Top 10 Alternatives To Google Search
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siliconindia | Monday, 04 June 2012, 13:27 Hrs
4. Wolfram Alfa
Launched: May 15, 2009
Known for: Answering Factual Queries By Computing The Answer From Structured Data
Wolfram Alfa is where you go to find answers to very specific questions. Instead of giving a list of websites as answers this site gives users the specific responses. The website was developed by Wolfram Researches. Wolfram Alpha is based on the computational platform Mathematica, written by British scientist Stephen Wolfram in 1988.
Apple’s Siri uses Wolfram Alpha for 25% of its searches.