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WolframAlpha Opening Up to Developers and Launching iPhone App

Mashable!  Thu, 10/15/2009 - 12:53

wolfram-alpha-smWe’ve written a lot about WolframAlpha, the computational knowledge engine


 

Wolfram Alpha Has Grown a Lot. You Should Try it Out Again

Mashable!  Fri, 08/21/2009 - 01:14

Wolfram Alpha LogoThat, at least, is what Stephen Wolfram, founder of computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha, has tried to convince us in a lengthy post over at the


 

Wolfram Alpha Computes Cheating Girlfriend [Parody Video]

Mashable!  Thu, 08/13/2009 - 13:50

Wolfram Alpha LogoWolfram Alpha, the “knowledge engine” that helps you find specific factual information in ways that Google can’t, has fallen out of the headlines somewhat after i


 

What Would You Ask Wolfram Alpha’s Founder?

Mashable!  Tue, 06/02/2009 - 17:42

Wolfram Alpha, which launched to the world via live video last month, plans to take to Justin.tv once again, this time to have founder Stephen Wolfram answer questions from users of the self-dubbed computational knowledge engine.


 

3 Wolfram Alpha Add-ons to Smarten Up Your Firefox

Mashable!  Thu, 05/21/2009 - 07:03

Wolfram Alpha LogoHave you already fallen in love with the computational knowledge engine, better known as Wolfram Alpha?

If you have, chances are you’ve been looking for easier ways to use this powerful tool, and for Firefox users, the best place to start is the add-ons repository.


 

Five Things Wolfram Alpha Does Better (And Vastly Different) Tha...

Mashable!  Tue, 05/19/2009 - 06:05

Wolfram Alpha LogoWolfram Alpha is not a search engine.

Perhaps it will one day become one, but currently it’s exactly what its tagline says: a computational knowledge engine.

However, it looks like Google, it provides you with answers and therefore most users will try to use it as a search engine, which doesn’t always yield good results.


 

Top 10 Wolfram Alpha Easter Eggs

Mashable!  Sun, 05/17/2009 - 13:04

Wolfram Alpha LogoIf you haven’t heard about it yet, the new computational search engine Wolfram Alpha launched this week to much fanfare and attention.

The service can calculate integrals, tell you the flying time between San Francisco and London, or even the (lack of) nutritional content of your M&M’s.