Category: I-phone

Today is our third post in a series titled “Ask the Editor”. This is a great way for you to ask questions and get help for all things iPhone. Whether you’ve just purchased your first iPhone and need help setting it up or are a pro with an advanced technical question, I’ll tackle your problem and see if I can help!

We’ve had some great questions submitted since last time, so read on to find out what my responses are and how you can submit your own questions for the next article.

Is there any free timer app for OS 4.0 that chimes every 15 minutes (or at a custom interval)?

Wvit

This is a great question. There are several timer apps out there, but many of them are aimed at creating one-off timers that don’t have the ability to repeat indefinitely.

However, if you know where to look, these types of apps are easy to find. There is a method of productivity discipline called the Pomodoro Technique, which is built on the premise of going through brief periods of uninterrupted work followed by quick breaks.

Because of the unique structure of this system, there are several apps in the App Store that help you stay on top of your work and break periods. You can use these to set up a recurring timer that chimes at a custom interval.

One free app in this genre is dPomodoro. This simple app allows you to create a task, then set up both pomodoro and break timers for that task.

dPomodoro

If you don’t need the break functionality, simply set it to the same interval as the pomodoro and the result is a timer that repeatedly goes off at a frequency of your choosing. If you have trouble focusing at work, I highly recommend that you give the pomodoro technique a try!

Is there an app that will allow me to write notes in books I’ve downloaded?

Latanya Williams

You can do this right inside of iBooks, Apple’s default e-reader application. To start, tap and hold a word. Next, select the portion of text that you want to create a note for. Finally, tap the “note” button in the pop-up menu to bring up a yellow notepad with simple text capabilities.

Creating notes in a book

Once you create a note for a specific passage, that text will be highlighted inside the book. To see all your notes for a given book, go to the Bookmarks tab.

Viewing your notes

You’ll find similar features in Kindle, Nook and other iPhone reader apps.

Are there any dedicated iPhone apps that let me name and organize voice memos?

Latanya Williams

As with the previous question, some of this functionality can be found right in Apple’s free default app. For a long time, I too was frustrated in my assumption that the iPhone’s default Voice Memo app doesn’t allow you to name your entries, but it turns out you can!

By default, voice memos come up titled as the date and time that you recorded them. However, if you tap on the little blue arrow on the right side of the memo, you’ll be taken to a screen where you can trim or share the recording. From here, tap the box containing the title, which will allow you to set a generic label. At the bottom of the labels menu is an option to insert a custom label.

It’s definitely an annoyingly round-about way to apply a simple title to a recording, but it works!

Naming a Voice Memo

Now, despite there being a ton of alternative voice memo apps in the App Store, many of which have better features than Apple’s, it’s actually really difficult to find one with decent organization abilities (tags, searching, folders, etc.) The best solution I can recommend is just to use good old Evernote.

The app may be more than you bargained for but it’s one of the best free apps around and is perfect for creating, naming and organizing all types of notes, including those of the audio variety.

Evernote is awesome for voice notes

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Voice modification apps are always good for a few laughs. They allow the toughest of men to sound like squeaky wimps and the littlest of girls to sound big and scary.

Today we’re going to take a look at VoiceMod. An app that just may be the best voice-modification app around and the most fun than you’ve had in years on your iPhone.

Voice Modification Done Right

The developers behind VoiceMod recently asked me to take a look at their app. We’ve looked at one or two voice-modification apps in the past, so I wasn’t particularly interested in reviewing another, but I downloaded and fired up the app just so I could be sure to tell them that I gave it a shot.

Twenty solid, laughter and smile-filled minutes later I still hadn’t put the app down. It turns out that VoiceMod is a gorgeous and extremely well done application that is just plain fun whether you’re six or sixty.

Before you start, you’ll want to put on some headphones, preferably the set that came with your iPhone because of the built-in microphone. Since the app modifies your voice live, headphones heighten the experience by covering up much of your own voice.

How it Works

When you fire up VoiceMod, the first thing you’ll want to do is choose a voice. There are nine of these included in the app, each of which is represented by a goofy illustrated character. To start off, we’ll choose the “Cosmos” voice. To do this, simply navigate to that character in the vertical strip shown below.

Cosmos

Once you’ve chosen your character, the interface will revert to a simple metallic mesh shown above on the right. As you speak, you’ll instantly hear the result in your headset, no render time required. The quality of this and the other voices is quite impressive and is sure to elicit a laugh from any first time user.

Modifying the Voice

If this app contained static voices, it would’ve still be pretty decent, but the developers went one step further and brought the app into greatness. As you’re speaking, you can modify the voice by tapping and dragging around on the metal background. The place you’re currently touching lights up as shown in the screenshot above on the right.

Each voice has a unique set of controls that add to and modify the overall effect. For instance, Cosmos is a sort of electrified voice with freestyle modification. By moving your finger around, you can start with a fast, high-pitched voice and quickly jump to something slow and deep.

