We discuss how the wireless-mobile revolution will change the notion of relevance in information retrieval. We distinguish
between classical relevance (e-relevance) and relevance for wireless/mobile information retrieval (w-relevance). Starting
from a four-dimensional model of e-relevance previously developed by one of us, we discuss how, in an ubiquitous computing
environment, much more information will be available, and how it is therefore likely that w-relevance will be more important
than e-relevance to survive information overload. The similarities and differences between e-relevance and w-relevance are
described, and we show that there are more differences than one might think at first. We specifically analyze the role that
beyond-topical criteria have in the w-relevance case, and we show some examples to clarify and support our position.