Wolfram Alpha Offers iPhone App for $49.99

Chris Barylick · October 19th, 2009, 11:11 PM

On Monday, Wolfram Alpha, the online computational knowledge engine that launched in May, saw its application become available in the App Store. Per MacRumors, the app "plugs directly into Wolfram|Alpha's supercomputing cloud to deliver the unrivaled power of the Wolfram|Alpha knowledge engine to the mobile environment."
While the app still requires an internet connection to work, it includes a special keyboard to make the entry of special characters for mathematical and other functions easy.

An early review by CNET describes that the app makes all output, which are provided as GIF images, even when the service is accessed through Safari, show well on the iPhone's screen and that queries can be bookmarked and published via Twitter.

The app is currently priced at $49.99 [App Store] while the Wolfram Alpha site is free to use when accessed through a web browser, including Safari on the iPhone.

Mr. Hopkins · October 20th, 2009, 11:08 AM #2

I like that pricing model although I wouldn't buy that. People are going to buy it just to look intelligent.

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Chris Barylick Rocks the Board Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 518 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Wolfram Alpha Offers iPhone App for $49.99 - October 19th, 2009, 11:11 PM #1
	<script language="JavaScript" src="http://adserver1.backbeatmedia.com/servlet/ajrotator/13894/222/viewJScript?pool=13886&type=3158&pos=20&zone=5000"></script> On Monday, Wolfram Alpha, the online computational knowledge engine that launched in May, saw its application become available in the App Store. Per MacRumors, the app "plugs directly into Wolfram\|Alpha's supercomputing cloud to deliver the unrivaled power of the Wolfram\|Alpha knowledge engine to the mobile environment." While the app still requires an internet connection to work, it includes a special keyboard to make the entry of special characters for mathematical and other functions easy. An early review by CNET describes that the app makes all output, which are provided as GIF images, even when the service is accessed through Safari, show well on the iPhone's screen and that queries can be bookmarked and published via Twitter. The app is currently priced at $49.99 [App Store] while the Wolfram Alpha site is free to use when accessed through a web browser, including Safari on the iPhone.

Mr. Hopkins Don't give me guff. Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Illinois. Posts: 54 Thanks: 8 Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts	October 20th, 2009, 11:08 AM #2
	I like that pricing model although I wouldn't buy that. People are going to buy it just to look intelligent.