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  Wikipedia For Mobile Devices

Posted on 16-MAR-2006 14:42. | Tags Filed under: News.




Wikipedia For Mobile Devices

Users of Pocket PCs, Smartphones and Java-enabled mobile phones running web browsers can now access a lightweight version of the Wikipedia on-line encyclopaedia.

New Zealand-based company Instinct has created a mobile version of Wikipedia for mobile devices, currently available as a beta website.

With over 1,025,291 entries it’s got pretty much everything users could want to know about, from mercantilism to New Zealand history to Fraggle Rock.

The developer says however that people shouldn't start quoting Wikipedia as the source of all truth though, since the entries are contributed by individuals in the community and aren’t checked by professionals before they’re published.


More information: http://www.3g.co.nz/wiki...




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geekiegeek
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Comment posted by geekiegeek on 16-MAR-2006 15:07
And dont forget the Blanket Man entry - wiki knows all
freitasm
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Comment posted by freitasm on 16-MAR-2006 15:16
Here is the Mobile Wikipedia post on Blank Man, a local character...

mufasa
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Comment posted by mufasa on 16-MAR-2006 15:53
All those in favour of the mobile wikipedia being linked on the xtra mobile portal say aye :))
tbrethes
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Comment posted by tbrethes on 22-OCT-2007 02:49
I found a new software which also enables Wikipedia access, http://www.unyverse.com/catalog/details.aspx?id=uny.wikipedia
Because it is a smart client app, you can browse previsouly donwloaded articles article offline.
Works for any J2ME phone and Windows Mobile.
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