Blackberry Settles - No Service Outage!!!

It's being reported by CNN.com that Blackberry and NTP have settled their patent suit for $612 million. More

Palm Treo Use in Healthcare

Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq:PALM) continues its leadership in the healthcare industry by meeting the mobile needs of industry professionals, ranging from physicians to long-term-care providers. Adoption of award-winning Palm(R) Treo(TM) smartphones in healthcare has furthered Palm's goal of assisting in the rapid delivery of quality care by providing critical information to caregivers where they need it, not just within the walls of the healthcare facility. More

Unbound Tip: Using the Alerts Feature

The Alerts feature is a powerful yet simple research tool. It's the best way to keep informed on journal articles that are written about topics of interest. The Alert feature allows you to save a Medline search, and have the latest results of that search sent to your PDA. To create an alert, click on the "Alerts" link in the menu and click the "Create" button, then follow these steps:

Step 1 - Get Started! Read the introduction then click the "Get Started" button

Step 2 - Search Medline! Enter a Medline Search (ex. Avian Bird Flu) and click "Quick Search" or "Assisted Search"

Step 3 - Review the results! If you like the results click on the "Alert" link to create the alert

Step 4 - Name the Alert! This is the name you will see appear on your PDA.

You're done. The next time you sync your PDA, the Alert you set up should appear on your PDA. Every time you sync your PDA, the latest results for the search will be sent to your PDA.

Please Note: it takes about 5 minutes to process the Alert.

For more information on this and other features, be sure to read the Unbound Central User Guide.

Journal Article: Handheld computer software for school nurses.

Nursing schools and nurses seem to be discovering the importance of access to medical information on the PDA. Nursing Central from Unbound Medicine addresses the needs of this group of users. Below is a recent journal article on the subject:

Title: Handheld computer software for school nurses.
Author(s): Murphy EA
Institution: Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Virginia, USA.
Source: J Sch Nurs 2005 Dec; 21(6) :356-60.
PubMed ID: 16419342

See Medline Citation

Vendors Named for Certification Test

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has selected six ambulatory electronic medical records vendors for the first test of its certification process.
The industry-sponsored commission now is working on a federal government contract to develop programs to certify that health I.T. products meet certain functional criteria, starting with ambulatory electronic records. More

Garmin Announces New iQue 3000 GPS Handheld

Garmin today announced the iQue 3000, a newly-styled, entry-level Palm OS Powered handheld PDA that offers fully integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) technology. The iQue 3000 expands Garmin's iQue Palm OS PDA product line, which currently includes the iQue 3200 and iQue 3600. More

Palm Treo 700w Windows Mobile Smartphone - Coming January '06

Available in early January 2006, the Palm Treo 700w (the "w" stands for Windows) will represent the third-generation Treo design and will run the recently-released Windows Mobile 5.0 OS. Though the Treo 700w will be sold exclusively by Verizon Wireless at launch, it will most likely make its way to other carriers over time. More

Palm likely to launch Linux-based smartphones

Palm is likely to launch Linux-based smartphones while continuing to roll out mobile phones supporting the Palm operating system, Paul Blinkhorn, vice president for Asia-Pacific of Palm, was quoted as saying in a recent report on China-based Sina.com. More

What to Look for in Your Next Pocket PC

Ed Hardy, Editor-in-Chief of Brighthand has put together a list of things everyone should be aware of before buying a new handheld. If it has been a while since you bought a new Pocket PC, you might be surprised by how much has changed. More

Unbound Medicine Releases 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2006-integrated with Diagnosaurus

Unbound Medicine has released the latest version of 5-Minute Clinical Consult. This new package includes Diagnosaurus for quick linking from differential diagnosis to disease management information. There is also an option to upgrade to Medicine Central with 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2006 and save! More Info

Palm Releases LifeDrive Update 2.0

Palm has released a free software update for the Palm LifeDrive mobile manager. The update provides a number of improvements including improved Wi-Fi and better sound quality. More

Brighthand Reviews the Palm TX

In this review, Ed Hardy points out why he thinks the Palm TX is this company's most ambitious new handheld in a long time. Review

New Version of ActiveSync Fixes Glitch

Microsoft said on Friday that it has updated its handheld synchronisation software to address a glitch that had affected some customers.
Microsoft said in a statement: "Our developers have been hard at work to address customer reported connectivity challenges... between ActiveSync and Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. We are pleased to announce that Microsoft ActiveSync 4.1 is now available. Full Story

Unbound Medicine and Tarius Launch 21 CFR Handheld

Mobile regulatory professionals can now consult the complete Title 21 of the Code of the Federal Regulations (CFR) as well as Federal Register updates from any location using either a personal digital assistant (PDA) or a wireless device such as BlackBerry, Treo, or a Smartphone. Press Release

ACCESS Completes Acquisition of PalmSource

ACCESS and PalmSource announced Monday that ACCESS has completed the acquisition of PalmSource. PalmSource is now a wholly owned subsidiary of ACCESS and will no longer be a separate publicly traded company. Press Release

Yahoo! and Google Set to Roll Out New Wireless Services

Yahoo! and Google are set to roll out new wireless services, taking advantage of advanced networks and mobile phones to provide features similar to those available on computers, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Full Article

Palm Opens Retail Stores

Palm has opened 5 retail stores in California. Read the press release here.

Microsoft Explains Why Many Devices Don't Get Upgrades

The first handhelds running Windows Mobile 5.0 have hit the market, and companies are starting to offer upgrades for some -- but not all -- of their current models. Companies want to offer upgrades, because doing so makes customers happy. However, the percentage of handheld or smartphone users who will actually perform the upgrade is surprisingly small. Full Story

Palm to Replace Defective Treo 650 SIM Trays

Palm is now offering to replace defective SIM card trays on affected Cingular Treo 650 smartphones. There is an issue with some models that causes the phone to turn itself off spontaneously because of a loose SIM card. Full story

Palm Releases New Products, Changes Product Names

Palm is now selling the Palm TX and Palm Z22 models on their online store. The TX has Wi-Fi included, and the Z22 is their new entry level model. In addition, Palm is now refocusing the naming of their products to focus on "Palm". They are dropping the Tungsten and Zire names.
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