Google Semantic Search, how it works

Google Search will soon 'answer questions', instead of just hunting words - a shift which makes it more like Microsoft's Bing *. 'Semantic search' answers questions in search box *. Similar to Microsoft's second-placed Bing *. Google has built up an 'encyclopedia' of 200 million people, places and products, and will deliver that information through Search *. 'Speeded-up' search will help users on smartphones