Lextech is growing and we’re looking for a solid java developer with Blackberry or Android experience. If you’re in the Chicago area (local candidates only please), are looking to be part of a team changing the way people use technology and fit the criteria below please contact us. Where else do you get to work on things like a rocket launcher control system, build a harbor video surveillance system, create the most elegant and advanced mobile apps available, or link mobile phones to GIS tracking systems?

This is NOT Java Web development.

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iRa C3 is the mobile video surveillance product we developed for our sister company, Lextech Labs. This afternoon, it was announced as a 2010 Edison Award Finalist in the Technology category. Other companies nominated in this category include 3M, Motorola, LiveScribe Inc., and OnStar.

Congrats, Lextech Labs!

The announcement was webcast live by The Discovery Channel at http://www.discovery.com/edisonawards.

While the iPad is generating a myriad of opinions, one key item is being overlooked in Apple's announcement: Apple's iWork office applications will be available for $9.99 each for the iPad. While a reduction from the $79 desktop pricing, Apple is taking a stand to show that applications delivering value can exist at higher than the $0.99 price point of many iPhone apps.

iRa Pro, a video surveillance app developed by Lextech engineers, will be highlighted on CNBC's Planet of the Apps: A Handheld Revolution tonight at 10 PM Pacific time, 1 AM Eastern.

Note the iRa Pro eyeball icon in the top right portion of the globe.

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http://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-hire-a-great-iphone-developer-2009-12

Lextech Global Services CEO, Alex Bratton, was quoted in an article titled, "How To Hire A Great iPhone Developer" on The Business Insider website today.

The 11 page article outlines:

iPhone Spies Review:

"Make iPhone app mockups with the Mockup app"

Here’s an app for all the aspiring app makers out there, Lextech released their new Mockup app that allows you to make of iPhone apps mockups right on your iPhone. The app goes for $4.99 in the App Store and is a pretty neat little app if you’re new to the app developing world. It allows you to create simple mockups of apps by placing individual UI elements on the screen and the arranging them anyway you want.

iPhone Alley Review:

"Mockup Lets You Create iPhone App Mockups On The Go"

Last week Lextech Labs released a new app to help app developers create mockups of iPhone applications right from an iPhone or iPod touch. Mockup [App Store, $4.99] allows you to create sample application mockups by placing individual UI elements on the screen and arranging them however you see fit.

I had a chance to get up close and personal with the new point of sale system at an Apple Store tonight. Replacing the previous mobile POS system is an iPod Touch wrapped up in a black case that contains a laser barcode scanner. The iPod runs Apple's Easy Pay app to manage the transactions. The store employee logs in with their Apple ID and they're presented a simple front end that links to Apple's existing transaction systems.

What's On iPhone Review:

"Mockup - Review"

Mockup is actually a very good idea.  With the explosion of development companies for the iPhone and iPod Touch, the people developing the software would likely desire an intuitive app to help them design it.  Mockup is best thought of as a shell designer without any of the guts.

Gartner research has posted numbers covering Q3 world wide mobile phone sales. Crunching those numbers results in some very interesting data points:

• Smart phones make up 13% of all mobile phones sold (41 million of 308 million phones) up from 11.8% in 2008 for the same quarter. The total volume of phones sold was flat (308 million). The important thing to note here is users are converting to smart phones.