Wolfram|Alpha

I consider Wolfram Alpha as the direct opponent of Google. But when Google develops a bunch of programs, very useful ones, and they are all for free, I don’t understand what the people behind Wolfram Alpha are thinking.
Why buy an application for Iphone priced at 50$, just to use a graphic calculator, when you can [...]

Well, well Wolfram Alpha just went live last night and we were anxiously waiting for it. However, it wasn’t exactly what we expected. The thrill is gone now. I’m not that excited about it, and I can say that I was very disappointed. I admit that Wolfram|Alpha is in early-development, but I was expecting a [...]

A few days ago rumors said that Wolfram Alpha is going to be launched on May 18, however, it is coming sooner. Ladies and gentlemen prepare yourself for the Wolfram|Alpha launch today at 7 PM CST! After months of waiting, rumors, and high expectations, world’s first computation knowledge engine will be introduced via a special [...]

Later this month, a computational knowledge engine will be launched. It is called Wolfram Alpha or Wolfram|Alpha. Many said that this is a search engine and they dubbed it as the Google Killer, but this is just not the case as you can’t compare a Hummer with a Ferrari – they’re not in the same [...]

Yesterday, WolframAlfa has opened access to a test cluster. This way, people could get an idea about how this “computational knowledge engine”. The interest for this service turned out to be very high, as thousands of people discovered the test and were able to preview how Wolfram will work.
Below you can find a map that [...]

The long-expected Wolfram Alpha search engine is due to be launched this month. We are waiting for it anxiously as unfortunately we didn’t get the opportunity to test it, however, others did and it looks amazing. I will start with the fact that many said that this is the Google Killer, but in fact Wolfram [...]