Interesting find, if only for the swipe to go back and forth action. I think that's an important interaction tool when we know people love following links in the wiki. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Sue Gardner</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:sgardner@wikimedia.org">sgardner@wikimedia.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 10:35 AM<br>Subject: [Wmfcc-l] []RESS] Android Apps: Wikipedia Companion<br>
To: Communications Committee <<a href="mailto:wmfcc-l@lists.wikimedia.org">wmfcc-l@lists.wikimedia.org</a>><br><br><br>Dunno if this is really "press" -- but it came in through my Google<br>
News Alerts, so .. close enough :-)<br>
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<a href="http://android-apps.com/applications/education/wikipedia-companion/" target="_blank">http://android-apps.com/applications/education/wikipedia-companion/</a><br>
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Wikipedia CompanionAndroid Apps | Nov 18, 2011 | 0 commentsCost: Free<br>
Downloads: >50<br>
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Wikipedia Companion sets the new bar for Wikipedia readers on Android.<br>
You will appreciate the beautifully designed graphics that elevate<br>
WIkipedia from a website to something resembling a classic book or<br>
encyclopedia. This Wikipedia app autocompletes your searches with<br>
article snippets as you type.Bookmark your favorite articles for later<br>
reference. Browse your history of articles visited, or clear it with<br>
one touch! Wikipedia Companion is language-friendly, so you can search<br>
Wikipedia in many languages.<br>
Wikipedia Companion formats wikipedia pages for easy reading. No need<br>
to scroll sideways to grasp the whole article. Instead of a clunky<br>
back button, you can swipe left and right to navigate through articles<br>
you've visited, making Wikipedia Companion behave like Pulse News<br>
Reader.<br>
Wikipedia Companion lets you share articles with your friends, and<br>
displays images in a lightbox display similar to the Facebook and<br>
Twitter apps.<br>
Upcoming features: the next version will have the ability to save<br>
articles for offline reading, so you can choose Wikipedia articles to<br>
have available for reading even when you don't have internet access.<br>
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Wiki Reader, Wiki Mobile, Wiki Mobile app, Encyclopedia, Free<br>
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