According to the "Mobile & Social Media Study: Physicians’ Views of Emerging Technology" report from SDI (http://www.sdihealth.com) -- a healthcare analytics organization -- approximately 30% of physicians access medical information using a handheld device or smartphone. The most popular handheld device or smartphone is the iPhone, with 31% of respondents owning one.

Not surprisingly, 95% of physicians who use handheld devices/smartphones download applications to access medical information. The most popular application reported is Epocrates, followed by Medscape and Skyscape. The majority of handheld device/smartphone users also access medical information utilizing desktop and laptop computers.

However, the type of medical information physicians seek differs greatly by device. When using a handheld device or smartphone, physicians are most likely to access information about drugs, drug...

SkypeCap has updated SkypeCap for Mac (http://www.skypecap.com/SkypeCap_for_Mac/), their Skype audio session recorder for Mac OS X , to version 3.7. It's a maintenance update that fixes some bugs.

SkypeCap for Mac allows you to record audio conversation from Skype to audio mp4 file. It fully integrates the process into the Mac experience by allowing human interaction during recording. You can save your Skype sessions so that you could hear them again later or share them with someone else.

You can use SkypeCap to record Skype Casts, teleconference calls, meetings, training sessions, announcements, interviews, group brainstorming sessions, telephone and cellular phone calls and more.

SkypeCap costs US$49.95 and requires Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. Version 3.7 is a free update for registered users of version 3.x.

BeeSoft (http://www.beesoft.net) has updated ProTA and ProTA Gold, stock market charting and technical analysis software for Mac OS X, to version 3.2.3. The upgrade offers compatibility with the February 2010 changes to options symbology as set forth by the Options Clearing Corporation.

For new users ProTA 3.2.3 is US$129, and ProTA Gold 3.2 is $299. Discounts are currently available for registered owners of the previous, Classic versions. Both programs can be evaluated in a free, fully-functional trial mode, but the database is limited to the Dow 30 stocks plus Apple, Inc. and the S&P 500 Index.

ProTA software is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher. Version 3.2.3 is a free update for registered users.

Version 4.1 of aTV Flash (http://www.aTVFlash.com) -- an US$49.95 USB flash drive that inserts into the Apple TV and will upgrade it to do various kinds of new things -- has been released. 

This version -- a free update to registered users of version 4.0 -- features full 5.1 surround sound for nearly all media types including DVD (VIDEO_TS) files. Also, Couch Surfer Pro now features faster web browsing and enhanced support for the iPhone Remote app.

As always, aTV Flash includes support for additional media formats that are not typically supported by the AppleTV. These formats included DivX, Xvid, AVI, WMV, VIDEO TS (DVD files) and many more. Additionally it adds a fully integrated WebKit based web browser, and the ability to expand the storage capacity through the use of an external USB hard drive.

GelaSkins (http://www.GelaSkins.com) has released their new Marvel Comics designs, providing a wide range of images from legendary comics for laptop and iPhone skins.
 
The new designs from Marvel include character images of Iron Man, Spider Man and X-Men. The designs will incorporate the characters themselves, along with classic designs of their original comic covers.

Preset designs from each of these catalogs are initially available for laptops and iPhones specifically. The new images will also be available through the Do-It-Yourself service for all GelaSkins’ device templates including mobile phones, gaming devices and more. Prices range between US$14.95 and $29.95, based on the device.

Apple ranks fourth on the list of the top UK ecommerce shops in terms of visits. Amazon UK tops the list, followed by Argos and Play.com, according to the latest research from IMRG and Hitwise.

Rounding out the top 10 are Amazon US, Tesco, Marks & Spencer, John Lewis, Next and easyjet. Nine of the November 2009 top 10 brands (including Apple) are still in the top 10. Six of the top 10 have physical stores, the same as last quarter. 

"This new Hot Shops List (http://www.netimperative.com/news/2010/march/top-50-online-retailers-in-...) records retail traffic when online sales were growing at their lowest rate since records began, a decade ago," says IMRG CEO James Roper,. "The current recession began in December 2007 according the National Bureau of Economic Research (the official arbiter...

