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Although the launch of the mobile friendly search results has begun, the update is not universally live.

Google Webmaster Trends analyst John Mueller has now confirmed that MobileGeddon – the altering of the search engine algorithm to favor websites that are mobile friendly – has now started its official rollout, but he has also pointed out that while it is completely live at some data centers, this is not the case among them all.

The Mobile Friendly update of the algorithm is under way and it will eventually cover all of the data centers.

Webmasters have started to report in with regards to whether or not they were able to detect any differences in results on the day that MobileGeddon first started, as well as throughout the week, and while some reported that early signs were detected, the majority of webmasters said that they hadn’t seen any real difference throughout the first partial week of the implementation. That said, as time continues and as more data centers are updated – and as more searches are conducted – it is more than likely that the impact of the mobile friendly algorithm will start to become very apparent in the results.

The MobileGeddon confirmations were posted by John Mueller in a Google+ live hangout.

The changes are apparently becoming increasingly noticeable hour by hour and will continue in that direction until the mobile friendly search algorithm is completely implemented across all of the Google data centers. This means that one person may be experiencing one type of search results on their device at one time, and someone else might find something completely different on their own device. An hour later, they may both see the same thing or they might still see something different. These inconsistencies will only decrease as the rollout continues.

According to John Mueller’s own description of the beginning of MobileGeddon “It’s definitely rolling out. I know in some of the data centers its already rolled out completely. So that is something where I think you will probably see that change over the course of a week, maybe a week and a half – something like that.”

This news was made just as the Apple Watch was first launched and as over 3,000 compatible apps flooded iTunes.

At the same time that the wearable technology spotlight had been aimed at the Apple Watch release, Samsung dropped hints and teases about its own possible upcoming smartwatch that may have a round design.

Samsung wasn’t the only company grasping for attention on that day as Google also suggested a possible new Glass release.

Though the Apple Watch smartwatch launch didn’t come with all of the explosive hype of the typical release of gadgets from that device maker, due to the preorder online selling strategy that it implemented, there was a great deal of noise in the wearable technology industry as other companies fought to draw attention to their own upcoming tech creations. As Apple’s faithful shoppers selected the devices that they would like to pick up at their stores, and as over 3,000 wearables friendly apps made it into iTunes, many other announcements were also made.

Samsung, for instance, felt that this would be a great time to tease at the appearance of a new smartwatch.

The upcoming wearables from Samsung may break with its previous designs and aim for a round screen. This would not be the first round device on the market but it would be the first one from that company and it would still place it in the minority.

Beyond that, the CEO of Luxottica revealed that when it comes to wearable technology news, it didn’t stop with Samsung. Google is also gearing up to start to show off a brand new version of its Glass augmented reality headset. It had already shut down operations on the original version of that device, but it’s now clear that the AR glasses weren’t abandoned, altogether, as hints have been repeatedly dropped over the last while about a new version that will be on its way.

The wearable technology category is starting to heat up in quite a dramatic and increasingly competitive way and while companies had previously appeared to be testing the waters with initial releases of a smartwatch, it now looks as though they are moving beyond the basics. Design and style are becoming an important factor with these wearables.