Google has announced a new, more secure account verification for its online services

Google has announced a new, more secure account verification for its online services at its Google Atmosphere event in Paris.Initially launched for Google Apps Premier, Education and Government Edition, the new two-step authentication enables administrators to add an extra layer of security to user logins by requiring a combination of a password and a verification code provided through the users' mobile phones.The system works in the following way: the user types in their login name and password, and then he/she has to type in an additional code generated by a mobile application, similar to generating code with a token, often seen in internet banking applications.According to Google, the feature will be added to...

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Toshiba America jumped feet-first into 3D Blu-ray Players, HDTVs

Toshiba America jumped feet-first into 3D with its first 3D TVs, and the announcement of a 3D-capable Blu-ray player.However, the offerings won't include the reported 3DTV that won't require a special pair of 3D glasses.Users purchasing the TVs must do so as part of a package, if they wish the full 3D effect, Toshiba said. Toshiba said this week that it would ship a 3D-capable Blu-ray player, the BDX-3000, in September, for $249.99. That player must be connected to a 3D-capable TV via a special HDMI cable capable of transmitting the bandwidth necessary for 3D content. Toshiba also claimed that the 3D glasses necessary to view the content were optional.The BDX-3000 is the company's first 3D-capable Blu-ray player, with features including...

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Hacktivity 2010, the largest computer hackers' conference in eastern Europe

1,000 computer hackers meet in Budapest for Hacktivity 2010, the largest computer hackers' conference in eastern Europe, kicked off Saturday, with some 1,000 participants expected to attend the two-day event, according to organisers. The conference was to bring together officials and computer experts from Hungary and abroad in an informal setting, combining lectures and discussions on serious issues such as Internet security, with lighter fare and games. Bruce Scheier, a world-renowned cyber security expert, opened the congress with a keynote speech. Other well-known participants and lecturers included Alexander Kornbrust of Oracle, Robert Lipovsky form the ESET computer security company's laboratory in Bratislava, and US hacker Mitch...

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Android leapfrogging over iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows

  By the end of this year, Google's Android smartphone operating system will in a single year have leapfrogged competitors like Apple's iPhone, Research in Motion's Blackberry and Microsoft Windows phones in global popularity, and will challenge Nokia to become the world's most popular mobile OS by 2014, research firm Gartner said Friday. In its annual global smartphone forecast, Gartner said the explosive growth of Google's mobile operating system will give it 17.7 percent of worldwide sales by the end of 2010 -- up from 3.9 percent at the end of 2009. Google says it is currently seeing more than 200,000 Android phones activated every day. With manufacturers like Samsung, Sony Ericsson, LG and Motorola planning to offer budget...

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