Ben Charny's eWeek article: Mobile Search Struggles to Find an Audience, reports on why some say that mobile search is having problems finding users. The most oft-cited reason here for search's cell phone failure is the phone itself. Typing in any information, like a Web address or a search inquiry, using a phone's cramped keypad is a chore many people aren't willing to put up with. Handset makers have tried to ease the thumb strain using any number of innovations, such as adding miniature QWERTY keyboards, or software, to complete words as they are typed. But it has obviously not...
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