period, said Eran Feigenbaum, director of security for Google Apps. Google will send out authentication codes by SMS (Short Message Service) or […]

Trailmeme Launches at DEMO Fall 2010

Trailmeme, a new web publishing technology, launched today at DEMO Fall 2010. The Web today offers users many tools to collect and share information, but there’s a noticeable lack of tools that truly make sense of that abundance of diverse content. Trailmeme gives users the ability to create and consume […]

Google Announces Instant Search

Today, Google announced the launch of Google Instant, a new Google.com interface that shows relevant results while the user types. This new search interface applies to both search results and related ads. Google said “We expect Google Instant will help users find what they’re looking for faster. With this change, […]

Google Search Event

Google ha announced a Search Event today, Sept 8, at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, to which the media have been invited. Google homepage has a new logo, which changes color as you type a search query. Rumored new features / products to be announced according to net […]

Google Speeds Up Chrome 6

Google has made Chrome 6 almost 17% faster than the previous version, Chrome 5. “The last couple of years we’ve been focused on speed,” said Brian Rakowski, Chrome’s director of product management. “A lot of things have changed in the last two years (in browsers), but the one thing we’ve […]

Google Update Gmail With Priority Inbox

Google is updating Gmail with priority inbox, which it is said to automatically grade e-mail into four categories: important, important and unread, starred items and everything else. Google said the product acts like your “personal assistant helping you focus on the messages that matter”. “E-mail is a great tool, but […]

Google Chrome App Store Announced

Google’s new game developer advocate Mark DeLoura and Chrome developer advocate Michael Mahemoff, spoke about Google’s major entry into the browser game space with its app store for Chrome at Gamescom. The Chrome Web Store is reported to be opened this October. More at Gaming portal 1Up.com: http://www.1up.com/news/google-shows-future-browser-games Google info: […]

Google Announces Multiple Account Sign-in

Google has announced a multiple account sign-in feature that makes it easier for users with more than one Google account to manage their online identities. Google allows using three Google accounts at one time with the multiple sign-in feature at present At the moment, you can only use multiple Google […]

Vonage Announces Free Facebook Phone App

Vonage, a pioneer of home phone service over the Internet, has a new application for the iPhone and Android phones Vonage Mobile for Facebook is available as a free download for iPhone, iPod Touch and Android phone users. They sign in with their Facebook username and see a list of […]

Google Drops Wave

Google has announced it is ending development on Wave, it’s cross-platform communication tool, little more than a year after being launched at Googles I/O developer conference in May 2009. Google said on their blog “Google said in a post last night that “Wave has not seen the adoption we would […]

Google Announces Google Apps for Government

Google has announced Google Apps for Government, featuring the same applications in other versions but with a higher level of security. Cost is $50 per user per year. Google says meets the requirements set forth by the Federal Information Security Management Act. This includes segregated data centers, which Google says […]

Google Lists the 1000 Most Visited Sites on the Web

Google released the 1000 most-visited sites list on the web on May 28th. According to the list, Facebook sits on top with 540 million unique visitors, followed by yahoo.com, live.com. The list will be updated monthly and does not include adult sites, ad networks, domains that don’t have publicly visible […]