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The Top 6 Reasons Your Company Needs to be Using Google Plus

Brad Hilderbrand — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:47:41 +0000

Even though Google+ has been around for several months now the newest major social network is just starting to pick up steam. While G+ was originally viewed as a Facebook clone, it has begun to carve out its own niche in the social ...

The Top 5 Reasons Why Your App Isn’t Selling

Brad Hilderbrand — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:20:01 +0000

Can't seem to crack the magic code that leads to sales in the iOS and Android App stores? Can't figure out why everyone else seems to be making a mint off of apps but you're swimming in debt? Here are the top five reasons you ...

Sourcebits CEO Rohit Singal featured on CNBC TV18

adit — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 09:00:50 +0000

Sourcebits as the leading mobile development company, has developed over 300 apps and games and has raised USD 10 million in funding earlier this year from IDG Ventures and Sequoia Capital. Riding on this success wave, Rohit Singal, Sourcebits Founder & CEO, was recently featured on the latest series of Young Turks on CNBC TV18. This ...

A True Hacker

adit — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 09:08:13 +0000

A True Hacker.... 1. Has code flowing in his veins and is in love with FOSS 2. Is a keyboard Ninja. Despises mouse. (They love the sound of their keyboards!) 3. Absolutely loves the terminal. 4. Loves LISP and functional programming. 5. Has distaste for authority 6. Believes that no problem should ...

Sourcebits named in Lead 411′s Hottest Georgia Companies for 2011

adit — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 03:43:25 +0000

We’ve done it again! And this time, we’ve done it in style! Sourcebits has been named in Lead 411’s Hottest Georgia companies for 2011! The companies were judged on the following parameters - 100% increase in revenues over the past 2 years or over $2M in funding in the past 2 years. And guess ...

Are Social Networks Strangling Themselves?

Brad Hilderbrand — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:32:20 +0000

Facebook. Twitter. LinkedIn. Reddit. Digg. Del.i.cious... The list of social networking sites goes on and on and more pop up every day. We're reaching a point of saturation and it would seem that soon there will come a reckoning. Indeed, Social networking's own ...

Sourcebits Secures $10 Million Investment from Sequoia and IDG

Brad Hilderbrand — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:33:45 +0000

Today, just a couple weeks removed from our 5th birthday celebration, Sourcebits is proud to announce that we have received a venture capital investment of $5 million each from Sequoia Capital and IDG. This marks Sourcebits' first ever large-scale investment from outside firms, ...

Article on Scientific Programming in Linux For You

adit — Tue, 10 May 2011 05:22:05 +0000

My article on Scientific Programming with Python (and a bit of Lisp) has been published in the May 2011 issue of Linux For You. At Sourcebits, we give utmost importance to innovation and creativity across various disciplines of designing and programming. While this article is all about scientific programming, we do have other talented engineers working ...

Our Favorite App Ever! (This Week): Reeder

Brad Hilderbrand — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 19:32:02 +0000

Wow, what a week this has been! Sourcebits celebrated its fifth birthday in grand fashion (we can't post the pics, but rest assured it was a wild and crazy time), and of course a couple folks who are kind of a big deal in England ...

Enterprise Mobility

adit — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 04:55:19 +0000

What to consider in mobile enterprise strategy for business

We are witnessing drastic changes in operating environment of business .It has become increasingly important for the organizations to proliferate the information to the point of action( it’s team on ground ), also collect and use the data from the point ...

Playing with NFC API of Android

adit — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:47:18 +0000

NFC, or near field communication, is an emerging technology that will power mobile payment systems and Mobile wallet system. Google, Nokia, Microsoft, Apple and other big players are making concentrated effort in getting the solutions into main stream. But NFC itself is just a way to send data wirelessly between devices, meaning it can be ...

Native or Web Application ?

adit — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:42:19 +0000

Introduction

Increasing usage of Smartphone as primary device to access web and to stay connected has led to many developers and corporation to rethink their web strategy . Should a business require both a website and a mobile application? Coupled with fact that developer need to think on various deployment platforms like iPhone ...

Getting Into WebGL

adit — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 09:21:50 +0000

The interwebs is currently buzzing with WebGL! Hence, we also decided to get our feet wet with it. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you must have heard a few things about WebGL. However, I would still like to begin with a brief introduction about WebGL.

A brief introduction to WebGL

As Wikipedia says, “WebGL is a ...

Sourcebits Labs Project – 3D Model Loader

adit — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:42:07 +0000

At Sourcebits, we always believe in pushing the envelope with our cutting-edge solutions. Sourcebits Labs is our initiative to come up with mind-blowing solutions utilizing the latest technologies and ingenious programming techniques. Labs gives you access to some of the most creative and innovative products developed by engineers and researchers at Sourcebits. This is your opportunity ...

