Swine Flu epidemic maps on your iPhone
A new application was announced today that will allow you to see live maps of disease outbreak – right on your iPhone! The software, entitled “Outbreaks Near Me“, collects real-time disease information from the internet, news sources and users, then displays that information on Google Maps.
“People have their cell phones with them at all times, and especially in other parts of the world, cell phones are much more used than PCs,” Brownstein said. “Cell phones represent an extraordinary tool to provide location-based service. You can search for restaurants near you. Why not understand what is happening around you in public health?”
Dropbox app coming to iPhone
Dropbox, the very popular file-syncing service, is to receive an iPhone application very soon. Dropbox is a service that allows you to share files across a range of plaforms including Macs, Windows PCs, Linux PCs and soon the iPhone.
5 SatNav Applications compared
If you haven’t heard, the iPhone now supports turn by turn navigation apps. These apps essentially turn your iPhone into one of those portable navigational devices which people refer to as “my navi” or “my GPS”. Overall, the apps are quite good. They work well, they look great, and having a turn by turn navigational system on your cell phone is highly convenient.
iSmashPhone have written a small article comparing 5 of the most popular turn-by-turn navigation apps for the iPhone. They even created a lush table summarizing the points of each app. Check it out here.