Author Archives: Vykthur

About Vykthur

Mobile and Web App Developer and Researcher. Passionate about learning, teaching, and recently - writing.

Truly Free SD Card Data Recovery Tools

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Vykthur

Many situations can result in data/file loss (deletion). In such cases, well, the data files that have been deleted need to come back. I recently had an SD card full of travel pics, inserted it in my office PC – … Continue reading →

Posted in Tutorials, Windows 8 | Tagged data recovery tool, sd card recovery, sd card undelete, Windows 8 | 13 Comments

Blocks Gear App for Samsung Galaxy Gear 2 (Tizen Wearable)

Posted on June 6, 2014 by Vykthur

Download it here Arguably one of the most famous “Classic” games every made. You have played, I’ve played it, and we all love it. One of the first and most famous implementations of tetromino games is Tetris, first created over … Continue reading →

Posted in Programming | Tagged Blocks gear, gear 2, samsung galaxy gear 2, tetris, tizen | Leave a comment

Android Wear vs Tizen for Wearables (Samsung Gear 2). What developers need to know

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Vykthur

In the last few months the wearable computing industry has seen significant action. Google announced their operating system for smartwatches – Android Wear in March 2014 and Samsung announced their new iteration of the Gear smartwatch line at the 2014 Mobile … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer Tips, Wearables | Tagged android wear, samsung galaxy gear 2, tizen, wearable | 2 Comments

Accessing Sensor Data (Pedometer) on Samsung Gear 2 – Sample Code

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Vykthur

This article provides sample code to access sensor data for the samsung Gear 2 running tizen. The examples provided with the Tizen wearable SDK are definitely sufficient to get you started , but with a catch – Everything is written in … Continue reading →

Posted in Programming, Tutorials, Wearables | Tagged gear 2, gear 2 sensor data, samsung galaxy gear 2, tizen, tizen wearable emulator; | 15 Comments

Samsung Gear 2 ( Tizen Wearable ) Sample Apps, Widgets and Templates

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Vykthur

In this post, I demonstrate how to access the sample apps that come with the tizen wearable IDE. For developers learning a new language/platform, the best way to get started is to study and build on sample code. Unfortunately the Gear … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Tutorials, Wearables | Tagged gear 2, sample apps, sample code, samsung gear 2, tizen, tizen wearable emulator; | 5 Comments

Step by Step Guide on How to Build Your first Samsung Gear 2 App (Tizen)

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Vykthur

Photo Credit : Samsung Developers Update : This post created May 12, 2014 when there was mighty little documentation out there, and a lot has changed since then! Samsung has released several new wearable devices, and the SDK (and its installation process) … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Tutorials, Programming, Tutorials, Wearables | Tagged app, gear 2, samsung gear 2, tizen, tizen wearable emulator; | 32 Comments

PhpMyAdmin Database : No Priviledges Error

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Vykthur

The Problem I logged into PhpMyAdmin on localhost with wrong credentials (username:admin and no password) and couldn’t create any new database : NO PRIVILEDGES. I’m not even sure why the wrong credentials worked in the first place as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Developer Tips, Tutorials | Tagged no priviledges, phpmyadmin, Windows 8 | 1 Comment

The Anatomy of a Cocos2D for Android Game

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Vykthur

Its important to understand the different components of your game and what goes where! For the most part, you will be dealing with layers (CClayer class) adding nodes, sprites, animations etc to it. This is where the magic happens. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Cocos2d, Cocos2D for android | Tagged android intent in cocos2d, back button, Cocos2D for Android, Game development | 6 Comments

How to Create a Sliding/Scrolling Menu in Cocos2d for Android

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Vykthur

In this tutorial, we use the CCScrollView class to create a horizontal scrolling menu . A scrolling menu is excellent for tastefully laying out the menu items in your games . Items may scroll horizontall or vertically (your call) with that smooth … Continue reading →

Posted in Android Tutorials, Cocos2d, Cocos2D for android | Tagged Android, Cocos2D, Cocos2D for Android, Game development, scrolling menu, Slider Puzzle How to, sliding menu | 7 Comments

Introducing Deep Theming – Guidelines for Windows Phone 8.

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Vykthur

What is Theming ? Based on wikipedia entry , theming is described as the use of an overarching theme .. to create a holistic and integrated spatial organization of a consumer venue. Often themes are derived from history, different cultures … Continue reading →

Posted in Design, Research, Windows Phone 8 | Tagged deep theming, material design, Windows Phone 8 | Leave a comment