Rik Logtenberg on Aug 12, 2009

Google has lifted the lid on its updated search engine, which developers have nicknamed “Caffeine”.

Although still in the testing phase, the firm says it is the “first step in improving the speed, accuracy and comprehensiveness of search results”.

The new engine will replace Google’s current one after tests are complete.

Martin McNulty of search marketing specialist Trafficbroker said the upgrade threatened to put Microsoft’s new engine, Bing, “in the shade”.

“Google have let Caffeine quietly slip out. It talked about vertical specific searches while quietly doubling the speed and starts introducing real-time results and news feeds,” he said.

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