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Wolfram Alpha for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Wolfram Alpha for iPhone application gives you immediate access to the vast resources of the Wolfram Alpha computational knowledge engine. It is the ultimate replacement for almost any kind of calculator or reference book. It plugs directly into supercomputing cloud to deliver the unrivaled power of the Wolfram Alpha knowledge...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Knowledge, Wolfram Alpha, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-22

Wolfram Alpha opens API to developers

What a lot of guffThis guff gets a news story all on its own, yet you cant even manage a follow up story about Microsoft recovering the Sidekick Data.What has happened to ZDNET? Is it stuck in recession mode with a team of highly untrained monkeys writing low rate news...

Tags: news story, Wolfram Alpha, API

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Wolfram Alpha announces Homework Day-Sounds fun, eh?

Or maybeJust maybe, one or two students in what's left of the truly pathetic American education system will do their homework BY THEMSELVES! Yes, I know that means behaving and paying attention and participating in classes, and having parents responsible enough for their children to make sure that happens.

Tags: Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Wolfram Alpha announces Homework Day-Sounds fun, eh?

We haven't heard much from Wolfram Alpha lately, what with Bing actually gaining a bit of market share. However, Alpha certainly hasn't gone anywhere and, in fact, remains a valuable tool for fact-finding and research. To emphasize this, Wolfram announced the first annual Homework Day today. While...

Tags: Wolfram Alpha, Productivity, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-10-05

Bing, Wolfram Alpha agree on licensing deal

On Microsoft-Wolfram DealI think we are gradually seeing web dominance shifting from Google. Facebook now have bing search on their site, Microsoft has a search deal with Yahoo and now Wolfram. Rather than a dominante force that Microsoft once imparted on the Windows, peharps we would see a number of...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing, Wolfram Alpha, Microsoft Corp., Google Inc., licensing deal

Discussion threads 2009-08-24

What planet is that? Ask Wolfram Alpha

What planet is that? Ask Wolfram AlphaThere is a Great iPhone app that does this called Planets Q ContinuumThere's a free iPhone app that does this and more, do a search for Planets Q Continuum in iTunes and you will find a few there. Great for when you are out...

Tags: Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-07-09

Wolfram Alpha won't ask and won't tell

Wolfram Alpha won't ask and won't tellwolfram alpha wants to be a brainbut it does not have all the data to deliver all the answers.I see it more like an academic atempt to data mining rather than a search engine.it is not a search engineI have commented on Wolfram Alpha's...

Tags: INTERNET, SEARCH, Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-05-21

Wolfram Alpha: First hands-on

Wolfram Alpha: First hands-onThis looks incredible...Wow. This looks like it can (and, hopefully, will) change how data is accessed, viewed, and interpreted. It means you can waste less time learning the data and more time figuring out how to apply it to everyday life.I wish I could play with this...

Tags: Wolfram Alpha, roach

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Wolfram Alpha...ongoing impressions from day 1

Wolfram Alpha...ongoing impressions from day 1Great for science usebut no good as an internet street map.Never intended to be a Google killerIt was never meant to be a Google killer - and only foolish media that depicted it as one. Clearly it is not a search engine, but what it...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SEARCH, Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Alpha, ongoing impression, Look-Up, search engine

Discussion threads 2009-05-18

Wolfram Alpha: Wikipedia killer?

Wolfram Alpha: Wikipedia killer?Not Even CloseIt is very lacking in knowing dates of history. Take for example that it doesn't know that May 6th, 1937 is the day the Hindenburg crashed at Lakehurst Naval Air Station in New Jersey. That is a major day in history and any Google search...

Tags: Wiki, PRODUCTIVITY, SEARCH, Wolfram Alpha, Wikipedia-killer

Discussion threads 2009-05-17

Wolfram Alpha: First hands-on

CNET's Rafe Needleman gets a look at the eagerly-anticipated new computational search engine, Wolfram Alpha. Is it a Google killer? No, but it has the potential to change the way we view at data on the Web.

Tags: Search, Channel Management, Marketing, News, rafe needleman, wolfram alpha, google, search engine

Videos 2009-05-15

Search space becomes more crowded

All the Web content in the world is useless, if you can't find what you're looking for, right? ZDNet correspondent Sumi Das talks to senior editor Sam Diaz about new search services and features that aren't necessarily going toe to toe with Google, but may prove to be disrupters...

Tags: Sam Diaz, Search, Channel Management, Marketing, Google, Web, Wolfram Alpha, Twitter, Splunk, Sumi Das

Videos 2009-05-12

Wolfram Alpha has a blog!

Wolfram Alpha has a blog!Computation on massive datasetsI dont think your evaluation of Alpha is fair.Although I would agree it aint google killer, you seem to discount for the fact that it is a new kind of search?Computation on massive amounts of data, and the applications such technology can enable.At...

Tags: Blogging, Wolfram Alpha, Alpha, blog

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Wolfram Alpha has a blog!

I have to admit, I'm excited about Wolfram Alpha. Google and it's host of tools aren't going anywhere and I had a great meeting today discussing the ins and outs of our Google Edu Apps rollout scheduled for this summer. However, I can't help but buy into a...

Tags: Google Inc., Blog, Wolfram Alpha, Wolfram, Blogging, Internet, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-11

More details emerge on Wolfram Alpha

More details emerge on Wolfram AlphaSnickering as I just failed googling SMILESMath can only get you that far. If you use a word in an unlikely content you will need to provide additional information - or any algorithm will get it wrong.Just take your example of Snickers - well -...

Tags: Wiki, Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Google: Looking over shoulder at Wolfram|Alpha?

Google: Looking over shoulder at Wolfram|Alpha?Google and Wolfram AlphaI don't think they are actually in the same field to be competitors. I think if Google is talking about/looking at Wolfram Alpha... it's for acquisition of the technology... or an API share. Google doesn't want to be a mega-calculator, but if...

Tags: SEARCH, Google Inc., Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-05-08

Wolfram Alpha has Google's attention

Wolfram Alpha has Google's attentionWolfram|AlphaI am excited to see what Wolfram|Alpha is all about. Unfortunately, I fear that it will turn out to be nothing more than a glorified "Google Calculator". Google already has functions within Google Spreadsheets which allow you to pull data regarding population, unemployment rates,...

Tags: Google Inc., Wolfram|Alpha, Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-05-07

Wolfram Alpha has Google's attention

The "founder's letter" this year written by Google's Sergey Brin seemed to have undertones of skepticism -- potentially in regards to the imminent release of Wolfram|Alpha. Referring to search engines that understand more documents and queries using Artificial Intelligence, Brin says: Others claim to have accomplished...

Tags: Google Inc., Wolfram Alpha, Search, Garett Rogers

Blog posts 2009-05-07

Deep inside Wolfram Alpha

Deep inside Wolfram AlphaI can't wait for itWolfram Alpha sounds like a wonderful idea. I have dug through Google a number of times and fell short when I would perform a query. Some sites simply didn't want to answer simple questions. Having to dig to find...

Tags: Wolfram Alpha, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-05-06

Is Wolfram Alpha overhyped?

Is Wolfram Alpha overhyped?Heads up for another major innovationAnswer-based analytical engine? The name itself sounds like something revolutionary is going to come in the way of the web. Wolfram, as I already know him from the numerous homeworks I solved using his website, is a true math genius. His website...

Tags: Wolfram Alpha

Discussion threads 2009-05-04