It’s hard to describe, but as soon as you start waving your finger around and hearing your voice perform impossible stunts, you really can’t help but appreciate this awesome use of the iPhone’s technology. Too see what other types of modifications you can perform, lets look at a few of the other voice.

Darth Father

As you can probably guess, Darth Father is based on a certain sith dark lord who spent too much time hanging around volcanoes. As you speak, your voice is transformed into something much deeper with a little bit of tinny reverb to achieve that mechanical sound.

Darth Father

In the middle of Darth Father’s screen are the controls for the classic Darth Vader heavy breathing sounds. Swipe your finger between the dotted blue line and the volume icons to increase or decrease the sound of Darth’s labored breathing.

Further, if you drag your finger around elsewhere on the screen, it makes the sound of a light saber being swung back and forth. Swipe your finger rapidly up into the corner and you’ll hear the light saber hitting something.

All of these are fantastic effects that are expertly implemented. I recorded a few Vader lines from A New Hope and showed them to a friend who couldn’t believe that the voice had started out as my own.

Story

Story is another fun option that is obviously perfect for narrating a tale. It’s a bit like Cosmos only the sections of the screen are labeled this time to give you a good idea of how to achieve a particular effect or character.

Story

As you can see, tapping down low will give the “grr” sound, which is a low rumble, while tapping high will give you the “chipmunk” or “fly” sounds, which are perfect for quick chatter or high pitched squeals.

Exorcist

Exorcist is one of my favorites to play with simple because it makes your voice sound so horrifyingly creepy. The super deep voice is combined with heavy breathing and heartbeat effects to really get the listener’s blood pumping. This one would be great for blasting over a stereo to freak out a friend.

Exorcist

Other Voices

As I mentioned, there are currently nine different effects to play with. Here is a brief description of those that we haven’t gone over yet.

• Megaphone: Give your voice a bullhorn effect. Three separate crowd controls give you a range of adoring or angry audiences.
• Robote: Act out the film Wall-E in its entirety.
• DJ Trip: No voice effects here, just tap and drag the screen to lay down some crazy sounds and mad beats.
• Walkie-Talkie: Pretty self-explanatory, make your voice sound like it’s coming through a distorted radio frequency.
• Idiotizer: This one is really fun and really hard to describe. Basically, it makes you slur your words like a drunk by adding a bunch of delay to your voice. When you try to speak quickly with the headphones on, the delay confuses you and causes you to frequently pause and stumble.

Recording

VoiceMod doesn’t just do live voice modification, it also allows you to save recorded messages to show off later or share with friends.

Record and share a brief message

You can share recordings on Facebook and Twitter, send them in an email or download them into iTunes on your computer.

Closing Thoughts

For the most part, I take my iPhone pretty seriously. I download productivity and note applications, file sharing tools and other general utilities far more than games or other “fun” apps. Even when I do grab a game, I usually try it for a few seconds, lose interest and forget it exists.

However, VoiceMod really broke through my boring tendencies and reminded me that the iPhone is more than a business tool. In the hands of the right developers it’s also a ridiculously fun toy that can make a grown man in a room all by himself thoroughly enjoy pretending to be Darth Vader.

I absolutely recommend spending the $0.99 to get the full version, but if you’re still skeptical, try out the scaled-back free version.

In this Quick Look, we’re highlighting IOD Intelligent Dialing for People no Motion. The developer describes IOD Intelligent Dialing for People no Motion as follows: Imagine you walk in the city or you drive a car and you need to lookup a name in your address book to make a phone call. This is difficult because you have to find the magnifier and then the single small letters on the displayed keyboard. I-O-D helps to find persons with only 3 big buttons. Less focus is needed to dial, focus can stay where it has to be!

Read on for more information and screenshots!

Screenshots

IOD Intelligent Dialing for People in Motion

About the App

Here are the top five features you can expect to see in the latest version:

• Find phone numbers with less distraction
• 3-Button search instead of 26 button search
• Easy to handle application with clear interface
• Thick buttons for thick fingers
• Integrated help page

Requirements: iPhone IOS 4.2
Price: $0.99
Developer: MiPi

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Remember when owning a recipe collection required a huge binder, innumerable stacks of index cards or at least a modest library of cookbooks? With your iPhone, you can wave goodbye to cumbersome recipe collection techniques and carry thousands of recipes in your pocket.

Today we’ve compiled a list of twenty of the best recipe apps for iPhone, including several from world-famous chefs like Jamie Oliver, Rachel Ray and Gordon Ramsay. Whether you’re a novice chef or a true artist in the kitchen, download one or two of these apps and you’ll be well on your way to culinary bliss.

Jamie’s Recipes

“This app is all about letting you guys choose the recipes you want, when you want them. You get a free taster pack of recipes to get you started with seven all-new packs available to purchase. For those of you who haven’t tried my 20-Minute Meals app, I’ve broken those down into bite-size packs too. Each recipe is really easy to follow with beautiful step-by-step photography so you really can’t go wrong. I’ve also included a clever Shopping List that makes life a breeze, sorts ingredients by aisle and lets you cross off items as you shop.”

