Elsevier’s new Procedures Consult Mobile enables clinicians to view top medical procedures from mobile devices - July 15, 2010
STM publishing Elsevier, Netherlands, has announced that physicians, residents and students will be able to visualise and review over 300 top medical procedures on their mobile devices with the launch of Procedures Consult Mobile. As the use of smartphones increases in the clinical setting, access to… Read More
Unbound Medicine announces enhancements to the Unbound Platform - July 15, 2010
Healthcare knowledge management solutions provider Unbound Medicine, US, has announced enhancements to the Unbound Platform highlighted by the addition of a customisable study system, Grasp. Grasp is an innovative mobile and web study solution that uses a proven learning method to help learners master unfamiliar concepts… Read More
Mobile access for Knowledgespeak now available - July 14, 2010
Knowledgespeak subscribers, on the move, can now access quality STM News of their choice any time any where with the all new SCOOPE service. SCOOPE is the only mobile application that allows subscribers to customise content. Advantage of SCOOPE - Newsletters are now downloadable into local memory and read at… Read More
RSNA journals now available on Amazon’s Kindle - July 13, 2010
The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) has announced that abstracts of articles from current issues of its medical journals - Radiology and RadioGraphics - are now available exclusively at the Amazon Kindle Store. The monthly subscription rate is set at $1.99 per issue and includes… Read More
Elsevier partners with Legacy Interactive to launch iPhone App Top Doc - July 9, 2010
STM publisher Elsevier, Netherlands, and video game developer and publisher Legacy Interactive, have announced the release of Top Doc, an iPhone app that features medical content and quizzes designed to let medical students, residents and junior faculty practice and improve their visual diagnosis skills. Elsevier and… Read More
Google to launch Google Editions in Japan in early 2011 - July 9, 2010
Internet search services firm Google, Inc. will reportedly launch its e-bookstore Google Editions in Japan early next year. The service is expected to enable the purchase of e-book titles for reading on devices such as smartphones, PCs as well as e-book readers. Google currently offers the… Read More
Sony cuts e-reader prices as competition expands - July 7, 2010
Consumer electronics maker Sony Corp., Japan, has reportedly cut prices of its e- readers in the US for the second time since the launch of Apple, Inc.'s iPad in April. Sony has lowered the price of it Reader Daily Edition e-reader to $299 from $349 and… Read More
Amazon introduces price cuts with launch of latest version of Kindle - July 2, 2010
Online books retailer Amazon.com, Inc., US, has introduced the latest version of its e-book reader, Kindle, at a price of $379, down from $489. The Kindle DX e-reader has been updated to include a new graphite enclosure and high contrast electronic ink display. It also offers… Read More
US Education, Justice Departments examine use of e-readers in campuses - July 1, 2010
With the introduction of e-readers such as Apple's iPad and Amazon's Kindle, campuses across the US have reportedly begun to adopt them into their curriculum. Though students have been quick to accept the change in technology, the Department of Education and the Department of Justice have… Read More
Sony Reader Library programme to promote digital reading at public libraries - June 30, 2010
The Digital Reading Business Division of Sony Electronics has unveiled a new initiative to support the work of public libraries as they expand and promote their ebook collections. The programme, launched in recognition of Library Advocacy Day, provides public libraries with training on digital reading devices,… Read More
