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| The dramatic increase in the use and availability of mobile devices such as cellular phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) in the last few years has resulted in the ability to access information anytime and anywhere. IDC, a leading provider of technology intelligence, forecasts that by the end of 2002 there will be more wireless subscribers capable of Internet access than wired Internet users. Yet, we are still far from the dream of having Web information as conveniently accessible from a handheld device as it is from our desktop. Existing information discovery mechanisms for searching and browsing the Web are not well-suited to mobile devices which are limited in terms of processing power and memory, screen real estate, input capabilities, networks and bandwidth. In this workshop, we will explore several issues involved in making mobile search both practical and effective and investigate the various challenges imposed in attempting to bring search to the mobile world. Topics may include: � Text entry assistance for mobile devices � Navigation paradigms suited for small mobile devices � Viewing results – transcoding and beyond � Location awareness and its relation to relevance | |||||||||||||
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