Posterous for Android developed by Sourcebits featured at 3rd place in Android Market

adit — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 07:15:22 +0000

Popular micro-blogging site Posterous recently released an Android application, which allows users to quickly and easily post text, pictures, and video to their blogs while on the go.

Posterous for Android has been developed by the engineering team at Sourcebits and we're proud to announce that the application has been featured at 3rd place in the ...

Spot Connect device and app unveiled at CES 2011

adit — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 09:33:57 +0000

Spot LLC recently showcased their revolutionary new Spot Connect for smartphones at the 2011 Consumers Electronic Trade show. SPOT Connect™ turns leading smartphones into a personal one-way satellite communicator capable of sending messages with GPS position to personal contacts, social networks or to summon help in emergencies from remote areas beyond cellular coverage. Spot Connect™ was ...

Sourcebits ranked #38 among Top 500 Fastest Growing Technology Companies

adit — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 08:55:19 +0000

We have some great news!! Recently, Lead411 announced the fastest growing tech companies and ranked Sourcebits 38 on the list! The winners were evaluated based on percentage by which their revenues grew from the year 2007 to the year 2009. We are very proud of this achievement as we continue to aim higher with our ...

How Much Math Should a Programmer Know?

adit — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:19:02 +0000

“The highest form of pure thought is in mathematics” - Plato

There’s no denying that mathematics is one of the most essential tools in various fields like the natural and social sciences, engineering, medicine, economics, and of course computer science. When I tell people I’m a programmer, one of the most frequently asked ...

Bookmark-worthy Sites for Coders

adit — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:25:13 +0000

Coding is fun! But if you’re reading this article then you already know that. As passionate coders, we’re always on the lookout for handy tips and tools to give our productivity a goose; today we’ll take a look at a few websites that do just that.

Night Stand: past, present, future.

Cary — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:53:01 +0000

To find our sea legs with the shiny new iPhone developer tools, we decided right then on our first internal iPhone project: a kick-ass clock with stylish graphical design and razor sharp user experience, called Night Stand.

Beast Farmer… Homicidal Swamp Chickens FTW!

Cary — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 01:03:41 +0000

Hop Tamagotchi, Yoshi, and Ryu from Street Fighter in a food processor set to HIGH for a few minutes and you begin to get the idea behind Beast Farmer, the awesomely fun first release by new gamehouse, Industrial Brothers. In Swamp Chicken Edition, Beast Farmer’s first installment, you’ll play parent to ...

Next Gen Trends in Web UX/UI

Cary — Tue, 25 May 2010 13:46:57 +0000

Breezing into summer we’ve seen some pretty thorough roundups of the latest Web and UI design trends. Horizontal scrolling enjoys it’s day in the sun, while Web fonts and online typography have gotten huge this year. Unabashed design geeks ourselves, we’re always in the thick of what’s new, ...

Skyfire 2 Opens Big on Android

Cary — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:45:33 +0000

Skyfire, the award-winning smartphone browser for Symbian and WinMobile came out for Android last week like a herd of stampeding wildebeests, commandeering the front page of nearly every popular tech blog with incredible reviews and cruising to the heights of the Android App Marketplace. Like another of our…

Sourcebits’ Secret Sauce

Cary — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 02:08:24 +0000

Our own Brian Meehan returns from last week’s ThinkMobile 2010 in New York City to share his talk about Sourcebits’ recipe for App Store success. With examples from our best-selling app for iPhone and Android, Knocking Live Video, Brian outlines 10 key ingredients of what he calls ‘WOW’ apps.

NEW STUDY REVEALS SUCCESS OF KNOCKING™ LIVE PIC SHARING DEVELOPED BY SOURCEBITS

staff — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:57:51 +0000

Sourcebits Enables Pointy Heads Software to Launch a Top 50 iPhone Application BANGALORE, India – December 22, 2009 – Sourcebits, one of the world’s top destinations for iPhone, Mac, Android and Web software development, today revealed a case study that outlines their approach to developing a highly successful photo sharing iPhone application, Knocking™ Live Pic Sharing, ...

Knocking Pic Live – Revolutionary Picture Sharing for iPhone

staff — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:22:26 +0000

Knocking Pic Live is an iPhone application that lets you share pictures in an instant with your friends and family. All this using an interface even a kid can use, share all your pictures with just a couple of quick taps. And the innovation does not stop here, not only can you share pictures, ...

Magic EarthWand – Fun 3D Game for iPhone and iPod Touch

staff — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:04:27 +0000

Magic EarthWand is a beautiful 3D game developed with the Unity 3D Engine for iPhone. The game is played using the accelerometer and touch controls.

Handy Resources for Those Who Like to Doodle

Piotr — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:42:37 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen,

This post is an extract of message which I posted on Sourcebits' internal Basecamp a while ago. It serves as our small library of wisdom, which each designer can access whenever they want and hopefully find answers to unknowns we stumble upon every once in ...

