Comments on: iPhone, Android or Blackberry? The right smartphone for doctors http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Leorhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-139173 Leor Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:25:22 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-139173 "Also, many electronic health records can be accessed via the web, and if you health care network has mobile access to these records, having a mobile phone with a strong internet access is essential."This is a big decision factor for our clients. We have mobile optimized versions of OpenEMR and they run best on the Iphone and BB. Andriod is being developed, but as many have said here, the coding is difficult due to different versions & phones. “Also, many electronic health records can be accessed via the web, and if you health care network has mobile access to these records, having a mobile phone with a strong internet access is essential.”

This is a big decision factor for our clients. We have mobile optimized versions of OpenEMR and they run best on the Iphone and BB. Andriod is being developed, but as many have said here, the coding is difficult due to different versions & phones.

]]> By: Drew Fullenhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-138000 Drew Fullen Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:54:28 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-138000 Here is a great post that explains some crucial differences between the Blackberry and Andriod smartphones. It was really helpful for me in making my decision.http://links.maas360.com/blackberryVsAndroid Here is a great post that explains some crucial differences between the Blackberry and Andriod smartphones. It was really helpful for me in making my decision.

http://links.maas360.com/blackberryVsAndroid

]]> By: Iltifathttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137939 Iltifat Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:05:28 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137939 Dr. X-Fragmentation is clearly an issue for Android phones. You must not know enough developers to realize this. Our website has interviewed multiple developers who have said the same quote that was mentioned in the article. And if you ask a majority of developers, it’s not a simple changing one or two lines of code.If you’d like some research on how bad fragmentation is for android here it is:http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/entelligence-will-android-fragmentation-destroy-the-platform/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/android-fragmentation-is-real/8499I can really keep going with the links, but I won’t.Android has had six major releases in the space of 19 months – and different apps won’t work on different phones – this has been proven as fact. (read above research)Although Google is working on the issue:http://gizmodo.com/5504594/googles-solution-to-android-fragmentation-break-it-apartAlso, just to clarify another point – iPods don’t have apps, it’s just a music device that Apple has made. The iPod Touch is a touchscreen device that does have apps. And almost every app that works for the iPod touch works on the iPhone, and all of those apps will run on the iPad.I agree with you one point, open source is fantastic – and I applaud Google for going this way. I’m actually a huge fan of Android – the level of customization possible is brilliant.But saying there is no issue w/ Androids fragmentation is a completely false statement that has no truth at all. Dr. X-

Fragmentation is clearly an issue for Android phones. You must not know enough developers to realize this. Our website has interviewed multiple developers who have said the same quote that was mentioned in the article. And if you ask a majority of developers, it’s not a simple changing one or two lines of code.

If you’d like some research on how bad fragmentation is for android here it is:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/entelligence-will-android-fragmentation-destroy-the-platform/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/android-fragmentation-is-real/8499

I can really keep going with the links, but I won’t.

Android has had six major releases in the space of 19 months – and different apps won’t work on different phones – this has been proven as fact. (read above research)

Although Google is working on the issue:

http://gizmodo.com/5504594/googles-solution-to-android-fragmentation-break-it-apart

Also, just to clarify another point – iPods don’t have apps, it’s just a music device that Apple has made. The iPod Touch is a touchscreen device that does have apps. And almost every app that works for the iPod touch works on the iPhone, and all of those apps will run on the iPad.

I agree with you one point, open source is fantastic – and I applaud Google for going this way. I’m actually a huge fan of Android – the level of customization possible is brilliant.

But saying there is no issue w/ Androids fragmentation is a completely false statement that has no truth at all.

]]> By: iltifathttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137938 iltifat Mon, 12 Jul 2010 06:04:03 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137938 PalmDoc - You bring up some great points. And even in this post, we mention how we're really hoping Palm makes a huge comeback.The only problem is they have nowhere near the prescense of BB, iPhone, or Android, so independent developers don't have a huge incentive currently to develop innovative medical apps on the platform. But depending on your needs, the Palm OS platform is a great, great option. We even suggested one of our readers gets a Palm in the comments section of our original post after hearing his needs:http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/06/physicians-residents-medical-students-iphone-android-blackberry/ PalmDoc – You bring up some great points. And even in this post, we mention how we’re really hoping Palm makes a huge comeback.

The only problem is they have nowhere near the prescense of BB, iPhone, or Android, so independent developers don’t have a huge incentive currently to develop innovative medical apps on the platform. But depending on your needs, the Palm OS platform is a great, great option. We even suggested one of our readers gets a Palm in the comments section of our original post after hearing his needs:

http://www.imedicalapps.com/2010/06/physicians-residents-medical-students-iphone-android-blackberry/

]]> By: Iltifathttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137937 Iltifat Mon, 12 Jul 2010 01:53:16 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137937 Fragmentation is clearly an issue for Android phones. You must not know enough developers to realize this. Our website has interviewed multiple developers who have said the same quote that was mentioned in the article. And if you ask a majority of developers, it's not a simple changing one or two lines of code.If you'd like some research on how bad fragmentation is for android here it is:http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/entelligence-will-android-fragmentation-destroy-the-platform/http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/android-fragmentation-is-real/8499I can really keep going with the links, but I won't.Android has had six major releases in the space of 19 months - and different apps won't work on different phones - this has been proven as fact. (read above research)Although Google is working on the issue:http://gizmodo.com/5504594/googles-solution-to-android-fragmentation-break-it-apartAlso, just to clarify another point - iPods don't have apps, it's just a music device that Apple has made. The iPod Touch is a touchscreen device that does have apps. And almost every app that works for the iPod touch works on the iPhone, and all of those apps will run on the iPad.I agree with you one point, open source is fantastic - and I applaud Google for going this way. I'm actually a huge fan of Android - the level of customization possible is brilliant.But saying there is no issue w/ Androids fragmentation is a completely false statement that has no truth at all. Fragmentation is clearly an issue for Android phones. You must not know enough developers to realize this. Our website has interviewed multiple developers who have said the same quote that was mentioned in the article. And if you ask a majority of developers, it’s not a simple changing one or two lines of code.

