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Web search engine
hideA Web search engine is a tool designed to search for information on the World Wide Web. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. The information may consist of web pages, images, information and other types of files. Some search engines also mine data available in databases or open directories. Unlike Web directories, which are maintained by human editors, search engines operate algorithmically or are a mixture of algorithmic and human input.
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News tagged with search engine
Wolfram Alpha 'Knowledge Engine' is Like a Modern Farmer's Almanac
May 08, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Currently, there's a lot of hype and skepticism surrounding the latest "Google rival," a so-called search engine named Wolfram Alpha. In the near future, anyone with Internet access will be ...
Wolfram Alpha Could Answer Questions that Google Can't
Mar 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new search engine described as an "electronic brain" could make searching the Internet more intelligent. Called Wolfram Alpha, the search engine computes its own answers rather than looking ...
Google Chrome extensions to be officially released
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Google is expected to release its Extensions Gallery for general users of the new Chrome browser this week, possibly at the Add-On Conference on browser extensions to be held on December 11, ...
Swiss privacy watchdog to sue Google Street View
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Google Inc.'s unstoppable drive to map and photograph the world has run into an immovable object - Switzerland's strict tradition of personal privacy.
Faster searches key to a greener web
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Faster internet search engine processors could be the key to reducing the environmental impact of the worldwide web, according to scientists at the University of Glasgow.
If at first you don't succeed, let the search engine try
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 05, 2009 |
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No matter how good a search engine is, it is sometimes necessary to change the search terms to get the information you need. But what if you did not have to change the search terms yourself? What if the search engine could ...
New Web tool WolframAlpha launches test run
May 16, 2009 |
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Google rules the roost when it comes to Internet search and has easily brushed aside efforts by Yahoo!, Microsoft and others to knock it off its perch.
From a Queen song to a better music search engine (w/Video)
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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At a recent IEEE technology conference, UC San Diego electrical engineers presented a solution to their problem with the song "Bohemian Rhapsody,"—and it's not that they don't like this hit from the band Queen. ...
Google glitch disrupts search engine, e-mail
May 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Millions of people were cut off from Google Inc.'s search engine, e-mail and other online services Thursday, sparking a flurry of frustrated venting that served as a reminder of society's growing ...
Boom times ahead for mobile Web access
Apr 24, 2009 |
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After a slow start, mobile Web access has finally taken off, thanks in large part to better technology, and it will drive growth in Internet use in the future, industry leaders say.
Grid helps find one picture in a million
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Looking for images on the internet can be a frustrating business. Whether you want the perfect sunset over the sea or the London skyline by night, youre dependent on people to describe the ...
New metasearch engine leaves Google, Yahoo crawling
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 25, 2009 |
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One day in the not-too-distant future, you'll be able to type a query into an online search engine and have it deliver not Web pages that may contain an answer, but just the answer itself, says Weiyi Meng, ...
Google search gets semantic
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Google on Tuesday modified its globally popular Internet search service to understand relationships between words, as the company bids to better grasp what Web users are looking for.
Microsoft testing new Internet search engine Kumo
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Microsoft on Tuesday confirmed it is testing a new Internet search engine it hopes will power the US software giant out of distant third place in a market dominated by Google.
Google search results to include 'real-time' data
Dec 07, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fresh information from blogs, news sites, Twitter and other popular hangouts will appear in Google's search results more quickly as the company aims to give people a more comprehensive look at what's ...
