Google Inc. is making it tougher for computer hackers and other imposters to break into e-mail accounts and … People using Google’s free Gmail service will have the option of making the security codes a part of …
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Matt Burns / CrunchGear:
HP’s Rahul Sood Optimistic That Upcoming WebOS Devices Will Sell Based On Hardware, Not Apps Alone — HP’s working on new webOS hardware. That’s a fact, but that’s about all we know so far besides the Palmpad trademark. The company is doing a damn fine job keep things under wraps.
David Pogue / New York Times:
Call It ‘Creating Apps for Dummies’ — The founding of the iPhone App Store set off an earthquake in the tech world. Suddenly, the humble cellphone could be just about anything — a game, a store, a musical instrument, a strobe, a pet, a database, a medical tool.
Elizabeth Woyke / Forbes:
IPhone Gyroscope To Rev Up Location Apps — Developers say the iPhone’s new gyroscope will boost navigation and augmented reality applications. — For developers who work with location data, the iPhone 4’s most exciting feature is one of its most hidden: the gyroscope.