PhotoScatter & BlowUp iPhone applications – Now available in AppStore

staff — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:56:20 +0000

After a long review process, Apple finally approved PhotoScatter and BlowUp for iPhone. Both the apps are now available in the AppStore. PhotoScatter is an application for photography enthusiasts and is the easiest way to upload photos to popular social networking sites. BlowUp is an entertainment app, that allows you to blow up ...

AndroidBook – A full featured FaceBook client for your Android Device

staff — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:12:28 +0000

AndroidBook is the first full featured Facebook client application for Android platform, that matches the features and functionality of official email client on iPhone and dare we say the Android version is better than the iPhone :) The rich client interface will leave you spellbound!, and you will no longer feel like going to the mobile facebook ...

Adobe Air Application GeeMail v1.0 Released

staff — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:48:03 +0000

We are proud to announce the next version of Geemail application, that is now completely recoded from scratch. The new feature list includes + Brand New User Interface Design: Dare we say its better then Gmail itself? + Localization supprt for Dutch, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese + Search bug fixed + Login problem fixed for googlemail.com ...

SK8 Dice – iPhone Sports Application

staff — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:55:14 +0000

SK8 Dice is an iPhone sports application developed by Sourcebits using Unity 3D framework. The application lets you determine a trick by rolling four dices in 3D. The insturctions are simple, roll the dice and do the trick on your skates.

How to make Photoshop CS4 actually usable

staff — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:45:36 +0000

Hello everyone!

This is my first post here, so let me introduce myself — I am Piotr, the new art director at Sourcebits. My job is to make sure that pixels ordered by you look lovely and make sense :-)

I’d like to share a few things I discovered about Photoshop CS4. It’s a result of research ...

Sourcebits GeeMail – Adobe AIR Rich Internet Desktop Application for Gmail

staff — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:49:56 +0000

GeeMail is a cross-platform desktop client for gmail developed in Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR). Ready to be used out of the box, requiring no configuration of any kind, GeeMail supports the familiar gmail user interface and supports working offline. GeeMail is developed for the AIR runtime using the PureMVC ActionScript 3.0 framework.

Sourcebits releases Live Quotes

staff — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 20:50:51 +0000

We are pleased to announce the release of a stock data tracking and analysis tool â€“ Live Quotes. Live Quotes is a feature-rich tool for those interested in the stock market. Live Quotes features an intuitive user interface for adding stock symbols of your interest and displaying the relevant stock data associated with them. Â

GreenPrint – The green printer for Mac

staff — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:49:44 +0000

GreenPrint is a printer driver along with the client application for Mac platform developed by Sourcebits for Greenprint Technologies, LLC. GreenPrint eliminates wasteful pages in any printout automatically, saving you time and money, and maybe more importantly, saving trees, reducing greenhouse gasses, and decreasing waste.

TangledDecals on Smashing Magazine

staff — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:41:43 +0000

TangledDecals, a Rich internet application developed by Sourcebits in Adobe Flex is featured on Smashing Magazine,.

iSearcher – Native Search App for iPhone

staff — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:40:40 +0000

iSearcher is a simple and easy way to search your favorate sites! Touch to search through Google, Amazon, eBay, and Wikipedia. It is developed by Sourcebits for TouchToSearch.

Bobble Head – An entertainment app for iPhone

staff — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 20:39:53 +0000

BobbleHead, a native entertainment application developed by Sourcebits for JES Group, is a fun blast for kids and adults alike. It lets you take snaps, use your existing photo library, lets you crop heads, put them on whacky props or your own pictures and finally lets you bobble them by touching or ...

Track My Shipments – iPhone Native Application

staff — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:39:12 +0000

Track My Shipments is a native iPhone application developed by Sourcebits for Mr. Andrew, that tracks your shipments with all the major shipping companies and keeps you up to date via email on each shipment’s status, location and any delays. (SMS Updates are also available with our PRO account). It’s as simple ...

Sourcebits TangledDecals

staff — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:37:04 +0000

Sourcebits TangledDecals is a perfect place to make your iPhone, iPod, T-shirts groovy. This is a rich internet application developed by Sourcebits for showcasing the finest of User Interface design and Adobe Flex Programming.

War of The Worlds

staff — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:33:13 +0000

Now the big headache for Microsoft and Mozilla… Master of all trades ‘Mr. Google’ is now rewarding the world with new Gift today 02/09/2008… it is ‘Google Chrome’. ‘Google Chrome’ is a new web browser from Google which is open source and based on open source ‘Web-Kit’ rendering engine. Google Chrome is focused on today’s

Fix for form field going loco in iPhone Safari

staff — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:35:49 +0000

Observation: Text starts to overflow in form input fields under certain conditions in iPhone Safari, instead of scrolling within the field.

Solution: Contain the input field in a relatively positioned div and absolute position the input field.

Rejoice!