China Unicom, the only mobile network operator selling iPhones in China, is in talks with Apple to sell a version of the popular smartphone with Wi-Fi, something the companies could not do previously due to government regulations," reports the IDG News Service (http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9164899/Apple_iPhone_with_Wi_Fi_m...).

The article says that Wi-Fi is seen as important to the success of the iPhone in China because many people want to use the devices to surf the web, but don't want to pay higher data rates for using the mobile network. China has required mobile phones with Wi-Fi also to support WAPI (WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure), a "homegrown" security protocol. Versions of the iPhone on sale now in China...

Start-up airline Virgin America has decided HTML is "good enough" for animating online content on its brand-new website, which went live Monday, dumping Flash, reports "The Register" (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/02/virgin_america_html_flash/).

Virgin picked HTML to give users of iPhones and other mobiles the option in the future of checking in through their phone. The battle between Adobe and Apple has seen Flash deliberately excluded from the Apple device. Chief information officer (CTO) Ravi Simhambhatla told The Register: "I don't want to cater to one hardware or one software platform one way to another, and Flash eliminates iPhone users. This year is going to be the year of the mobile [for Virgin]."

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is no fan of Flash. He reportedly tried to convince "The Wall Street Journal" to...

This week's "Your Mac Life" looks at the recent Olympics and the iPad.

There's an interview with Steve Mesler, Olympic Gold medalist for the USA Men's Four Man Bobsled team. Plus, there are commentaries about Apple hype and Rob Enderle's misguided opinions about the iPad.

You can listen in this and every Wednesday evening from 5:30 to 8 pm (Pacific). Live video is on Your Mac Life! You can watch the show live at http://yml.macosg.com/ -- or you can listen in to the plain old audio feed at http://www.yourmaclifeshow.com/QT/stream.mov .

You can join one of the two Chat Rooms that run during the live show -- on the live video site or on the dedicated IRC Server at irc.chat-solutions.org in the #yourmaclife Channel .

In this week's poll, we're asking if you plan to buy a Wi-Fi or 3G iPad (assuming, of course, you're planning to buy one of the Apple devices). The poll is located on the right hand side of the home page beneath the Macsimum Opinion column.

In last week's poll, we if you had changed your mind about the iPad, now that more info was available. Eight-two percent of you said "no," and 18% said "yes."

When Apple announced the iPad, it also announced the new iBooks app for iPad, which includes Apple’s new iBookstore, a way to browse, buy and read books on a mobile device. And Apple has plans for the iBookstore beyond the US.

A recent job posting (http://jobs.apple.com/index.ajs?BID=1&method=mExternal.showJob&RID=48775) shows that Apple is looking for a manger of iBooks in the Asia Pacific and Canada areas to be based in Toronto or Sydney. The manager will be responsible for launching and growing the iBook business in these areas "and building an extensive offering for customers."

Here's more from the job posting: "This will involve working with the iBooks and iTunes teams in Cupertino, Canada, Australia and other countries, and with content partners to secure content from U.S...

Maintain has released Cocktail 4.7.1 (Snow Leopard Edition), the latest maintenance update of Cocktail (http://cocktail.maintain.se) for users running Mac OS X 10.6 ("Snow Leopard").

This version adds compatibility with the upcoming Mac OS X 10.6.3 and ability to stop Cocktail from logging out, restarting or shutting down the computer at the end of a scheduled programme. The update also features improvements on the clear Adobe Flash Player caches and cookies procedure as well as overall performance improvements.

Cocktail 4.7.1 (Snow Leopard Edition) requires Mac OS X/Mac OS X Server 10.6 or later and is tested for compatibility with Mac OS X/Mac OS X Server 10.6.3. Cocktail (Leopard Edition) for Mac OS X 10.5 and Cocktail (Tiger Edition) for Mac OS X 10.4 are available for download from the Maintain web site.

Cocktail is a general purpose utility for Mac OS X that offers a variety...