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Turning The iPhone Into A 350x Medical Microscope For Under $50 | TechCrunch
Using the iPhone (or any mobile smartphone or tablet device, really) for medical purposes isn’t a new thing, but it’s nice to see the applications people cook up. Just recently at Disrupt we saw Smartheart, and apps like Skin Scan are decentralizing some simple self-monitoring tasks like melanoma detection.
We’ve also seen lots of physical additions to the iPhone camera. You can get wide-angle lenses, telephotos, and even a 12x microscope lens. But a team of researchers at UC Davis has one-upped the competition by making the iPhone into a 350x microscope for very little money. Now you’ll be able to send people Instagrams of your blood cells.
Irvine, CA-based startup Drumbi is today launching its new iPhone and Android app that wants to revolutionize the phone call. With Drumbi you’re now able to specify the topic of a phone call, as well as the location from which you’re calling before you place it. You can also designate the urgency of your call, so that when the recipient answers they’re well aware of the context and other relevant information you would have had to explain anyway. (via Drumbi: Reinventing phone calls by giving them a subject line - TNW Apps)
I like the notion of contextualizing phone calls with metadata, and tying that to the life stream.
The Android Explosion: How Google’s Freewheeling Ecosytem Threatens the iPhone
Rubin had created a slick operating system for mobile phones that allowed customers to surf the web, send email, play music, and install apps. He had hoped that Google’s money and power would help turn Android into a major force in the burgeoning smartphone industry. Instead, Android had been a disappointment. Despite months of press buildup, the first phone to run the system, HTC’s T-Mobile G1, was greeted with tepid reviews and lackluster sales………………
Full Story: Wired
I’m Coming Automatically Emails Notifications When You’re Nearby
Ever want to let someone know when you’re on your way over? I’m Coming is a nifty little iPhone app that alerts designated people when you’re approaching their location.
NAB launches iPhone app after success with NAB’s iPad app
National Australia Bank has launched a dedicated iPhone Internet Banking app, bringing all the features of the NAB iPad Intenet Banking app to the iPhone.
For the blind, Apple iPhone has become phone of choice
The undisputed phone of choice for the visually impaired is the Apple iPhone.
So says Paul Schroeder, vice president of programs and policy at the American Foundation for the Blind.
AdMob Registers 50% Market Share For iPhone OS Based On Smartphone Traffic
According to AdMob, smartphones accounted for 48 percent of its worldwide traffic last month, up from 35 percent in February 2009. Dominant still is iPhone OS, which has increased its share of smartphone requests on the AdMob network from 33 percent in February 2009 to 50 percent in February 2010. Android, however, is the fastest-growing these days.
Symbian is the big loser: while it accounted for 43% of AdMob’s smartphone requests in February 2009, it only reached a 18% share last month.
Paul Higgins: more and more the smartphone market is looking like a battle between Apple and Andoid and my money is on android
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