Archive for October 11th, 2009

Medical Apps Become Popular On Smart Phones

Published by Babar Bhatti on October 11, 2009 under BlackBerry, Business, Healthcare, ICT, Mobile Applications, Mobile Phones, Mobile Web, Smart Phones, iPhone

A recent article talks about the rise in demand of business applications for doctors and health-care professionals. These apps provide reference guides, lab results and at times the vital signs of patients. With reminders, alerts and other ways to get quick snippets of information, these can be very handy for doctors.

Pagers have long reigned in hospitals, where they are prized for their dependability. But with doctors treating more patients and hospitals facing pressure to be more efficient, companies like Apple Inc. and Research In Motion Ltd. see an opportunity to peddle their devices.

Last month, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, in Palo Alto, Calif., started a trial with Apple and Epic Systems Corp., a provider of health-care information systems, to test software that will let medical staff access patient charts on Apple’s iPhone.

Stanford is studying ways to use the devices to reduce the risk of error as patient care is increasingly handed off from one doctor to another, says Pravene Nath, chief medical information officer.

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Converged Wireless Solutions By SNR Labs

Published by Babar Bhatti on October 11, 2009 under ICT, Mobile Companies, Telecommunications, Wimax, Wireless

SNR Labs develops technology to solve Quality of Experience (QoE) issues seen in the fast-growing segment of mobile devices with multiple radios, such as, cellular, WiFi, WiMAX. The software also handles power management. Today I talked with the co-founder of SNR Labs who informed me that  SNR Labs has recently signed an agreement to provide Advanced Connection Management Suite for Intel’s next generation platforms. Watch this demo video.

Qualcom Introduces Its Mobile Pocket TV

Published by Babar Bhatti on October 11, 2009 under Gadgets, Mobile Applications, Telecommunications

Qualcomm Inc. is trying a new strategy to jump-start the nascent market for mobile pay TV—going direct to the consumer.

qcom-mobiletvThe chip maker’s FLO TV subsidiary operates a U.S. network to broadcast TV programming to portable devices. Up to now the service has been available on specially equipped cellphones from AT&T Inc. and Verizon Wireless, adding around $15 to users’ cellphone bills. Late Tuesday, however, Qualcomm announced plans for its own pocket-sized device that is strictly for watching TV on the go.

FLO TV Personal Television, as the product is called, is expected to be offered by retailers this holiday season at a suggested price of $249.99. Qualcomm also will offer its own programming service, with packages expected to cost $5 to $15 a month.

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