Mitek Systems has announced their partnership with Jack Henry & Associates, Inc, to develop a Mobile Deposit system for Jack Henry customers. The system will feature applications for all major smartphone platforms, including Android, iOS, RIM, and Windows Mobile. Jack Henry & Associates, Inc is a leading provider of integrated technology solutions and data processing services for financial institutions.
Continue after the break for the full press release.
AppESP is an Android Market enhancing application that analyzes your current applications, popular items in the Market, and trending topics related to Android apps, to give you personalized app recommendations.
AppESP also scans for patterns in your use of apps and widgets to give even more accurate recommendations. Your personal app data combined with trends in Android app usage and app-related buzz found on the internet is what allows AppESP to create a personalized list of app recommendations.
What’s more useful is the notification bar alerts; AppESP provides real time suggestions you can Like/Dislike to further hone the recommendation engine.
AppESP is free in Android Market. You can download it by searching for AppESP on the Android Market or scanning the QR code below.
[via lifehacker]
LauncherPro, one of the most popular third party home screen replacements for Android, is about to go through some major changes. The developer has written up a blog post addressing these changes, and they all look pretty good to us. The problem with LauncherPro now, according to the developer, is that the code is “a bit hacky”, meaning the features that are built into the app (such as 7 home screens, some of the widgets, etc.) weren’t really meant to run on top of the Android platform the way that they do. This has caused some issues for users in the stability arena. But, it looks like that is about to change.
The developer has said he is rewriting LauncherPro’s code from scratch. In his post, he states that, once complete, the update will mean:
- Improved speed
- Reduced memory usage, which means fewer force-closes and possibly allow us to have up to 9 homescreens
- Increased flexibility. I’m coding everything to make it as flexible as possible, which will allow LauncherPro to better adapt to new device form factors, such as tablets.
- Cleaner code that I’ll know inside and out. That means that adding new features can be implemented faster since I’ll know every single line of code in LauncherPro.
- Rewriting the app will give me the opportunity to fix the little bugs that haven’t been addressed yet, and to improve parts of the code that could use some improvement.
Also mentioned in the post is the fact that LauncherPro Plus paid users will not have to worry about paying again for the new version. He states, “The new rewritten LauncherPro will simply replace the current one.”
[via LauncherPro]
Synerzip, a leading software product development firm, has announced a partnership with Quickoffice to develop a series of office productivity applications for Android. The company cites Android’s open platform, and appeal to both consumer and business users, as a key reason for the partnership. Hemant Elhence, Founder and CEO of Synerzip, had the following to say:
“While Synerzip has been assisting its clients for the last several years in building mobile applications on various mobile platforms including Windows Mobile, Windows CE, Android, iPhone, BlackBerry, Symbian and Palm, we believe the Quickoffice partnership will maximize our focus on mobile application development with particular emphasis on the Android platform.”
No announcement was made regarding the exact number or nature of these office applications, nor was a time frame for their release given. Continue after the break for the full presser.
China is continuing to see some Android love, this time in the form of a shiny new device from Coolpad. The phone, currently named N930, will feature a 3.5-inch 480 x 800 ASV LCD capacitive touchscreen, a 1 GHz CPU, as well as Android 2.1.
There’s no word yet about pricing, or a release date, but we do know that the company has promised a 2.2 update in the future. The phone will formally be unveiled at the P&T / Expo Comm China in Beijing next month, so all unanswered questions will likely be rendered answered then, so stay tuned.
[via Engadget]
By now, you’ve heard about Amazon’s rumored foray into the Android application business by means of their very own app store. Well, what appears to be the store’s terms and conditions have leaked, and if the document is legit (and it looks to be), these rumors are quickly going to become reality.
The T&Cs reveal some information about the developer royalties – “equal to the greater of (i) 70% of the purchase price or (ii) 20% of the List Price” – along with the rumored $99 yearly fee and the fact that Amazon retains the right to modify developer binaries to include their own DRM.
Furthermore, Amazon also must retain a free copy of each title so that users who have already purchased the app have the option to re-download it later, even if the developer pulls the app from sale. There still has not been an official announcement from Amazon, but based on this evidence, we’re pretty sure it’s coming.
Continue after the break to read (the extremely long) Amazon Android app store terms and conditions.
Last month, we brought you a story about a developer controlling a Hexapod robot with an HTC Hero. The Android robot control extravaganza continues, this time with a Nexus One controlling a hacked Sensetta rover.
The video shows more of the makeup of the robot itself more than the actual control process, but it’s still very cool nevertheless. Check out the video of this bot in action after the break.
It looks as though Engadget has gotten their hands on the new T-Mobile G2! Seen at Best Buy in the NYC, it’s gotten a bit of a buzz. The new G2 boasts a 3.7 inch display, 800MHz Snapdragon processor, 4GB of internal memory, a 5mp camera with flash, all loaded with Android 2.2!
Engadget was kind enough to record their fun with the T-Mobile G2 as well for our viewing pleasure!
Click here to read more on the specifics. We know you wanna! So who’s planning on getting a G2? Let us know in the comments.
[via Engadget]
IP Webcam will transform your Android handheld into a streaming network camera over Wi-Fi. You’ll be able to change the settings including image size, frames per second, and the overall quality of the image. Reports state that the streamed image is decent using either a browser or client that supports streaming content.
Easy setup and good quality imaging make this a good app to grab. As a note, you’ll need to be running Android 2.2 and up.
You can grab it from the market by searching for “IP Webcam” or scan the QR code below.
[via lifehacker]
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