CNET Editors' review
When you want answers, Wikipedia is the place to go. This simple app for BlackBerry leaves the bells and whistles to other developers and dives straight in to creating a bare bones, but effective doorway to Wikipedia.com. The replicated search interface will help you feel right at home as it quickly grabs and displays your search results in your phone's default browser.
Click "Go" to pull up the closest-matching article or "Search" to see all possible Wikipedia matches. Until Wikipedia or another developer creates a richer, fully native Wikipedia reader, this app is just satisfying enough.
Publisher's Description
From Jonathan H. Fisher:
Front-end for wikipedia - allows easy searching from the BlackBerry homescreen.
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All versions:
2.2 starsout of 5 votes
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Current version:
2.2 starsout of 5 votes
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"I might like it if I could actually install it"
Version: Wikipedia for BlackBerry
Pros
NONE - IT DOESN'T WORK
Cons
Can't download and install through the mobile devise or through the desktop manager - BIG BIG CON!! Why is this still out here since no one can use it?
Summary
Won't download to the BB Curve 9700 - error message - and won't load through the application manager on the desktop manager either. Thus, it's a useless application, don't waste your time here trying to download and use it.
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"Ddnt work on curve8900 (check summary for more details)"
Version: Wikipedia for BlackBerry
Pros
"Download Failed"
Cons
"Download Failed"
Summary
When trying to install the application a window pops-up saying "Download Failed" with two options 1-OK (the window will be closed after choosing this option). 2-Details (and when choosing this option another window pops-up saying "907 Invalid COD File not found")
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"Its pretty handy to have on mobile (if you have WiFi)"
Version: Wikipedia for BlackBerry
Pros
Better than nothing when you want to look something up. But I can't say I have used it enough to see how useful it really is. So far found difficulty in finding useful stuff
Cons
expensive when using phone network
Summary
better than nothing and its free
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"How do you download it to your balckberry?"
Version: Wikipedia for BlackBerry
Pros
Cannot download
Cons
Cannot download
Summary
Cannot download
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"Great when one doesn't have their computre handy..."
Version: Wikipedia for BlackBerry
Pros
Gives same info as when you use your big computre, but have no WiFi access!!
Cons
...what's not to like about Wikik?
Summary
Just a great service! I hope it stays free...I use Wiki[edia a lot!!
