Google is killing a feature that helped you search faster

Google is making more big changes to search.

Over the last couple weeks, the company has been phasing out its "Instant" search results, or the  results that were displayed as you typed.

Launched with much fanfare in 2010 by former Google executive Marissa Mayer, Instant search results laid some important groundwork for the company's later efforts with predictive search. But the desktop feature has been quickly losing relevance now that the majority of Google searches come from mobile devices.

In a statement, a Google spokesperson said the company is removing the feature in order to improve search across all its platforms. Read more...