Both Rick and I have pointed out the great new(ish) Google products for cellphones: 1-800-GOOG-411 and Google SMS. Deciding which one to use is more than a matter of preferring to talk or use your ...

SMS codes have long been less secure than other forms of authentication. With QR codes, Google aims to reduce users' dependency on carriers for account verification.

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...

As I've mentioned before, Google SMS is a fabulous tool for fetching information from your cell phone. Just shoot a text message to 466453 (GOOGLE) and you can get all kinds of helpful stuff in ...

How cool is this: With the new Google SMS service, you can do basic Google queries from any SMS-capable phone (which is darn near all of them) by sending text messages to 46645 (GOOGL). Results ...

A couple of years ago, we covered a report by the NY Times on the ongoing issues with review scams and blackmail. Well, the ...

According to Forbes, Google plans to patch this vulnerability soon. The company will stop using SMS codes for verification, moving to a QR code that the user has to scan with their phone.

Google has killed off another of its services that many of you may not even know existed. I've never heard of the Google SMS Search… ...

Google has shared more details around its plans on replacing SMS codes with QR codes for user authentication. Read on for the details!

Google Replacing SMS With QR Codes for Gmail Authentication Instead of receiving an SMS, a QR code will be sent to your phone to verify your Gmail account.

Google is officially moving away from using SMS messages in its Gmail account two-factor authenticator. Gmail spokesperson Ross Richendrfer told Forbes, “we want to move away from sending SMS ...