Semantic google search

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