Online giant Wikipedia has launched on Thursday a new application for the popular iPhone, which aimed to give users free online encyclopedia at the palm of their hands.
With the increasing number of people using Smartphones and Apple Inc.’s iPhone, Wikipedia has decided to open its webpages to users who want to know basic facts about everything while on the go.
According to Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit group that owns the internet site, the Wiki iPhone application is now available in Apple App Store starting Friday.
In an interview, Wikimedia Foundation Spokesperson Jay Walsh said that mobile tools like the iPhone are now becoming a hit to people who recognized the capability and the flexibility that mobile devices such as Smartphones bring to their daily lives.
“And access to information is just one of these tools. That is why we have made the Wikipedia version for the iPhone so people can have their instant history while they are on the field,” he said.
He added that the mission of Wikimedia is to spread free knowledge to the people and do everything that the foundation can for the people’s education.
Wikipedia has been one of the most reliable sources of information about things that online users usually look for.
The information, which includes people, places, and things, are essential part of daily use of the computer. And that is why the foundation has set-up an iPhone application.
With less than 30 people running the operation of the website, Wikimedia has asked the help of a US software developer to tap valuable information and convert it to functional data tool for iPhone users.
The foundation said that it will continue to upgrade the application as they become more engaged in mobile tools and Smartphones, saying that the device is the thing of the future.
It added that it will also come up with other version of the application for Palm and other Android phone users.
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