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Tech Round Up

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DQI Bureau
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Mobility Unlimited



Apple has recently previewed the much awaited iPhone OS 4 software and

released a beta version of the software to the iPhone Developer Program members.

iPhone OS 4 is the fourth major release and Apple claims it as the worlds most

advanced mobile operating system. According to Steve Jobs, CEO, Apple, "Were

delivering over hundred new features, including multitasking, folders, a unified

inbox, deeper enterprise support, and an iPhone version of our iBooks reader and

online iBookstore." With this new OS, Apple is taking multitasking to new

levels.

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For instance, iPhone OS 4s multitasking offers users a new way to quickly

move between apps and provides developers seven new multitasking services to

easily add multitasking features to their apps. These services include

audio-apps like Pandora that can play music in the background and VoIP apps.

Interestingly VoIP apps can receive a VoIP call even when the iPhone is in the

sleep mode or the user is running other apps.

Anything Apple does with iPhone garners global attention. A mobile OS getting

so much attention is really amazing. May be it is because of the capabilities of

the OS. For instance, Apple says iPhone OS 4 delivers the best mail experience

on a mobile phone with its new unified inbox, allowing users to see messages

from all their email accounts displayed together in a single inbox. With just a

few taps, users can quickly switch between inboxes to see messages from any

single account. In addition, users can now thread their messages by

conversation, making it easier to stay on top of the email discussions as well

as open email attachments with compatible apps from the App Store. Another

innovative feature is iAd, Apples new mobile advertising platform, that

combines the emotion of TV ads with the interactivity of web ads. This is an

innovative feature because with the existing technologies today, when users

click on mobile ads they are mostly taken out of their app to a web browser,

which loads the advertisers webpage.

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Revolutionary Imaging



GE has launched a pocket-sized ultrasound scan, easy-to-use device that

enables physicians to provide more rapid diagnoses by enhancing the physical

exam. Recently, GE Healthcare announced the availability of Vscan, a new

pocket-sized visualization tool developed to provide physicians with imaging

capabilities at the point-of-care. Roughly the size of a smartphone, Vscan

houses powerful, ultra-smart ultrasound technology that provides clinicians with

an immediate, non-invasive method to help secure visual information about what

is happening inside the body. Vscan is portable and can easily be taken from one

room to another and can be used in any clinical, hospital or primary healthcare

setting. Paramedics and doctors can also remotely transmit the images and upload

to a location. This is a great feature, especially in the case of accidents when

the victims internal injuries need to be immediately diagnosed. Paramedics can

do the scanning in the ambulance itself and transmit it to the hospital for

analysis and when the patient arrives, the physician already knows about the

extent of the injuries, hence can provide faster medical care.

Shrikanth G



shrikanthg@cybermedia.co.in

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