A mobile electronic device and methods for providing information to a mobile electronic device using a web service are disclosed. In one implementation, a mobile electronic device is provided that comprises a request processing component for receiving an information request, a wireless interface for coupling the mobile electronic device to a network in order to obtain an online of the information from a web service, and a storage component for storing an offline version of the information, wherein the request processing component is adapted to send a web service request to the web service in response to the information request if the mobile electronic device is within a network coverage area and otherwise to access the storage component.