About the Author

Nilanchala Panigrahy is a software developer, community speaker, and thought leader in the fusion of design and mobile technologies. Currently, he is employed as a lead application developer by Ness Technologies (http://www.ness-ses.com), a leading global technology services provider. He has over 8 years of experience in developing rich mobile applications in Java, C#, Android, Xamarin, HTML5, and PhoneGap.

Over the years, he has published 20 plus Android applications in the consumer and enterprise spaces and authored over 200 articles/tutorials on Android and Xamarin application development, which are freely available on the Web.

You can find more information about him on his blog at http://javatechig.com or contact him via his Twitter handle at, @npanigrahy.