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WolframAlpha Is My New Doctor

8:46AM May 25, 2011 | Mat Honan

Feeling ill? Whatever you do, don’t look at WebMD, unless you enjoy convincing yourself you’re having an aneurysm. But WolframAlpha just made self-internet diagnosis useful. More »

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Why Wolfram Alpha Not Becoming A Google Killer Turned Out To Be A Good Thing

3:00AM February 15, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Guardian has a great article about Wolfram Alpha and Stephen Wolfram, the genius behind it. Turns out, his dream was never to kill Google (back in ’93, Sergey Brin worked for Wolfram!) but rather try to create the science fiction people once dreamt of (think HAL). More »

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Wolfram Alpha Is Tired Of People Not Paying $US50 Dollars For Their iPhone App

9:14AM December 4, 2009 | John Herrman

The first problem with the Wolfram Alpha iPhone app was that it cost $US50. The second problem was that the site’s iPhone web interface was nearly as good as the app, and it was free. Guess which issue Mathematica “fixed!” More »

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WolframAlpha IPhone App Is A $50 Super Calculator

9:10AM October 19, 2009 | Jack Loftus

Even diehard WolframAlpha fan may balk slightly at the $US50 asking price. Then they, like me, might balk some more as they try to figure out why a mobile version of what’s in essence a free search engine costs $US50. More »