Wolfram Alpha may be a data geek’s dream, but if you’re not all that interested in its more obscure uses, here’s one thing we could all use a little help with: step-by-step math calculations.
Wolfram Alpha, the computational knowledge search engine, launched its iPhone application today.
Search engine aggregators which combine results from multiple sites are nothing that new, but Heapr combines the expected Google results with Twitter, Wolfram Alpha and Wikipedia for a pretty contemporary mix of results.
Wolfram Alpha, the “computational knowledge engine” that’s steadily updating, has a good but hidden use as a word and language tool for use while writing. In other words, it can be a smart and snappy thesaurus/dictionary/translator/anagram tool.
We recently took a first look at Wolfram Alpha‘s “computational knowledge engine.” Now Wolfram has announced its first series of updates aiming to improve the already impressive search engine’s capabilities.
Google Labs today released Google Squared, which, according to the search giant, “constructs a table of facts about any search category you specify”—though some searches produce distinctly better results than others.
You’ve heard all about it, you’ve probably given it a spin, and maybe added it as a search plugin. But wouldn’t it be nice if you could get Wolfram Alpha’s “computational knowledge” at the same time as Google results? This Firefox extension makes it so.
Firefox only (Win/Mac/Linux): So you’ve taken a look through Wolfram Alpha’s impressive computational knowledge engine and find yourself using it constantly? Save time with a Firefox search plugin to make it easier to search.
How many football fields would fit between the Earth and the sun? What’s the likelihood of getting 2 heads in 10 coin flips? One search engine calculates all that on the fly and more.
