The iPhone is a hugely powerful reference tool. Like having a portable library stuck in your pocket, you can find an answer to pretty much any question instantly. Sure it might not always be correct, but there is an armada of info buried at your fingertips. 

Be...

When Wolfram Alpha launched back in May 2009, it promised to deliver accurate answers to users' questions; an approach different to that of Google's search engine, as results from queries in this form can often be a little on the random side.

And...

Wolfram Alpha, the computational search engine, has made a massive u-turn over its iPhone app, slashing the price from $50 to $1.99 and re-instating the mobile friendly website.

In a move that, most likely, hopes to rectify slow growth, the...

Google has made a move to take on Wolfram Alpha, removing the need to visit specific websites for factual information, which could have a dramatic affect on how we use the world's number one search engine.

Launching a new feature that Google...

Wolfram Alpha has announced that it'll be doing a Christmas deal on its mobile app for the iPhone and iPod.

The app, that launched back in October, has now been reduced in price from an original $49 to its new price of $19.99 - working out...

Wolfram Alpha has announced that it will be supplying Microsoft's Bing search engine with some of its results.

Following the launch of an API for developers to tap into the computational search engine, Wolfram Alpha has announced that it will...

Following the news we brought you that Wolfram Alpha had announced the release of its Webservice API, the computational knowledge engine's own-brand iPhone app has now been launched.

Pricey, as far as apps go, the software will cost customers...

Computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha has announced the launch of the Wolfram Alpha Webservice API.

The paid-for release will mean that developers can now stick Wolfram Alpha results and data into websites and online publishing,...

With the news earlier of Google's improvements to its search engine, we thought it best to put it through its paces up against the rival pack in the shape of the current Google, Microsoft's Bing, Mr Wolfram's Wolfram Alpha, Facebook's new search offering...

Computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha has added another string to its bow with the news it can now "translate" Morse code.

In a blog post, the site says: "Although Morse code is no longer used for mainstream communication, many people...

Computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha is taking a leaf out of Wikipedia's virtual book with the search for "volunteer curators".

"If you're as excited about Wolfram Alpha as we are, and want to help out, consider becoming a volunteer...

Wolfram Alpha says "iPhone users have been begging to have Wolfram Alpha just a touch away since the beginning".

To this end, the company has introduced the Wolfram Alpha iPhone and iPod mobile page that lets you compute queries, watch the...

Computational knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha has received a big update just three weeks in to its launch that sees about 1.1 million data value tweaks.

In a blog post the site has revealed: "As one step in our ongoing, long-term development...

This Thursday 4 June at 4pm CDT, Stephen Wolfram is to stage a question and answer session based around the comments, suggestions and questions that have been received relating to the Wolfram Alpha search engine.

The Wolfram Alpha blog states...

A week after the site's official launch, Stephen Wolfram has revealed in a blog post that his new "computational knowledge engine" is approaching 100 million queries. "It's been a great first week", Wolfram says.

Seemingly pleased with the...