Google Caffeine search engine is ready for prime-time!
Google had launched a sandbox search engine which enabled web users to test out their brand new search engine that was being developed.
It was codenamed Caffeine. Apparently, Google Caffeine edition is ready for prime-time as they have closed down the sandbox.
The Google Caffeine sandbox page [...]

Google Commerce Search announced
Google has announced a new search product for online retailers.
They call it Google Commerce Search.
Online retailers can install it on their website to provide a faster way to go through their items.
It is hosted on the Google servers so it works pretty fast. Store operators retain the ability [...]

Google Search by Voice now works with Mandarin Chinese!
Google has announced that they have updated their Google Voice Search service to work with Mandarin Chinese language.
The company added in a blog post that the service is also now available on Nokia S60 smartphones.
Support for Nokia S60 platform would enable millions of mobile [...]

Google now use RSS/Atom feeds for discovering new sites
Google has some good news for web publishers.
Google Webmaster Central team has revealed that they are now using RSS and Atom feeds to discover new content on the web.
This means that if your brand new site has a RSS feed associated with it, there [...]

Similar Images Search out of Google Labs
Google has taken out their Similar Images feature out of Google Labs.
Google Similar Images enabled a web user to find images similar to an existing image.
This option is now available under search result images on the regular search engine.
A ‘Find similar images’ option is available under [...]

Google warns that it can read JavaScript now
Matt Cutts has posted a video on YouTube highlighting the fact that Google Search Bots are now capable of handling some JavaScript codes.
So, if you are using JavaScript to obfuscate email addresses on your website, they might start appearing on the search result pages in the [...]

Yahoo to collaborate with OneRiot for real-time search?
TechCrunch has reported that Yahoo is working on their own real-time search solution.
They are not going to enter into deals with Facebook or Twitter but are likely to be partnering an existing player in the market OneRiot.
Yahoo has not revealed anything on such rumored plans. [...]

Google Social Search launched through Google Labs
Google Social Search is the latest experiment available through Google Labs.
This feature is pretty interesting as it show search results connected to your friends and colleagues.
Google finds out your contacts through the Social Graph application hosted on Google Code.
You can also add more sources through your Google [...]

Google Custom Search has some new features
Google Custom Search is now three years old and the company has launched some new features to make it even more powerful.
These three new features are:
Custom Search Themes: Users now get the ability to pick from a set to layouts and themes to make a more [...]

Google Custom Search now has a mobile interface
Google has announced that they are now supporting several mobile platforms to serve a customized user interface for their custom search engine service.
The company said that this new mobile feature is compatible with web browsers on Google Android, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Touch and Palm Pre.
Instead [...]