If you’d like some research on how bad fragmentation is for android here it is:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/entelligence-will-android-fragmentation-destroy-the-platform/

http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/android-fragmentation-is-real/8499

I can really keep going with the links, but I won’t.

Android has had six major releases in the space of 19 months – and different apps won’t work on different phones – this has been proven as fact. (read above research)

Although Google is working on the issue:

http://gizmodo.com/5504594/googles-solution-to-android-fragmentation-break-it-apart

Also, just to clarify another point – iPods don’t have apps, it’s just a music device that Apple has made. The iPod Touch is a touchscreen device that does have apps. And almost every app that works for the iPod touch works on the iPhone, and all of those apps will run on the iPad.

I agree with you one point, open source is fantastic – and I applaud Google for going this way. I’m actually a huge fan of Android – the level of customization possible is brilliant.

But saying there is no issue w/ Androids fragmentation is a completely false statement that has no truth at all.

]]> By: Palmdochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137931 Palmdoc Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:38:38 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137931 The upside for WebOS is also the fact that it is available on all the major US carriers - Sprint, Verizon and ATT. You're not limited to ATT alone unlike the iPhone. I once did a speed test for push email on the Palm Pre vs the Google Nexus phone (both on the same Wifi LAN) and the Pre beat the Nexus to push email using Gmail IMAP idle. So WebOS out did Google Android on Google mail! The upside for WebOS is also the fact that it is available on all the major US carriers – Sprint, Verizon and ATT. You’re not limited to ATT alone unlike the iPhone.
I once did a speed test for push email on the Palm Pre vs the Google Nexus phone (both on the same Wifi LAN) and the Pre beat the Nexus to push email using Gmail IMAP idle. So WebOS out did Google Android on Google mail!

]]> By: Palmdochttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137930 Palmdoc Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:34:58 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137930 How could you exclude Palm and WebOS? The UI is much better than Android's and Synergy makes the PIM so much more powerful. The core medical apps are already there e.g. Epocrates, Lexi, Calculators etc. Ares, the web based coding platform, makes it easy for Physician coders who want to take the plunge making medical apps for WebOS. Don't forget one can run th thousands of legacy PalmOS apps under the Classic emulator for WebOS. Don't count HP/Palm out. They'll come roaring back! How could you exclude Palm and WebOS? The UI is much better than Android’s and Synergy makes the PIM so much more powerful. The core medical apps are already there e.g. Epocrates, Lexi, Calculators etc. Ares, the web based coding platform, makes it easy for Physician coders who want to take the plunge making medical apps for WebOS.
Don’t forget one can run th thousands of legacy PalmOS apps under the Classic emulator for WebOS.
Don’t count HP/Palm out. They’ll come roaring back!

]]> By: Dr Xhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137928 Dr X Sun, 11 Jul 2010 21:09:02 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137928 Fairly poorly researched article to be honest. In the time I'm not in surgery I moonlight in developing apps for both iPhone and Android phones. Fragmentation as you call it is not an issue for Android. All it takes is one or two lines of code to cater for different Android versions. There are many apps which will not work on ipads and ipods, isn't that 'fragmentation'? Lest you forget, Microsoft Windows is the biggest, best selling and most 'fragmented' piece of software. The moral-open always wins, check history. Apple collapsed once before, and it will happen again. Fairly poorly researched article to be honest. In the time I’m not in surgery I moonlight in developing apps for both iPhone and Android phones. Fragmentation as you call it is not an issue for Android. All it takes is one or two lines of code to cater for different Android versions. There are many apps which will not work on ipads and ipods, isn’t that ‘fragmentation’? Lest you forget, Microsoft Windows is the biggest, best selling and most ‘fragmented’ piece of software. The moral-open always wins, check history. Apple collapsed once before, and it will happen again.

]]> By: Maxhttp://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2010/07/iphone-android-blackberry-smartphone-doctors.html#comment-137922 Max Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:38:41 +0000 http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/?p=44797#comment-137922 If the Iphone were on Verizon, it would be the perfect phone in my opinion. Being that it must function as a phone first and foremost, in my area, that immediately drops the Iphone from contention. Next in the algorithm is medical apps and web browsing. Based on those criteria, Android fits the bill. The BB is quickly becoming outdated with a poor browser experience. I put my money behind the weight of the Google machine ergo, Android. If the Iphone were on Verizon, it would be the perfect phone in my opinion. Being that it must function as a phone first and foremost, in my area, that immediately drops the Iphone from contention. Next in the algorithm is medical apps and web browsing. Based on those criteria, Android fits the bill. The BB is quickly becoming outdated with a poor browser experience. I put my money behind the weight of the Google machine ergo, Android.

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