An innovative start-up based at the Northern Ireland Science Park has launched one of the first patent information apps for iPads which will provide key details of prescription drugs for medical professionals and patients, providing commercial opportunities for pharmaceutical companies keen to cost effectively develop generic drugs.

Patentnav, an intellectual property service consultancy, created the AtoZGenerics app which provides information on European and US patent expiry dates. The app covers common drugs such as Lipitor, the cholesterol lowering pill and Plavix, for those with heart related illness, along with some lesser known prescribed drugs.

A new event announced this week is set to attract dozens of top developers and technology companies to the North-West to showcase their latest, innovative projects.

The free, one-day conference entitled SHOWCASE, is designed as a platform for some of the hottest talent in the fields of cloud, mobile and web applications to demonstrate or launch new projects that they’ve been working on. All in front of an audience of 150 peers, industry professionals and potential customers.

For as long as the iPhone has been around, there have been those who have tried to do more with it than what Apple are offering to them. They go about doing this by “Jailbreaking” the phone, to allow apps that have not been approved by Apple. But why do this?

Ever thought what Iddictive would look like live? Probably not, but I did. The result is SHOWCASE, a one-day conference showcasing exciting new projects and product launches from hot start-ups and growing companies.

Some tips and tricks to get you started with your iPhone 4, some are also applicable to the iPhone 3GS if it has the new..

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What has happened? Apple has released iOS 4.0.

So Google have unveiled their App Inventor, which allows users to create Android-based mobile apps using a simple drag and drop interface. “To use App Inventor, you do not need to be a developer. App Inventor requires NO programming knowledge.

Lawyers at international law firm Eversheds are to experiment with using Apple iPads as their main work computers. The ..

New funding to fuel growth for leading mobile cloud computing solution provider.

Aepona, the software company that enables a new era of profitable collaboration between mobile operators and application providers, today announced that SAP Ventures, a division of SAP AG, has finalized a strategic investment in the company. SAP Ventures’ investment represents the completion of the $10 million funding round announced by Aepona on May 6, 2010.

On the 1st July the European Union (EU) introduced new regulations that put a cap on the amount of data users can s..

It's white, it's unlocked and it's the price of a new car Quick, we've located a white iPhone that's in stock and ready..

A new report published today by Juniper Research has found that a surge in applications which can take advantage of the ..

Aepona today announced the appointment of Marc Weinberg as Vice President of Sales, Americas, to drive the company’s growth in North and South America.

A wireless industry veteran with a successful track record of bringing new technologies to market, Marc brings extensive knowledge of the telecoms industry, with over 20 years of experience spanning the operator, network equipment, professional services and mobile software segments.

Marc joins Aepona most recently from Alcatel-Lucent, where he led a $250M USD Applications business to Verizon Wireless.

The idea of location-aware city guides, running off mobile devices, has been about for a bit. Usually the concept makes use of the GPS capability of smart phones, to feed the user rich media info about where they are. Augmented reality overlays frequently get a mention too.

The new iPhone OS 4 was available to download from yesterday and will give your iPhone around 100 new features. If you h..

The new iPhone release is undoubtedly stirring up a lot of interest at the moment but it’s worth pointing out that there are still millions of people using ‘normal’ phones – and they want apps too. Aimed squarely at that market, Safebox is Java-based privacy tool for mobile phones (although Android and Blackberry versions are in [...

Belfast-based Aepona, a leading supplier of software products and services to global telecommunications operators, has won a major award for its involvement in a pioneering mobile cloud computing project in North America.

The company was presented with the Global Telecoms Business 2010 Innovation Award at a recent ceremony in London along with its partners in the project, the GSM Association (GSMA) and Canadian telecoms companies, TELUS Corporation, Rogers Wireless and Bell Canada.

The innovative programme was launched in February of this year with the aim of opening up the network and billing assets of three of Canada’s largest telecoms companies to enable application developers to create exciting new value-added services.

I love trying to solve things: it's one of the reasons I became a computer programmer/nerd/geek (delete as you see fit) in the first place.

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