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Wolfram Alpha Ends Up Where It Belongs: In Another Search Engine
6:58AM John Herrman | Results from Wolfram Alpha — the mathematically inclined search engine that everybody hyperventilated about a few months ago then promptly and completely ignored — will soon be rolled into Bing searches. This is fantastic news if you use Bing! (Which you actually might!) More »
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Wolfram Alpha Now Makes Your IPhone Smarter Too
9:00PM John Herrman | Mathematica’s Wolfram Alpha, the occasionally cheesy, unintentionally racist autistic savant of search engines, has finally gotten a mobile version. It’s optimised for iPhones, and therefore Android phones, the Pre, and others (It works fine in Opera Mobile, for example). Search pages are presented in a clean, simple menu format, although results seem mostly unchanged. [Wolfram Alpha via Electric Pig] More »
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Wolfram Alpha Is Actually a Frustrated Stand-Up Comedian
4:20AM Jesus Diaz | Yesterday we got some funny answers from Wolfram Alpha, the search engine that promised to enlighten us. Today, this catalog of silly answers uncovers its true nature as a failed stand-up comedian and pop culture expert. More »
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Ask Wolfram Alpha: Are You Self Aware?
8:20AM Jesus Diaz | WE ARE ONTO YOU, YOU WOLFRAM ALPHA BIG LIAR YOU! More »
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Ask Wolfram Alpha: Are You Skynet?
3:20AM Jesus Diaz | Dear Wolfram Alpha: Are you Skynet? Really, ARE YOU? More »
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Wolfram Alpha: A Bit Racist?
11:55PM Jack Loftus | What goes on under the hood at Wolfram Alpha is a mystery to my simple mind, but after seeing the results of this search, I hope whatever it is gets an overhaul quickly. More »
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A Classic Revisited: Apple vs Microsoft, FIGHT!
10:00PM Jesus Diaz | Here I was, thinking that Apple was this tiny David fighting the Microsoft Goliath. Rebels vs Empire my arse. Wolfram Alpha—with its clearly presented data—has opened my eyes, giving new light to the classic flamewar: More »
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Wolfram Alpha Fail Is Appropriately Nerdy
2:00AM Dan Nosowitz | Wolfram Alpha, the dorktastic computational search engine, got off to a bit of a rocky start when it launched last night. At least its first fail message had the foresight to include a HAL reference. More »
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