Although we’re based in the US, Cuil has a relatively large following of users from other parts of the world. Some of these countries don’t have the luxury of high-speed broadband internet connections, and to to help them get easier access to information, we’ve launched a new preference to put the site into Low Bandwidth mode. Of course, people with less-speedy connections in the US are more than welcome to use it as well!
When in Low Bandwidth mode, the Cuil search results page loses some of its interesting sidebar information for the sake of speed. The images associated with results are removed, and results are reformatted into a single column. While this means a far less interactive experience, page loads become tiny and fast for slow connections. To turn on Low Bandwidth mode, just toggle the option from the Preferences page (which is also now conveniently linked to from the Cuil homepage).
As a reminder, we also have a version of Cuil optimized for mobile devices. You can access the mobile version by simply going to http://www.cuil.com on your Apple iPhone, Palm Pre, or any Android device like the T-Mobile G1.
Eugen · Jun 22, 02:06 AM
Small mention: When a user clicks ‘Save’ or ‘cancel’, wouldn’t be better to redirect him to Cuil home or referrer ( only if referrer = cuil domain ) ?
I’ve got redirected back to my RSS reader home after clicking “Prefs” page.
Just a thought…
Serhat Erdoğan · Jul 7, 07:52 AM
Hi, I noticed that this option and its description have not translated into Turkish. I’m from Turkey and I’d like to help you translate:
“Low Bandwidth Mode:” -> “Düşük Bant Genişliği Modu:”
and
“Enabling low bandwidth mode will remove the images, maps, and other bandwidth intensive features of the Cuil search results. This will make the result page faster to load for people on slower internet connections.”
->
“Düşük bant genişliği modu, resimleri, haritaları ve tüm diğer yoğun bant genişliği kullanan Cuil özelliklerini arama sonuçlarından kaldırır. Bu, yavaş internet bağlantısına sahip olan kullanıcılar için sonuç sayfasının daha hızlı yüklenmesini sağlayacaktır.”
Heston Liebowitz · Jul 7, 06:01 PM
@Serhat Erdoğan: Thank you for the translation. You’ll see those appear on the site soon.
juan · Jul 9, 04:39 AM
hi! is it also possible to have translation in pilipino? cause im from philippines.
thanks.