Dragon Medical Mobile Search

The iPhone Blog - Posted Thu, 19 Aug 2010 15:59:14 UTC +00:00

By Allyson Kazmucha, Thursday, Aug 19, 2010 | We’re shifting our focus from iOS 4 compatibility updates to any iPhone or iPad app or game, new or updated, that seems especially awesome.   So if you guys see anything you think deserves some special attention, let us know in the comments and we’ll look at including it in a future roundup!  Continue on to see what we found this time! Pandora recently updated their current app to support hi-res images on the iPhone 4. It also fixes several issues with the last version of Pandora. This will also change control settings for volume control and fix crash issues. Since downloading this update, Pandora’s been a lot more stable for me. How’s it been for you guys? Box.net is a great service for sharing files and viewing them on the go. They offer free accounts as well as paid accounts. There’s a Read More

TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog - Posted Sat, 14 Aug 2010 19:30:00 UTC +00:00

Here's something that will be welcomed by the health community. Nuance Communications has released a free, medical version of Dragon Search called Dragon Medical that lets mobile physicians and other health workers search a variety of medical publications on their iPhone or iPad by just speaking search phrases. Information on drug interactions, latest medical news and diagnoses are available from the app, as well as a search though Google. The original Dragon Search allows general information lookup using several search engines. Nuance is now moving toward more specialized apps for professionals. The app is free for a limited time, and Nuance intends to bring out more apps for health workers, including a version of Dragon Dictation so patient notes and other information can be turned into text and saved. You can watch a video of the app in action here. Read More