1.  Important feature of the software’s ability is data collection. Rapid and precise collection of information, which is then sent instantly to a central server, speeds up what is currently a time-consuming paper-based activity.
2. Actual aggregation of the data which helps to build a picture of what’s happening and where.
3. Getting the information back to local practitioners, as it then enables them to take appropriate action. What marks HealthRadar out further is the ability to consume the data either on a mobile device or a PC, so the gathered data is useful to people in the field and those based in medical centres.

The software also features a Dashboard which enables users to quickly access key information including a daily update, a GeoHealth Map which highlights disease intensity alongside local health centres, the ability to compare current patterns against historic ones and statistical graphs.

Adobe unveiled Adobe® Flash® Player 10.1 software for smartphones, smartbooks, netbooks, PCs and other Internet-connected devices, allowing content created using the Adobe Flash Platform to reach users wherever they are. A public developer beta of the browser-based runtime is expected to be available for Windows® Mobile, Palm® webOS and desktop operating systems including Windows, Macintosh and Linux later this year. Public betas for Google® Android™ and Symbian® OS are expected to be available in early 2010. In addition, Adobe and RIM announced a joint collaboration to bring Flash Player to Blackberry® smartphones, and Google joined close to 50 other industry players in the Open Screen Project initiative.

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Mark Doherty has written blogpost here on Device Profile Update 5 for Device Central CS4 which is now available for download. This latest device update for Device Central CS4 contains 36 new and some updated profiles bringing the total number of supported devices to 738. 

Here’s an overview of the new profiles:

• DoCoMo Fujitsu F-08A
• DoCoMo Fujitsu F-09A
• DoCoMo NEC N-07A
• DoCoMo NEC N-08A
• DoCoMo NEC N-09A
• DoCoMo Panasonic P-08A
• DoCoMo Panasonic P-09A
• DoCoMo Panasonic P-10A
• DoCoMo Sharp SH-05A
• DoCoMo Sharp SH-06A
• DoCoMo Sharp SH-07A
• HTC Hero for testing flash in the browser
• KDDI Hitachi HIY01
• KDDI Kyocera KYX02
• KDDI Sharp SH002
• KDDI Toshiba TS002
• KDDI Toshiba TSY01
• Nokia 5530 XpressMusic
• Nokia 5630 XpressMusic
• Nokia 5800 XpressMusic Flash Lite 3.1
• Nokia E52
• Nokia N86 8MP
• Nokia N97
• Samsung I8910 HD
• SoftBank NEC 930N
• SoftBank Panasonic 931P
• SoftBank Samsung 931SC
• SoftBank Sharp 934SH
• SoftBank Sharp 935SH
• SoftBank Sharp DM004SH
• SoftBank Toshiba 832T
• Sony Ericsson C901 GreenHeart
• Sony Ericsson C901a GreenHeart
• Sony Ericsson T707
• Sony Ericsson T707a
• Sony Ericsson W518a

 All new device profiles would be available through the Online Device Library in Adobe Device Central CS4.  You can check the complete set of devices here.

“This document lists some useful tips and tricks to assist in creating content and applications using Adobe Flash Lite on Nokia platforms.”

It includes some talk about usability guidelines on mobile and offers code examples to explore.

Mobile Stencils Are Here To Stay

There is also a download to a Yahoo Mobile Stencil collection for wire framing and paper prototyping applications:

The stencil library consists of generic (mobile) user interface stencil assets, as well as specific templates for both iPhone and Nokia/BlackBerry.

It includes:

• Ad Units
• Calendars
• Carousels
• Charts and Tables
• UI Controls
• Form Elements
• Grids
• Menus and Buttons
• Mobile – General
• Mobile – iPhone
• Navigation and Pagination
• OS Elements
• Placeholder Text
• Screen Resolutions
• Tabs
• Windows and Containers

Consider adding the stencils your existing work flow, and leverage in paper prototyping during design phases.

You have to do prototype design, before development begins (more often, than not) … right? … I hope so!

Good ol’ pencil and paper are mightier than the fingers and keyboard?

Almost all mobile content devigners(developers+designers) sketches and story boarding of mobile content flow, in the very least before a project begins (depending on its scope, of course).

When developing for Flash Lite, user interface is not constrained as much in a lot of design directions you can take (compared to some other mobile development platforms). Thus, lotsa find sketching on paper is the best way to come up with, and play with new ideas on mobile app flow and layout.

Of course, a lot of the time, many pieces of UI work or “feel the same” across platforms and devices. These are often look alike. For instance the softkeys like bottom nav, top nav for battery and signal strength, etc on certain mobile applications.

Downloads are here:

Yahoo! Design Stencil Kit version 1.0
(pdf, svg, png, Visio, OmniGraffle)

Via Bill, Adobesetup a new mobile demos page on the Adobe site which has 8 different video walk throughs of Flash mobile applications that have been created by various companies. They are:

Bacardi, Mightyverse, SpongeBob SquarePants, Finetune, Sony Pictures, Johnny Walker, and Nasdaq

“Skype has now released an official mobile client. The application is written in Java so it should run on a variety of phones including all S60 and UIQ phones. The application uses an Internet connection for status and contact information and for Skype chat (instant messaging).   However while the application does allows you to make calls, it routes them through the PSTN (phone) network rather than over the Internet. This means you will be charged for both incoming and outgoing calls of any type. Read on for more.” 

PS: voice calls are not over data!