Neowin News Feed for: Engines

Under the hood, a quick look at browser engines

Michael Stanclift — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:21:45 +0000

For the better part of the last 10 years, browsing the Internet for most meant using Internet Explorer. However, the recent release of Google Chrome as well as the continued popularity of Firefox, Safari and... Read more...

Tiny Search Engines Try to Find Their Place

Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:18:02 +0000

Steve Mansfield operates his own Internet search engine from a place he calls a "secret hideout" -- a small office surrounded by low-rent apartments on the outskirts of Lexington, Ky., a college town known for... Read more...

MyDoom Worm Spreads Via Search Engines

Thu, 17 Feb 2005 16:32:27 +0000

Internet users are being threatened by yet another variant of the MyDoom mass mailing worm, which is spreading in part by using e-mail addresses found through popular search engines, security experts warn. The new variant... Read more...

MyDoom variant slams mailboxes, search engines

Mon, 26 Jul 2004 19:10:14 +0000

A new version of the MyDoom worm has appeared (MyDoom.m/MyDoom.o). This worm has quickly flooded mailboxes, and has slowed down several search engines. Such as Yahoo, AltaVista, Lycos, and even Google. McAfee... Read more...

Search engines try to find their sound

Thu, 27 May 2004 14:16:26 +0000

To be Googled, or not to be Googled? That was the question facing National Public Radio's online director Maria Thomas earlier this year. The answer would seem obvious for anyone doing business on the... Read more...

China's search engines take on Google

Daniel Fleshbourne — Wed, 10 Mar 2004 16:42:37 +0000

BEIJING--China's homegrown Internet search companies said on Wednesday that they were upgrading technology in a bid to take on Google just weeks after the search giant's foray into a market seen worth some $100 million... Read more...

New engines push GBA 3D power

Marcel Klum — Thu, 20 Mar 2003 18:32:46 +0000

Everything from Quake to Crazy Taxi makes it to the very small screen Developers continue to achieve stunning results with Nintendo's GBA hardware, with the latest demonstrations from Graphic State and Bobbee Tec... Read more...

Search engines 'struggling' to index the Internet

Sun, 02 Feb 2003 23:34:47 +0000

A WHITE PAPER on Internet search engines claims there's a revenue limit to the market to deliver answers via the Web unless "pay for placement" is introduced into the equation. The article, Search Engines: Evolution... Read more...

Can search engines track down terrorists?

Sat, 20 Apr 2002 11:02:45 +0000

Several search companies are offering technology to help government agencies organise their records. It could stop anti-terrorist information from falling through the cracks. Some US government officials engaged in the so-called war on terror... Read more...

Web surfers snubbing search engines

Thu, 14 Feb 2002 08:25:39 +0000

Internet surfers are increasingly favoring direct navigation and bookmarks over search engines and Web links, according to a study released this week. WebSideStory, a US-based company that measures Internet audiences, said that... Read more...