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ArtfulBits aiChart for Android OS Major Release - version 1.5

ArtfulBits aiCharts for Android is the first professional solution on charts market for this very popular and highly innovative platform. The product is intended for software developers that will be able to use aiCharts as an easily integrating part of their applications that will allow representing and visualizing charts of different kind.

ArtfulBits, a company that made aiCharts, has already proved its competence as a developer tools and components creator. More than 4 years of intensive implementation of components for .NET platform gave a company deep experience and awareness of developer's needs. The company believes that highly innovative Android OS that has outstanding potential and enormous community is the best application of the ArtfulBits developers' knowledge and experience.

aiCharts visualize wide range of financial, business, engineering, and mathematical charts. User-friendly interface and clear tutorials allow quick start of the new component using and facilitate process of integration.

What's New in 1.5
Complete set of changes can be found in Onine Documentation History.

Release summary
* Chart look and feel enhancements
* improved user interactions
* Complex data type support
* Performance and CPU utilization improvements
* New chart types: Chart Range Column, Chart Range Area, Chart Doughnut, Chart Rose, Chart Step Area

New features
* Hit testing. Tracking of each chart's element allows building ever more interactive charts.
* Ability to 'break' line-like types (Line, Spline, StepLine, etc.)
* Ability to set start angle for pie chart
* Ability to arrange labels in column for pie chart
* Title xml inflating
* Advanced point label formatting

Improvements
* Legend customization. Adding empty cells, custom cells implementation, items layout enhancements
* Drawable padding support
* Animated scrolling. Now chart reacts more naturally to user actions
* Date-time computation logic improved. Intervals measurement revamped
* Titles smoothing. Now chart titles appear even more attractive
* Accommodation for large bulks of data. Smart UI updates only when necessary
* Striplines API logic improved

Product page: <http://www.artfulbits.com/Android/aiCharts.aspx>
YouTube demo: <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ho5wiV-o8g>
Screenshots: <http://www.artfulbits.com/Android/chartsGallery.aspx>