How Many Downloads Does It Take to Reach the App Store Top 25? (And Why You Shouldn’t Care So Much)
17 May 2012
Most mobile developers dream about getting an app into the Top 25 of Apple’s app store. So what does it take to get into those illustrious ranks? A recent TechCrunch post with new stats from Distimo reveals that the answer is currently 38,400 daily downloads for free apps…
Smartphones for Dogs–A Really Dumb Idea?
11 May 2012
I was checking out new phones on the Verizon site recently after my Droid lept to an untimely death, when I noticed an ad for a product called Tagg, a GPS-enabled collar that notifies you when your dog goes outside a pre-set boundary. Similar products have been around…
Why We’re Holding Onto Phones Longer, and What it Means
04 May 2012
Why Google Glass Matters to Mobile Now
11 April 2012
Google recently gave a preview of Project Glass, a prototype heads-up display that a user wears like a pair of lightweight glasses (assuming you buy your glasses from the Matrix). While it’s questionable whether Google can ever make these stylish (or invisible) enough to encourage widespread adoption, the more interesting…
Make Your Next App Smarter With Location Sensing
06 April 2012
If you’ve ever asked Siri to remind you to buy milk when you’re at the market, you know that location sensing makes smartphones a lot smarter. Now there’s a way to easily tap the power of location sensing in your own applications.
NeuAer, a start-up that won the 2011 Launch…
VentureBeat Mobile Summit Recap
04 April 2012
If you couldn’t make it to the VentureBeat Mobile Summit we’re here to help. The event promised 30 hours with 180 top executives in mobile, covering the 5 core topics below, and it largely delivered. The sessions were thought-provoking, and there was plenty of opportunity to meet the people…
IBM Human Centric Solutions Center Chooses Sourcebits as Their Business Partner
28 March 2012
We are extremely proud to announce that the Human Centric Solutions Center at IBM has chosen us to be their business partner for developing innovative solutions in the mobile and geo-localization spaces. We are happy that a company with IBM’s reputation has decided to trust us in spearheading their innovation…
Automakers on Collision Course With NHTSA Over Mobile
28 March 2012
A recent National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) study came to the not-so-shocking conclusion that checking your email or watching a DVD while flying down the highway can be detrimental to your driving. What is shocking, however, is their solution.
The NHTSA has suggested in February that automakers…
New iPad3 Feature Could be Risky for Enterprise
22 March 2012
Now that the dust has settled after the announcement and delivery of the iPad3, pundits are proclaiming that the device’s new features make it a game changer for enterprise. But some of the same features that will broaden the new iPad’s enterprise adoption could create serious issues if they’re not…
Design Talent Hunt — Coroflot Connect in Dublin
07 February 2012
When we received an invitation to this year’s Coroflot Connects, we didn’t think twice. We already have two excellent designers based in Ireland — Adam Cartlidge and Chris Johnson — and scooping for more talent on the green island seemed like a perfect idea. Especially if…
