Wikitude is now available on Apple App Store
Wikitude developers have released this application on the Apple App Store.
It has been already available on the Google Android platform.
Wikitude is an augmented reality application that picks up content from Wikipedia for places you are checking out using your compatible smartphone.
It only works on [...]
WikiTrust: Wikipedia to use color codes to showcase reliability of content
Wired has reported that Wikipedia is all set to offer an optional new feature named WikiTrust.
WikiTrust would use color codes to showcase the reliability of the content on any Wikipedia page.
The color codes would be based on various factors including:
How trustworthy is the [...]
Wikimedia Foundation gets USD 2 million commitment from Omidyar Network
Omidyar Network was started by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar.
The philanthropic investment group has now announced that they are going to provide USD 2 million in funds to the Wikimedia Foundation.
Wikimedia Foundation is mostly known for their open source encyclopaedia service Wikipedia.
These funds would be [...]
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation donates to Wikimedia
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation has donated to Wikimedia which is responsible for the popular open source encyclopaedia Wikipedia.
The grand of $500,000 has been provided to improve the service.
Wikipedia relies on donations like these and from regular web users for running its operations. [...]
Wikimedia Foundation launches Wikipedia Mobile for Apple iPhone
Apple iPhone and iPod Touch owners finally have an official mobile app from Wikipedia.
We already have several other apps which provide easy access to Wikipedia pages.
The latest app is free and open source. It is now available from the Apple App Store.
It is currently very [...]
Wikipedia closing in on 3 million articles
Wikipedia has been growing at an impressive speed. It is now close to becoming home to 3 million articles.
Wikipedia was launched in 2001 and the first million articles too as long as five years.
It has gained momentum in the last couple of years and the second million articles [...]
Google Translator Toolkit launched
Google has announced the launch of their latest web based service Google Translator Toolkit.
Translation technologies is one of the key focus areas of Google as it helps them to expand the availability of web based content in several languages.
And this latest service is designed to make it easier for users to [...]
Church of Scientology blocked from editing Wikipedia
Wikipedia has now blocked Church of Scientology to edit any of the pages hosted on the popular open source encyclopaedia.
This block is applicable on all IP addresses owned or operated by the Church of Scientology and its associates.
The ban was decided through a vote and 10 members supported the [...]
WikiAlarm: Get email alerts when a Wikipedia page is edited
WikiAlarm is a new web service that can be used to stay up to date with page changes on the Wikipedia online encyclopedia.
The service sends email alerts whenever one of the configured pages is edited on the Wikipedia.
The service offers several features including the [...]
Microsoft done with Encarta as Wikipedia dominates the market
Looks like Microsoft has given up to Wikipedia as they have announced their decision to close down its Encarta online encyclopedia.
Microsoft Encarta would be closed down in October this year in most markets around the world.
The company said in a statement: “The category of [...]
