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Wikileaks gets an iPhone app

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The inevitable has happened: an enterprising dev team has put out a WikiLeaks app, where you can access the site, get old and new cable updates, and access tweets. It sets you back £1.19, but for every £1.19 ($1.99) the devs are donating $1 (64p) to the Wikileaks cause. It also claims that “because of its intelligent platform, the app will continue to feed content regardless of server disruptions” giving you a mainline into the heart of WikiLeaks.

Out now | £1.19 | Apple

Is this cashing in on WikiLeaks, or another valid access point through which to promote democracy? Click through and tell us what you think…

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has been answering questions over on Formspring this morning. One answer that surprised us, hidden among the “do you like Vespas?” “Have you been to Greece?” “Have you been to Vermont”, and so on, was to the question: “What’s your browser homepage?” Wales answered: “Bing.com – they have pretty pictures every day.” Aw, Jimmy! He didn’t give a full Bing endorsement though, and apparently the pretty pictures aren’t enough for him to actually use Microsoft’s search engine, because he went on to say that he still uses Google for most of his searching.

michael-jacksonMichael Jackson, the “King Of Pop”, died last night after an apparent heart attack. He was rushed to UCLA Medical Centre after he collapsed in his LA home. The news first appeared on TMZ.com, before rapidly breaking on Twitter and Facebook statuses and spreading like wildfire, before it was later confirmed by mainstream news media.

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Wikia Search closes doors

Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has decided to close down the Wikia Search project citing money issues and low traffic. The free open source search engine aimed to take on the likes of Google and Yahoo with a system that allowed users to rate, edit and enhance the results themselves.

The Wikia Search page has now begun wrapping up and redirecting users to other Wikia.com projects.

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