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  • The World Wide $#@%@$ing Web!

    Search engines need to improve to keep their audience from going berserk with Web-rage, a new survey suggests.

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    New search methods are tackling the problems of long, complex Internet addresses and unwieldy search-engine results. ZDNet reports on the latest advances in name resolution technology

  • In search of intelligent seach

    On the internet, no one knows you're a dog. Except maybe the big outdoor store REI.

  • ACCC scrutinises search engine ad placements

    Advertisement placement policies of Web directories and search engines serving the Australian market, have fallen under the scrutiny of the competition and consumer watchdog.

  • Searching for 'Survivors'

    Searching for information on the latest installment of the reality TV giant, Survivor: the Australian Outback, proves near-impossible on all but one engine- iWon. Can this be credited to superior search capabilities or are there marketing forces at work?

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  • Vista's Integrated Desktop Search is a winner

    Designed to make it extremely easy to find files on your hard disk no matter where they're stored, Vista's Desktop Search features a very cool new user interface ... but it's the integration that really takes the cake.

  • Tips to boost Vista performance

    Vista can be a performance hog, but there are many ways you can tweak the OS components to speed it up. See what actions you can take to remove bottlenecks and optimise Vista.

  • Ballmer discusses life after Vista

    There's still a lot Microsoft wants to do with Windows, and it has its work cut out with Zune, says Microsoft's CEO, Steve Ballmer.

  • Google's man behind the curtain

    Craig Silverstein -- Google's technology director and employee No. 1 -- discusses the future of search.

  • Can there be another Google?

    While Wall Street clamours for a piece of the search king, start-ups are trying to fill in the technology niches.

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Reviews (15)

  • Search Engines

    From the capital of Tugo to a Hang Seng IPO, it's on the Web -- if you can only find it. PC Magazine reviews 20 search engines that make the hunt easier.

  • Investigating Vista's new search features

    While Virtual Folders offers one technique to help us keep track of our data, there's still a need for a Search tool in Microsoft's new operating system. We look at Windows Vista's new Search features and how they work.

  • Vista beta sucks up battery juice

    Windows Vista delivers some pretty snazzy new graphics, but all that "wow" can be a real drain.

  • MSN gets on search bandwagon

    Web portal MSN is testing a new search service that touts faster, tidier results, in what is the latest development in a fast-moving contest to help people find what they're looking for online.

  • The Google gods

    Does the power of the world's most popular search engine pose a threat to the Web's independence?

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