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Symbian gets a Wikipedia Widget

 

Wikipedia can be a great source of info (it’s an online Encyclopedia after all). Unfortunately, the Wikipedia website never actually worked that great on Symbian devices.

Until now !

Earlier today, the Symbian Foundation clued us into the fact that there’s an alpha version of a Wikipedia widget available, that should make navigating Wikipedia much easier on your Symbian Device.

You have a simple search field where you can search for Full Text or Entry Titles.

A search for Nokia showed up a list of all Nokia-related entries, all properly formatted to fit your device’s screen.

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The ‘Nokia’ entry had basically the same content in text and pictures as the desktop version.

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If you have an N97 or N97 Mini, you’ll also find that the app has a Wikipedia Homescreen Widget that allows you easier access to the app.

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Here’s a short video overview of the Wikipedia App on Symbian :

You can download the application here, but remember y’all, it’s an early alpha version so there might be a couple bugs. It’s still basically a Wikipedia Reader application, so you cant edit any articles or sign in yet.

   

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