Farhood Basiri

Today I came across a library for iOS that works with SQLite databases – so not only can you avoid having to work with raw SQL queries, but also get the relational benefits of the Active Record pattern.

The library is iActiveRecord from Alex Denisov and can be found on Github here.

Looks like a great library with all the functionality that you would expect in a library implementing the Active Record pattern.

via iPhone, iOS 5, iPad SDK Development Tutorial and Programming Tips.

Starting today, your apps can add location and friends as properties to any update, photo, or link. (via VentureBeat)

How will this affect the Arab Spring? Will new methods of data analysis need to be created to watch such digital conversations? 

(via Open Source: Non-Annoying UIAlertView Replacement Styled After TweetBot’s Alert Panels)

Nokia announced the 808 PureView today at the Mobile World Congress, and all of a sudden the previously unknown phone running a dated Symbian OS became the talk of the show.  You can read more info or watch the video over at VentureBeat.

Excellent resource! 

Here’s an excellent example of what NOT to do:  Two unrelated apps recently issued apologies after researchers discovered the apps were secretly taking users’ contacts from their address books and storing them on company-owned servers.  The app developers promised it wasn’t a malicious move, but issues apologies and deleted all the data.  

Developers must ALWAYS consider their users’ privacy and be completely transparent in all they do…be it analytics or address-book copying.

The complete story is available from the BBC News - iPhone apps Path and Hipster offer address-book apology.

Here’s an excellent free user interface download for iOS 5 on the iPhone 4/S: iOS 5 GUI PSD

Al Gore’s “Our Choice” app is breathtaking and full of multitouch features.  This open source view controller allows for the same level of interaction. (via Open Source: View Container For Easily Adding Animated Push, Rotate, And Drag Manipulation)

An excellent guide for those who may not be familiar with the iOS 5 SDK.

The Amazon Kindle has sold over 4 million units in December 2011, giving Amazon nearly a third of all Android tablet market share.  Of course, there are by fare more iPads in use, but the Kindle Fire is another platform to consider when designing and developing apps for tablets.

Thanks to Gustavo Ambroso for releasing his library on Github. This blog posts explains his idea and implementation of code for new iOS alert and action sheet UI.  

An excellent example for developers who need to make minor changes to much larger apps.  This is very similar to what Pop Cap (Bejeweled) and Zenga (Words with Friends) have used to make their changes.

A great post with video showing a lovely (and easy) open source documentation reader build for the iOS SDK.  Of course, you can use it for any sort of documentation. 

According to early reports, Apple sold more iPhone 4S devices than all Android sales combined in Q4 of 2011.  That’s just absolutely staggering.  Software engineers and project managers should closely consider which platforms when debating app development, especially when targeting a specific audience.

An interesting feature!

Bijou is a set of 126 (and counting) free icons, built specifically for working at smaller sizes.

The goal of this project is to package your python application into an APK.