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News Summary: Tablet-tailored search engine debuts(Associated Press Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) TAILORED FOR TABLETS: Izik is billed as the first search designed especially for iPads and tablet computers running on Google Inc.'s Android software. Free Izik apps for those devices were released Friday. CAPSULE CATERING: For the more visual format of tablets, Izik displays search results in rows of capsules that can be easily scrolled with the swipe of a finger. This contrasts to showing a stack of blue links, the industry standard for laptops and desktops. GOODBYE GOOGLE Blekko, the maker of Izik, hopes people will break the Google search habit as tablets supplant traditional computers for Web surfing. (c) 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. |