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If you've been on the internet for a while, you might know Wolfram Alpha as the website where you chuck your calculus homework to get answers in a jiffy. At the time, it already felt like a cheat code ...

Wolfram Alpha is not Google. You don't hear anybody using Wolfram Alpha as a verb. "I don't know, let me Wolfram Alpha it" lacks a certain ring. However, Wolfram Alpha is doing a nice job positioning ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The release this week of the Wolfram|Alpha computational ...

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 ...

Microsoft's Bing search engine is getting a little help from a very smart friend. Wolfram Alpha and Bing have reached a licensing deal that allows Bing to present some of the specialized scientific ...

On Wednesday, Microsoft announced it’s teaming up with answer engine Wolfram Alpha to beef up its Bing search engine. This will give Bing users access to Wolfram Alpha’s algorithms and curated data.

Ever looked at Wolfram Alpha and the development of Wolfram Language and thought that perhaps Stephen Wolfram was a bit ahead of his time? Well, maybe the times have finally caught up because Wolfram ...

A new capability announced by Wolfram Alpha enabling its clients to browse Best Buy's electronics and appliances data provides iPhone 4S Siri users a new way to shop and compare products using their ...

Lots of Web services provide a formal API that allows structured data to be obtained for display on a separate website or via a desktop app. Many of these, however, come with certain display ...