Google is launching a revamped search page and an updated search engine, the company announced Nov. 6.
While the changes to Google’s search page are largely cosmetic, Chrome has received updates to improve users’ experience.
As part of the makeover to the search page, search-refining tools
have been moved from the left-hand column to a bar on the top, a blog post
reads. Other tools have been hidden, some under sub-menus. To easily
find the tools, users can click on “search tools” as needed.
The changes allow more room for its Knowledge Graph results.
“With the new design, there’s a bit more breathing room, and more
focus on the answers you’re looking for, whether from web results or
from a feature like the Knowledge Graph,” the blog reads.
Google said it began the process with tablets last year before moving to Smartphones a few weeks ago and now desktop computers.
The changes are going out to Google’s U.S. customers first and will roll out in other countries “soon.”
Google has also introduced its new version of Chrome for Windows.
Version 23 is designed to save users’ battery life with improved
video decoding. The new video decoding is said to reduce hardware usage,
which, in turn, increases battery life. According to Google Chrome’s blog, tests indicated the battery life increased by 25 percent.
“You’ll also find it much easier to view and control any website’s
permissions for capabilities such as geolocation, pop-ups, and
camera/microphone access,” writes software engineer and watt wrangler
Ami Fischman in a blog post. “This saves you from having to dig through settings
pages to find these permissions. Now, simply click on the page/lock
icon next to a website’s address in the omnibox to see a list of
permissions and tweak them as you wish.”
Version 23 also includes Do Not Track request services.
The effectiveness of Do Not Track requests to websites and web
services is “dependent on how websites and services respond, so Google
is working with others on a common way to respond to these requests in
the future,” Fischman said.
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