User Experience for Mobile and Desktops

The development kits from Intel and Epic Games are interesting now. INTEL XDK   Image from Dolby Labs Intel, with its XDK has come a long way. In the early days the Intel XDK was a hiccup, and through the days it has become more polished and more usable. The Intel XDK UI EPIC GAMES UNREAL ENGINE Image from GitHub Epic Games launched their Unreal Game Engine 4, with a FREE license model. So what does a game engine has to do? It targets both desktop and Mobile app platform. Recently I played Guncat in Android, which was developed using Unreal Engine. The graphics is smooth, performance is good. Though it had some glitches, the game proved fun otherwise.

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LENOVO A6000 - SIM Card not detected / Zero Network Signal   Image copyright - www.phonearena.com One of the widely faced problems with the Lenovo A6000 is - SIM card not detected / Not connecting to the Phone Network. To be precise, your phone detects the SIM card, recognizes the carrier, but the Tower / Network signal on top is shown blank. Remedy - Thinking of phone RESET? No. Do not do that. It is not required to reset your phone. - Just pull out the battery. Keep the phone idle without battery for a few hours so that the phone electronics get into a Power-Reset mode. - Later put the battery in, and Power-On your phone. Still not getting the tower signal? - Try swapping the SIM cards (technically this does not have any effect), but it may do the trick. - Let the phone battery discharge (while in phone) completely,  remove the battery for few hours and then put it back. This remedy worked for me.

The Windows Phone Experience   After a brief stint with a Nokia Lumia 730, I had my opinion changed towards Windows Mobile 8. Before I get into the details, let me tell you that Nokia Lumia 730 was my first Windows Mobile. Everything worked fine, except the famed Gorilla Glass. The moment, the phone fell down, the glass cracked. Well the display was working fine, but there were cracks on the glass that can challenge Spiderman's web. The cracks made the readability worse. But I decided to live with the cracked glass, as replacing the glass was quoted at INR 9,000 which is 60% of the phone's retail price. To top up the injury, the replacement glass+display does not have a guarantee against cracks. It too might develop cracks, if the phone kisses the tarmac. So I started living with the cracked display. Once I started looking beyond the cracked glass, the Windows Phone user experience emerged. It took a bit of getting used to with the interface. Not months, but a few da...

The question  "Where do you see yourself 5 years from now?". The answers "In your position" - pointing the Interviewer. The Optimistic Guy. "Answering the same question in another Interview" The Pessimistic Guy. "In US head office, progressing in my career". The Onsite Opportunity Seeking Guy. "Changing my baby's diapers. Because if I get this job now, I will update my shaadi.com profile, will get married soon, will have a baby or babies. And managing babies requires collective effort from my side and my wife's side as we both will be working.. bla bla blaaa". The Family Oriented Guy. "By that time if IT fails, I will be working out my way in Politics" - Inspired by AAP Guy. "Entrepreneur, My own startup" - Inspired by Start-ups Guy. "Successfully managing a team of technologists and delivering exceptional results that adds a lot of value in terms of revenue and bla bla blaaa" -  Vi...

 The Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM Many of you must have read how good the Nokia 730 Dual SIM is. Yes! the phone is phenomenal. It has got everything and can satisfy a selfie-youth, to a technologist, to a casual user. The Nokia 730 Dual SIM, has the right hardware, excellent camera in front and back, the sexy looks that beats the high-end lumia phones to dust. The touch response and the clear black OLED display gets a special mention. I was feeling high, when I purchased my Nokia Lumia 730 Dual SIM from a Nokia Store in HSR Layout, Bangalore,  The Windows Phone 8.1's user experience was top notch, despite the fact that Windows Phone requires a different learning curve compared to the Android OS. Things went well for a week. My niece was in love with the selfies and she shot some of her great selfies using Lumia 730. On the apps front, I did not feel any lack of apps either. There is an app for everything, but the sheer quantity is less compared to the android store. ...