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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…)

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Quickly Lookup Information On Any Person Or Company In Firefox With People Lookup

A while back we reviewed Tabble, a Firefox extension for finding information on people and companies via Facebook, Linked in, etc. People Lookup is another Firefox extension that makes it even easier to find such information using the full name of a person or company across Wikipedia, Facebook, Google, Twitter, CrunchBase and LinkedIn with a [...] (more…)

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Offline Wikipedia Reader On Desktop

Wikipedia is the number one source of information for many users, being the open-wiki encyclopedia that it is. It has probably far exceeded the famous Britannica or Encarta, with the amount of information that it contains, all being constantly updated. However, what if you need some information and do not have internet access, hence no [...] (more…)

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Official Wikipedia App For iPhone Launched

Ever since Apple’s App Store launched, people were in search of a good Wikipedia App for iPhone. Today, Wikimedia Foundation has launched an offical iPhone application for Wikipedia. This application is free and can be downloaded from the App Store now (iTunes link). (more…)

Wikipedia Hits Three Million English Articles

Wikipedia, the most popular Free Encyclopedia is celebrating its three millionth English article published several hours ago. The 3,000,000th article is Beate Eriksen who is a Norwegian actress and film director. This landmark is achieved about two years after Wikipedia reached the two million English articles mark, though it took less than one and a half [...] (more…)

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Dictionary .NET Adds Google Dictionary, Translate, Suggest, And Wikipedia Into One Tool

A few days back I covered a tool named Google Translate Client that translates any text to any other language instantly. But what if you want to translate a word and then find it’s meaning? Or perhaps, you simply want to research more about it on Wikipedia? Dictionary .NET is a free portable tool for [...] (more…)

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Check Hot New Trending Topics In Wikipedia With Wikirank

Just like Google Trends let you know which keywords and topics are trending in Google, Wikirank tells you what’s popular on Wikipedia. On the main page you will find all latest hot trending topics and the percentage change in the last 30 days. On the right sidebar you will find the most read topics in [...] (more…)