13. The processing system of claim 10 , wherein the search query is passed to the search engine page using a search application programming interface (API).
10. A processing system for improving access to search results, the processing system comprising: at least one processor; and a memory coupled to the processor; wherein the processor is configured to: execute a browser application; prerender a search engine page in a hidden instance of the browser application, such that at least some portion of content of the search engine page other than search results responsive to a search query is rendered; receive the search query via a text entry field; pass the search query to the search engine page to perform a search using the search query; and merge the prerendered content of the search engine page with display content loaded in an active browser instance to facilitate display of one or more search results responsive to the search query as the one or more search results are received via the search engine.