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Wikipedia Goes Mobile

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the what's-that-in-your-pocket? dept.

eldavojohn writes, "Webaroo has added Wikipedia to their services on mobile devices. There have also been open source efforts to deliver it to the iPod (also check out the wiki) or a PDA. I guess if I were still a bartender, this would be a necessity in solving bar disputes before they escalate to fisticuffs." Wikipedia requires 6 GB of free space, 10 GB recommended. And remember: Don't Panic.

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  1. Re:6 GB? by indraneil · · Score: 3, Interesting

    But then we would need swap space to unzip it on the fly and extract the page we are looking for!
    I shudder to think of how to go about doing that in real time with minimal memory
    All your base are belong to us!

  2. Wikipedian Pocket-Encyclopedia by Pi_r_ed · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Why doesn't Wikipedia make their own mobile? It could be updated when connected to the computer, like an iPod, and I'm sure ads for it would replace any mentionings of donations...

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  3. History repeats itself, just faster. by johneee · · Score: 2, Interesting

    "I guess if I were still a bartender, this would be a necessity in solving bar disputes before they escalate to fisticuffs."

    Which is exactly why Guinness, the brewery, started publishing an anual book of world records: To resolve bar disputes about the longest, fastest, first, etc... Perhaps you've heard of it?

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  4. 5G Support? by My+Iron+Lung · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Now I think this is a great idea, unfortunately it's not available for the latest model, iPod Video 5G. I'm not trying to be a troll here, but does anyone know why that is?

  5. TomeRaider by bookemdano63 · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I have been carrying around Wikipedia on my PDA for years. TomeRaider has a "complete" version of Wikipedia, with some pictures, for about 1GB.
    And it is very good for settling bar bets.