Gmail sends SMS to recover passwords

Gmail offers the possibility of recovering forgotten passwords via a text message to a cell phone number previously stored. According to Google, the recovery of passwords is a major reason for people to visit the Gmail Help Center and through an sms expected to help improve the user experience.

To activate this feature in our accounts, it is necessary to access the page retrieval options contraseñae enter the mobile number which will reach the new key.

The next time you forget your password, we only asked to enter the username for Gmail, and we get a sms with your new key. Anyway, it's a good idea to add more options for password recovery possible: sms, e-mails secondary security questions, etc

Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Talk and are no longer beta

Google has decided to put an end to that of the betas, and now has released a beta of Gmail, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Talk, and, after years of being in that state, remain free of course. I think what the beta was an excuse for missed or if something went wrong, because Gmail had 5 years in beta, but well, I now rely more on their own products, so good for them.