Android: The official Wikipedia app for Android lets you save articles for offline viewing, search articles pertaining to your location, share articles and more without the need for a mobile browser. More »
Yes, Wikipedia is blacked out to protest SOPA, the bill that wants to censor your internet. We’re already staunchly anti-SOPA around Lifehacker HQ, so while we’re all for the blackout (solidarity!), it’s kind of preaching to the choir. And while we’ve rounded up a few ways to circumvent the blackout, the best yet comes courtesy of Chris Beidelman. More »
English-language editions of Wikipedia will be offline for 24 hours from 4pm Wednesday January 18 (Australian Eastern daylight saving time) to protest the proposed Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the US. If you urgently need Wikipedia content during that period, what can you do? Here are a few emergency alternatives. More »
Tools like Google Translate don’t always offer perfect translations, often because there’s no context. When you want a more accurate translation, use Wikipedia instead. More »
Browsing through Wikipedia pages offers good possibilities for expanding your knowledge, but the quality of what you encounter can vary widely. Making a daily habit of reading Wikipedia’s featured article ensures that you experience the best of what the community-generated encyclopedia has to offer. More »
Want to hunt down some useful references for an essay? Wondering which topics are popular in different Wikipedia categories? Fancy seeing Wikipedia articles represented on Google Maps? TheFullWiki, a set of Wikipedia search and mining tools, has you covered. More »
