New Google Search

[Ian]

Apparently google are working on a new, faster search backend and they have released a test version that we can all play with:

http://www2.sandbox.google.com/

It is supposed to be significantly faster, and unless I am imagining things it does seem to be

Secretly, they’ve been working on a new project: the next generation of Google Search. This isn't just some minor upgrade, but an entire new infrastructure for the world’s largest search engine...Google's now confident enough in the new version of its search engine that it has released the development version for public consumption. While you won't see too many differences immediately, let us assure you: it's a completely upgraded Google search.

You can read more about it at Mashable.