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iFive: Google Battles Oracle, Nokia's N9 iPhone Rival, Verizon Ditches Unlimited Data, Dropbox Password Bug, FCC Fights Cramming

If you're north of the Equator, then today's the longest day of the year. It's also Father's Day in Syria, "Go Skateboarding Day," and World Humanist Day. Meanwhile, there's also some early news waiting for you in iFive:READ»

Google Adds Phone-Centric Double Stage Account Login for Security

Aware that login security is a hot-ticket item, Google's just added an opt-in extra layer of security for account holders. It instantly doubles the protection, and does so by leveraging codes sent to your cell phone.READ»

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Chinese Attack on Google Aimed at Universal Password System

Some more information about the hack on Google's servers a few months back has come to light, and it's a little scary: The hackers were going after Google's universal password system, Gaia. READ»

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Verisign wants you to use two-pass authentication to protect your accounts

Jen Gilburg of Verisign shows me Verisign's two-path authentication tokens so that users can better protect themselves online by having very strong passwords. Interesting way to protect your accounts. Will this take off with users?READ»

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Uniloc's EdgeID Imagine a World Without Passwords

Passwords are the bane of our computing lives. But do we really want PCs that can log themselves into our systems without us? Uniloc, a California security company, has launched a product that allows computers and smartphones to ...READ»