Wikipedia May Go Wireless, Mulls Over Free Mobile Search & Access
The Wikipedia the encyclopaedia by the people and for the people may soon be accessible by people on the move. The Wikimedia Foundation has announced a preliminary agreement with mobile search services provider AskMeNow. The first step will involve natural language desktop search, allowing users to submit queries by PC. Pending the completion of a successful desktop Beta, AskMeNow and the Wikimedia Foundation will also launch a free Mobile Wikipedia service allowing users to search using their mobile phones.
