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    Yahoo unveils Instant Search Beta, a sure time killer for corporate workers. The simple-looking tool is set up to produce a search result for each key you type. For example, typing "A" brings no results, but "Ap" finds "Associated Press."

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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    App

    Typing "App" yields a surprise.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

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    Appl

    When letters do not find an instant match, the main screen appears.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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    Apple

    The Apple search is a hit, in this case, but you can always try the "Search the Web" button and get ordinary search results.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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    Gates-Jobs

    Yahoo's beta version of Instant Search appears to recognize Steve Jobs but not Bill Gates.

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

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  • George W. Bush

    George W. Bush

    Entering the name of a public figure will uncover the latest related news stories. The first Instant Searches found General Electric (Ge) and Geo Storm (Geo).

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

    Caption by: Bill Detwiler

  • Boston Red Sox

    Boston Red Sox

    The Instant Search on a sports team will give you the latest scores, news and ticket information. First results from "Boston Red Sox" were NIC Bolivia (Bo), Logan Airport Weather (Bos), and Boston.com (Boston).

    Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

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By Bill Detwiler | July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT) | Topic: Enterprise Software

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Yahoo unveils Instant Search Beta, a sure time killer for corporate workers. The simple-looking tool is set up to produce a search result for each key you type. For example, typing "A" brings no results, but "Ap" finds "Associated Press."

Published: July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT)

Caption by: Bill Detwiler

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By Bill Detwiler | July 20, 2006 -- 16:01 GMT (09:01 PDT) | Topic: Enterprise Software

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