Yahoo Axis offers a new way to search the Web

Yahoo! has unveiled a new browser enhancement tool called Axis in its effort to boost its internet search business. Axis allows you to enter your search, and see the visual results, without leaving the page you are on.

Axis is available for download across iOS devices and as a desktop plug-in for HTML5-enabled browsers.

On iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Axis serves as a standalone mobile browser app. On the desktop, Axis is a browser plug-in that works with Firefox 7+, Safari v5+, Internet Explorer 9 and all versions of Chrome.

"Our search strategy is predicated on two core beliefs-one, that people want answers, not links and two, that consumer-facing search is ripe for innovative disruption," said Shashi Seth, senior vice president, Connections, Yahoo! Inc.

Axis gives people instant answers and visual previews so they can explore content without interruption. Once on a search results site, Axis also lets people simply swipe or click to the next result.