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Wikipedia Mobile Version Launched...Err..Discovered!

by Bla1ze on 17 Dec 2008 05:49 AM
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Wikipedia Mobile Version Launc...Err..Discovered!

The massively popular online encyclopedia service Wikipedia actually has a "mobile" version! For the longest time before picking up my Bold I was frequently using a site called WAPedia to feed my need for information. Now many reports have posed this as being a new service, but since its original posting over at MicroPersuasion, it has now been realized that the site has been there since at least August. In any event, it supports 14 languages and has a rather *weird* option called "Spoken Wikipedia" which seems to have not ever been enabled. Makes me hope it is what it sounds like it should be and it does indeed get switched on at some point!

Personally, since having picked up my Bold and browsed to the full Wikipedia site a good many times, I find the Bold's browser actually formats the site quite nicely without any real need to have a "mobile" version. Regardless, this is highly useful for older devices that do not have the new browser rendering engine in them. And oh yeah, in case you were wondering, CrackBerry leads to BlackBerry ;-)

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Posted by TvTechGuru Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

I tried typing in that address on my Curve 8330 but got an error. I used the Blackberry Browser, is that correct? I too have been using Wapedia, it works just fine, so I'm wondering how different the mobile version is. Either way, I can't get to it from the BB browser.

 
 
Posted by chopsticks Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

Make sure the http part of the address is not there. And I tried typing CrackBerry in the search and yes it does lead to BlackBerry! :)

 
 
Posted by skydiversd Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

I have been running this site on my curve since early Spring, but the address was http://en.wap.wikipedia.org. It appears to be the same page.

I runs great!

 
 
Posted by rrrebo Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

I've had the Wikipedia mobile launcher on my Curve for a few months, now. It is handy, indeed.

 
 
Posted by Prafeston Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

How do you get the launcher...this is just a link to the page?

 
 
Posted by Anonymous Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

I have been running this for a couple of weeks. It is not really a mobile version but instead just a quick way to load the search page on the device without opening the browser. After you click go you are entirely on the Website and out of the BB App. So this is a useful shortcut even for the Bold and Storm.

 
 
Posted by Cowchip Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

This was one of the first bookmarks I made when I got my Curve back in June. Been available for a while.....

 
 
Posted by nopatria Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

It divides the search in more than one page, i think the default page is better.

 
 
Posted by Anonymous Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

The Storm's "go to" menu has a search bar which allows you to choose if your search is run through google, wiki, or dictionary.com

 
 
Posted by anonymous Thursday, Dec 18, 2008 1151 days ago

You can do this on the Curve 8330 also. Quite a nice feature.

 
 
Posted by Callie25 Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

Is there an on screen launcher for the app? If so, how do we get it?

 
 
Posted by jerseysoprano Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

I think I will try this out!

 
 
Posted by amazinglygraceless Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

OTA: http://m.jonathanhfisher.co.uk

Work for all OS's 4.2 and higher

 
 
Posted by Orio Wednesday, Dec 17, 2008 1152 days ago

Be convienient if it had a desktop icon. I hate having to go to Bookmarks...

 
 
Posted by Andre Koen Thursday, Dec 18, 2008 1151 days ago

It’s great news. It shows us that how technology makes our life easier.

According to them, it offers a trimmed down version of Wikipedia prosper which supports up to 14 different languages.

 
 
Posted by dalejr88nascar Thursday, Dec 18, 2008 1151 days ago

This web page does not work on my phone. I have the BlackBerry Curve 8330, and I just tired going onto this page and I got "The requested URL could not be retrieved. The following error was encountered. Unable to determine IP address from host name for ww.mobile.widipedia.org" Is anyone else having this issue?

 
 
Posted by Anonymous Thursday, Dec 18, 2008 1151 days ago

That error means your browser was trying to go to ww.mobile.widipedia.com, which is a nonexistent address. It looks like you either made a typo when entering the address, or else when you posted about it here.

The real address is "http://mobile.wikipedia.com", though you can probably leave off the "http://" part. There is no www in it.

 
 
Posted by amidnightdawn Monday, Dec 22, 2008 1147 days ago

I am surprised to see that CB has just now found this. I found the mobile wikipedia site months ago. It is so useful for looking up random information that comes up in every day converstations while you are away from your computer.