Google "caffeniates" with its new search engine

google_protectAndRun("ads_core.google_render_ad", google_handleError, google_render_ad);Google has been ruling the online search gamut from a very long time. The charisma is such that people often confuse “search” with Google.But how about an idea of a search engine that is quite faster and indexes you more relevant search pages. Yes, Google is coming up with a new iteration, which will serve the users with better indexed and more relevant search result pages. Google “Caffeine” is the codename for the new page which is developed under the hood of the older one.The new search engine is now available for public testing at www2.sandbox.google.com. Various analysts predict the new site as a major code update for Google's searches. If you punch the aforesaid link, you would not notice any difference in the look and feel of the site compared to the regular Google site, but the update is primarily under the cover.Various testers have reviewed the Google's new "Caffeine" search platform and said that it yields more results, which are more accurate than the company's old iteration. At present, the search giant is only interested in feedback on the differences between Google's current search results and its new system.However, the positive feedback from test developers could help Google to maintain its lead over rival Microsoft and Yahoo. Google has not announced its plans for the formal launch of its Caffeine platform.Answering the competitionMicrosoft recently unveiled its new search engine “Bing”, which is a solid improvement from its previous search product (Live Search) and also, Yahoo made alterations to its home page to entice the users. Meanwhile, both the giants (Microsoft and Yahoo) have signed a pact where in Bing will power the search queries coming to Yahoo; a tough landscape for Google indeed.SEO ConcernsIt is also reported that the new project could change the search results, which raises concerns to various firms requirement to change their search engine optimization (SEO) to protect their Google ranking. But, at this point of time, it is too early to say something about the SEO interests, which is an art aimed at winning the desirable first page of Google results for keyword searches of interest to their client.Testing the performanceGoogle has opened the test version of its new search platform to test developers and is open to assimilate the feedbacks. Google is however very keen to work on improved speed, better search results and faster indexing. • Speed: By speed, Google means how fast a search display page loads on different web browsers and is heading to make it minimalistic.• Accurate results: As of common notion, search results displayed by Google are generally relevant but with the new option coming, it is targeting to reduce the discrepancy to its possible low.• Temporal Relevancy: How fast search engine responds to the breaking news and displays it in its search results.• Indexing: By index size, Google means how much pages the new search engine indexes for a particular string

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How to Connect Your Laptop or PC to Your TV

Those who are games fanatic would be happy to hook-up their laptop or PC to an HDTV for great gaming experience. Viewing everything from presentations, movies and photos is now possible for the big-screen hook-up. This guide will help you setup your laptop or PC to connect to your TV or HDTV.Traditional TV set:The cable you need depends on your TV and your laptop. Most of the new laptops today have an S-video output built-in. If you have an S-video output on your laptop and an S-video input on your TV then you will need an S-video cable. If you have an old laptop and an old TV you will probably need a standard video cable which usually has yellow connectors at each end.High Definition TV (HDTV):Most of today’s HDTV comes in either LCD or Plasma. High Definition TV usually is more expensive than traditional TV set and can be amounting to thousands of dollars for extremely large sets. All HDTV sets are in 16:9 ratio and have output for 5.1 digital sound and are extremely thin.High Definition content or HDTV has some options that will give you higher quality image than you would get when using an S-video or a yellow composite video cable. To get the highest quality video, your laptop or PC needs to have a video card with DVI (Digital Video Interface) output. This guide will help you connect your laptop or PC with Vista operating system to a HDTV). 1. First, you need to check if you have the needed cables to connect your laptop to your TV. For better picture quality, you should connect the laptop or PC to the TV using standard VGA ports or via the DVI to HDMI cable provided with your TV that supports these ports. If you laptop or PC has no DVI port, you can transform your laptop’s USB port into a DVI port using an adapter to connect it to your HDTV. The adapter has 128mb onboard memory, making it capable to handle resolution of up to 1400x1050 with quality similar to a DVI port.2. Make sure that you connect the cable to the TV before turning on the laptop or PC as it may fail to detect and recognize external display sometimes. Open the display settings by clicking on Start Control Panel Personalization then click on “Connect to a projector or other external display” to get into Windows Mobility Center. Click on “Connect display” option to automatically detect and activate output to the TV screen. You can either mirror content of your computer on the TV or extend the display just like a dual monitor screen.3. Pick up your TV remote and switch to "External Inputs" from the menu. You will need to change the default "Video 1" to a different selection which may be "HDMI 1" or "Video 2" depending on how you have made the connection.Important: You may also need to change the screen resolution of your TV using the Display settings in your Control Panel else the picture may appear distorted.How to Setup Audio from Laptop to HDTV:The above mentioned information will help you get video signal from laptop to show up to your HDTV. However, you will need to use a different cable in order to get the audio to your TV. Every laptop has a mini-headphone jack input so you can just buy a mini-headphone cable with male connectors on both ends. If your HDTV does not have a mini-headphone jack input you can use a headphone to RCA cable to get the audio from your laptop or PC to your HDTV.

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