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Wolfram Alpha Isn't Google, so Stop Comparing Them

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Mon May 18, 2009 at 10:15 AM

Stephen Wolfram's new knowledge engine, Wolfram Alpha goes live today, providing a new kind of search for Internet users. As a result, the Internets are alive with comments about how Alpha compares to Google. But that's something ...READ»

SEARCH ENGINE WARS | 1 comment

Definitive Google vs WolframAlpha Test: Best for Quiz Cheats?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM

With the launch of the iPhone version of new search engine WolframAlpha, we've decided to pit it against Google in the ultimate test: Which is best for helping you cheat at quizzes? You're familiar with the scene. You're at a ...READ»

ALPHA | 4 comments

Is Wolfram Alpha The Next Big Thing in Web Search?

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 58
Mon Mar 9, 2009 at 10:40 AM

Stephen Wolfram is a well-known figure in the sciences thanks to genius inventions like the math problem-solving software Mathematica. Now he's in the news again for a very different reason: He's trying to reinvent web search by ...READ»

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Google Unveils New Search Powers, Speeds Towards Live Data

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 53
Wed May 13, 2009 at 6:25 AM

Google unveiled a suite of new functions for its search engine yesterday, and there's some evidence that the company is chasing down live data for its search query responses. There's also a new functionality that seems designed to ...READ»

SEARCH ENGINE WARS | Comment

WolframAlpha Deal Means Bing Gets Its Geek On

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 41
Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 9:37 AM

Microsoft's Bing just keeps getting more interesting: The latest news is that Microsoft recently closed a deal with WolframAlpha's management to get some of Wolfram's impressive sciencey "fact calculation" goodness showing in Bing's ...READ»

GOOGLE | 7 comments

How to Kill Your Addiction to Google Search and Get More Productive

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 36
Tue Jun 16, 2009 at 5:09 PM

A few weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion about climate change where former Vice President Al Gore referred to the United States as an oil "junkie." At the time, it occurred to me that Americans have another ...READ»

GOOGLING | Comment

Search Engine Wars: Google Aims for Social Search, as Microsoft Chases It With Bing

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 29
Tue May 26, 2009 at 7:13 AM

Speaking in Japan yesterday, a Google spokesman confirmed that the giant search-engine company wants to offer social-networking style search results. It's Google's latest tweak, and it comes as Microsoft launches its rival Bing ...READ»

SEARCH ENGINE WARS | 2 comments

Microsoft's Bing Unveiled, with Sound Effects and a 'Decision Engine'

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 27
Thu May 28, 2009 at 11:57 AM

We heard rumors the other day, and Steve Ballmer officially revealed the existence of Microsoft's new search engine, Bing, during the D7 conference. The name was carefully chosen to help with the branding--it helps to have a ...READ»

SEARCH ENGINE WARS | 5 comments

Microsoft's Bing Search Arrives Early, and Impresses

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 12
Mon Jun 1, 2009 at 6:42 AM

When Steve Ballmer unveiled Microsoft's Bing search service last week, he said it was due June 3. But Bing has already gone live, and we took it for a test drive. Is it a threat to Google?READ»

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