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Wikipedia Officially Launches Mobile Version [Wikipedia]
lifehacker.com - 12/16/2008
Wikipedia Officially Launches Mobile Version [Wikipedia]
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Popular user-edited online encyclopedia Wikipedia has finally released a mobile-friendly version of the web site at mobile.wikipedia.org. The site offers a trimmed down version of Wikipedia proper,...

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IWF statement regarding Wikipedia webpage
iwf.org.uk - 12/9/2008
IWF statement regarding Wikipedia webpage
— iwf.org.uk — IWF Logo A Wikipedia webpage was reported through the IWF's online reporting mechanism on 4 December 2008. As with all potentially illegal online child sexual abuse reports we receive, the image was assessed according to current UK legislation and in ... (more) IWF statement regarding Wikipedia webpage

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Wikipedia Launches Official Mobile Site
micropersuasion.com - 12/15/2008
Wikipedia Launches Official Mobile Site
— micropersuasion.com — Although home grown alternatives have been around for awhile now, Wikipedia recently launched its own official mobile site at http://mobile.wikipedia.org/. The site is very basic, which is exactly what mobile users will want it to be. It's also ... (more) Wikipedia Launches Official Mobile Site

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Wikipedia Mobile - Comoki Software
comoki.com - 12/15/2008
Wikipedia Mobile - Comoki Software
— comoki.com — Wikipedia Mobile Version 1.0 Read and browse Wikipedia easily on your iPhone or iPod Touch. With perfectly formatted articles, outstanding features and excellent usability, Wikipedia Mobile makes it easy to search and read Wikipedia anywhere, in any ... (more) Wikipedia Mobile - Comoki Software

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Wikipedia gets an official mobile website
IntoMobile - Cell Phone News, Information, and Analysis — ... there are few great apps on the market, especially for the iPhone. Anyway, to access the world’s user-edited online encyclopedia from your mobile phone, simply point your browser to mobile.wikipedia.org and take it from there. The site is available in 14 languages and even has a “Spoken Wikipedia” setting, which at the moment doesn’t work, but when it start working it should read Wikipedia articles to you. Or so we think… [Via: LifeHacker] Related News from IntoMobile: ...

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