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Google unveils faster Internet search (AFP)
Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:41:48 GMT

AFP - Internet powerhouse Google is giving Web searchers the thrill of speed with a turbocharged engine that displays suggested Web links as fast as a person can type.

NY town votes to stop Google Earth pool searches (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:55:58 GMT
AP - Big Brother's not watching anymore. At least not the pool.

Google seeks to speed up Web searches (Reuters)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:27:15 GMT
Reuters - Google Inc's search engine now displays results before users finish typing.

Google Instant: Big Changes for Users, Publishers, Marketers (PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:10:14 GMT
PC World - Pursuing speed, Google now refreshes search results while people type queries, which could usher in major changes for end users, advertisers and publishers.

'Google Instant' On Smartphones May Be Wishful Thinking (PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:08:00 GMT
PC World - Google officially introduced its new â??Instantâ? search for desktop search at an event today in San Francisco, but I couldnâ??t help looking forward a little bit toward using Instant on a mobile device. Google already has a prototype, and says the new functionality will become available for mobile devices this Fall.

Summary Box: Google quickens with 'instant' search (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:05:09 GMT
AP - INSTANT SEARCH: Google is offering its users instant gratification by showing search results while a request is being typed.

Google Instant Will Save You Seconds, But Not For SEO (PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:58:00 GMT
PC World - Google unveiled on Wednesday its much hinted-at Google Instant, a search engine display that shows results as you type, even predicting what you want before youâ??re finished writing.

Google search accelerates with 'instant' results (AP)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 20:42:04 GMT

AP - Google Inc. stepped on its Internet search accelerator Wednesday by adding a feature that displays results as soon as people begin typing their requests.

Using Google Instant: 5 Quick Takeaways (PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:41:00 GMT
PC World - Before Google Instant launched today, I was a skeptic of the concept, as it was rumored. Search results that update as you're typing them? Thanks, but I'm not too lazy to hit "enter" at the end of a search.

Google Taking Google Instant to Mobile This Fall (PC Magazine)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:29:00 GMT
PC Magazine - Google plans to bring its new Google Instant predictive-search feature to the mobile space this fall, executives said Wednesday.

Google Instant Searches the Web As You Type (PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:38:00 GMT
PC World - Google has rekindle its love for speedy Web searches with Google Instant, a new version of the search engine that displays results as you type.

Google Goes Loco With Logo: Part of Big September Surprise? (PC World)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 15:25:00 GMT
PC World - With the frothing anticipation usually reserved for an Apple press event, the Web has been buzzing in recent days about an announcement Wednesday by Google that will change search as most people know it.

Is Google Instant Search Smarter Than Bing Type Ahead? (PC Magazine)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:47:28 GMT
PC Magazine - I try out a little head-to-head search test and find that instant results aren't all they're cracked up to be.

Google Launches Google Instant: Predictive, Real-Time Search (PC Magazine)
Wed, 08 Sep 2010 13:03:13 GMT
PC Magazine - Google unveiled its latest vision of the future of search on Wednesday, which now includes "Google Instant," or predictive, real-time search results.

U.S. Justice Dept probing Google/ITA deal: sources (Reuters)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:55:21 GMT

Reuters - The U.S. Justice Department is looking into allegations that Google Inc's purchase of airline ticketing firm ITA Software Inc will cost rivals access to data they need to compete with the search giant as it moves into the travel market, sources familiar with the probe said.

Exploding Google Logo Means... What? (NewsFactor)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:37:47 GMT
NewsFactor - If the measure of a good logo is that it is memorable, Google is setting new records. On the day after Labor Day, the search giant is featuring a new variation on its well-known name in which the logo breaks up and runs from your cursor -- and people are wondering why.

Google's Schmidt Talks Automatic Search, Google TV, Chrome OS (PC Magazine)
Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:24:40 GMT
PC Magazine - Search engines are all about finding the information you want right now, and the next step is to do that automatically ? before you even think to conduct that search, Google chief executive Eric Schmidt said Tuesday.

Texas probing Google over search results (AFP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 15:36:54 GMT

AFP - The attorney general of the US state of Texas has opened an inquiry into whether Internet giant Google manipulates search results.

Texas Conducting Antitrust Review of Google (PC World)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 07:30:00 GMT
PC World - Google on Friday said that the Texas Attorney General's Office is conducting an antitrust review of the search giant, following a similar investigation launched in Europe earlier this year.

Texas opens inquiry into Google search rankings (AP)
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 02:54:31 GMT

AP - Google Inc.'s methods for recommending websites are being reviewed by Texas' attorney general in an investigation spurred by complaints that the company has abused its power as the Internet's dominant search engine.