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BetterLinks: Inserts Automatic Links To High Quality Content On Websites [Chrome]

BetterLinks, a Chrome extension, lets you navigate the web in a fast and effective way by inserting contextually relevant links to high quality, popular content. It inserts automatic links to articles, images and websites where you can learn more about the things you are interested in. It works perfectly and makes custom recommendations for you. [...] (more…)

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Official Wikipedia App Finally Arrives In The Android Market

It may have taken a long time coming, but eventually, the official Wikipedia client for Android has been released to the Android Market by Wikimedia Foundation, which means you can now view whatever the popular online encyclopedia has to offer through its very own client instead of resorting to unofficial Wikipedia clients (such as Wikihood) that have [...] (more…)

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Access Wikipedia Offline In Chrome During SOPA Protest Blackout

A large number of websites will go dark tomorrow, January 18, in order to protest against the anti-piracy bill, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and one such website is Wikipedia. The online encyclopaedia will black out its English site for 24 hours, and millions of users will be unable to access the website. If you are a [...] (more…)

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Wikihood For Android: Location-Based Browsing Of Wikipedia Content

Wikipedia is arguably one of the most comprehensive online sources of information pertaining to any topic, person, place, event et al. Despite being hugely popular, and having official clients for Blackberry and iOS-powered devices, the service does not have an official client for Android as yet. Having said that, Android users have no shortage of alternative apps [...] (more…)

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WikiMatrix: Get Rid Of Unwanted Rows In Wikipedia Tables [Firefox]

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is one of the most-widely-used websites that covers unlimited topics and subjects. Wikipedia uses Wikitables to present different kinds of information and comparisons, but sometimes, the table size is just too large or detailed, and can cause confusion. WikiMatrix, a Firefox add-on, allows you to get rid of rows you’re not [...] (more…)

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Route 66 Offers 3D Maps & Augmented Reality Navigation On Android

If you love exploring worldwide maps in 3D, or are searching for a truly interactive navigation app for your Android device, then Route 66 Maps + Navigation certainly has plenty to offer than any of its counterparts. Fresh to the Android Market, Route 66 is a splendid amalgamation of comprehensive 3D maps and augmented reality [...] (more…)

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Multibar: Multi Feature Dock For Windows With Add-on Support

Multibar is a skinnable Windows dock that helps you organize your applications, files and folders. It provides instant access to gadgets and shortcuts, and enables searching YouTube, Wikipedia and Google without cluttering your desktop.  Multibar remains hidden by default, and only appears on mouse hover, hence it can house several useful shortcuts without consuming a large [...] (more…)

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QuickWiki: Search Meanings & Detailed Info For Any Term In Firefox

Many a times you’ll come across a term that you don’t know anything about, but won’t just want to bother searching a dictionary or encyclopedia. When it comes to references and knowledge, Wikipedia and Wiktionary are two of the most-widely used sources for in-depth information. QuickWiki is an add-on for Mozilla’s Firefox browser that gives you quick access [...] (more…)

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Footnotify: Quickly View Footnotes On Wikipedia & Major Websites [Firefox]

Any information is only as credible as its source – this goes without saying. For frequent readers of Wikipedia, scrolling down a lengthy article time and time over to check references at the bottom of the page, and keeping track of where you left off, can be very frustrating. Footnotify is a Firefox add-on that displays [...] (more…)

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Snapify – Search Selected Text On Popular Sites Without Leaving Tab

Ever come across a term so unique or a topic so vast that you had to Google it, look it up on Wikipedia, and see if there are any instructional videos on YouTube related to it? The fact is that these sites are a primary source of information on just about anything and everything and [...] (more…)

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Mouse Over Links In Any Wikipedia Article To View Snippet

Wikipedia is possibly one of the richest sources of information; it covers everything from different cat species to the history of the Tudor dynasty. Not only does it give complete details on a particular topic but it also links you to articles on terms appearing in it so you get a better and more in [...] (more…)

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Wiki Talking Tours For WP7 Is A Talking Geographic Encyclopedia

Are you a frequent traveller? Would you like to know more about the countless places you pass by during your journeys? Well, if you own a Windows Phone 7 device, we have just the app for you. Wiki Talking Tours for Windows Phone 7 is a free location-based app that indicates geotagged Wikipedia articles on [...] (more…)