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Microsoft Live Search gets a slight facelift




Granted, this update is less dramatic than the overhaul the service received back in September, but then, how many of us really remember that update anyway?

The biggest change is that the blue toolbar that accompanies the top of each page has been replaced with something much smaller (though still blue), which gives the overall results a cleaner look. The search button has also been replaced with a small magnifying glass icon. Check out some before and after pictures after the jump.




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After:




We have to say, Google is still tops in our book for default web searches -- but Live's Academic search is pretty awesome. It totally blows Google Scholar out of the water.

Thanks to our resident Microsoft watchdog Michael/Quikboy for the tip!

[via Microsoft and the Future]