Source: howtooa.com
Want to have your iPad 2 or iPhone 4 device search Wikipedia or the Web, without even having to manually open a Safari browser?
It’s pretty pragmatic (for quickly settling those debates with friends), and really simple too.
So let’s say, you’re interested in finding out what the largest living elephant species is, (it’s the African Brush Elephant, by the way).
Source: wikipedia
All you have to do is swipe right on your home screen, which will immediately activate the “Spotlight” feature. Now just type in your query, and scroll all the way to the bottom. You have the choice between using the “Search Wikipedia” option (my personal favorite), and “Search Web”, so go ahead and explore!
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