Abstract / Excerpt:

Mobile searching is a developing field of information retrieval services that is centered on the convergence of mobile platforms and mobile phones. It allows the user to retrieve specific information from the phone's memory. In our present time, people have fallen into the smartphone trend. The information graphic of GO-Gulf shows that out of the 5 billion mobile phone users in the world, 1.08 billion are smartphone users, and 46.9 percent of which used Android smartphones. These numbers have been seen as an opportunity to create a global search application, and given that, this project aimed to develop a search utility for Android smartphone users to even improve the user experience.

The global search application named Global Search, achieved with the use of the linear algorithm, was created to be utilized by smartphone users who own Android devices. The application was designed simply and minimally for the user's convenience, keeping the search bar and retrieved results in one interface. The test users launched the application and keyed in their keywords, and as desired, the application retrieved the particular information that the user wanted to look for and opened the file with its respective default application. Based on the results, the test users find the Global Search application to be efficient and helpful.

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Source Institution	Ateneo de Davao University
Unit	Computer Studies
Authors	Ariane Joy L. Ducut, Pocholo C. Hernandez, Ryan Lloyd C. Nicart
Page Count	12
Place of Publication	Davao City
Original Publication Date	September 1, 2012
Tags	Android Smartphones, Computer Studies, Global Search, Utility

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