Price: $4.99

20 Minute Meals – Jamie Oliver

Nigella Quick Collection

“Nigella Quick Collection features 70 recipes that will help you create speedy, simple and of course delicious meals. Watch videos to pick up tips and enjoy full length recipe run-throughs of Nigella cooking dishes such as chocolate pear pudding or sesame peanut noodles. Nigella provides advice alongside clear, concise step-by-step instructions to keep you on track and cooking with confidence. ”

Price: $7.99

Nigella Quick Collection

Gordon Ramsay Cook With Me

“Gordon Ramsay’s Cook With Me has 56 mouth-watering recipes that you’ll come to swear by! Watch Gordon run through the recipe and then follow the step-by-step guides featuring photos at every stage to help you master the meals. Think you’ve got what it takes to take on Gordon? Compare your dish with Gordon’s at the end of the recipe and send it to your friends for their opinion. Get some extra advice in the cooking tips section by watching the helpful how-to videos.”

Price: $7.99

Gordon Ramsay Cook With Me

Martha’s Everyday Food: Fresh & Easy Recipes

“Get thousands of Everyday Food magazine’s quick, easy, family-friendly recipes, as well as powerful shopping tools, right on your iPhone. Discover a quick, easy dinner recipe, delivered daily, along with expert tips from Martha’s team. Our editors choose recipes that are simple to prepare, seasonal, and family friendly.”

Price: $3.99

Martha’s Everyday Food: Fresh & Easy Recipes

Mario Batali Cooks!

“I’m so excited to present my first ever app – the most advanced, robust, comprehensive cooking app ever built! I personally created 100% of the content in this app – 63 of my most requested recipes from the many regions of Italy each with it’s own video and still images made exclusively for this app. Then I added 25 technique and kitchen basics videos along with my own, personal introduction. This app allows me to get as close as I’ve ever been to personally cooking with you in your kitchen. So grab some extra-virgin olive oil, and let’s cook some great food!”

Price: $9.99

Mario Batali Cooks!

Rachael Ray’s Tasty Bytes

“Tasty Bytes brings together Rachael Ray’s best recipes from her TV Show, books and magazine, plus some exclusively created by Rach for this app. Planning a party or a special dinner? Mark the recipes you want added to your Shopping List. Your Shopping List will combine the recipes and give you one list to take to the market. You can mark off items on the phone as you add them to your cart and make notes on any additional goodies you want to pick up while you’re out shopping. It will make entertaining a breeze!”

Price: $1.99

Rachael Ray’s Tasty Bytes

RecipePal

“RecipePal puts George Duran’s cool, new cookbook Take This Dish and Twist It at your fingertips—serving up an instant digital shopping list for his simple, delicious and unique comfort food concoctions. From Pepperoni Pizza soup to PB&J Bread Pudding—Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake to Pina Colada Crisp!—let RecipePal be your gastronomic guru and your epicurean inspiration—no matter how comfortable you are in the kitchen! ”

Price: Free

RecipePal

Rachel Allen

“Cooking at home is a great way to bring family and friends together. I’ve hand-picked 66 of my favourite home recipes for the app, which I think you’re going to love! Every recipe has simple steps to follow – you can even have me read them out to you – and there are exclusive video tips to give you that helping hand in the kitchen before you start to cook. The interactive shopping list helps you to find what you need, with the ability to view your list by recipe or by aisle.”

Price: $4.99

Rachel Allen

Gino D’Acampo – Eating Italian

“Eating Italian food is simply one of the greatest pleasures in life and I have created a fantastic new app where I show you how to make amazing food for any occasion. The app contains 30 completely new recipes that you will love, from classic dishes to meals that can be made in minutes. I guarantee they will bring out the Italian in you! There is also a glossaries section to help you know your rigatoni from your macaroni and choose the perfect pasta shape for your dishes.”

Price: $4.99

Gino D’Acampo – Eating Italian

Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List

“Recipes from the award-winning food site Epicurious.com are now available on your iPhone and your iPad. Search more than 30,000 delicious, professionally created recipes from Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Self, and renowned chefs and cookbooks. Save your favorite recipes, and sync your Favorites list in the app with your online Recipe Box at Epicurious.com. You can also create shopping lists, and e-mail recipes and shopping lists to yourself and friends. Plus, get access to authoritative recipe reviews from Epicurious members. ”

Price: Free

Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List

Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner

“Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner is a fun and useful recipe app from the world’s #1 food site, delivering over 40,000 of our members’ favorite quick and easy recipes to your iPhone/iPod Touch. Thousands of top-rated recipes – each featuring photos and reviews from our community of millions of home cooks – right in the palm of your hand! Plus, time-saving recipe tips from Allrecipes.com Members and their ideas for recipe variations that help to eliminate any guesswork!”

Price: Free

Allrecipes.com Dinner Spinner

170,000+ Recipes – BigOven

“With over four million downloads, BigOven is one of the top iPhone food apps. View recipes easily anywhere, such as on vacation or at the store – no awkward cookbooks or recipe cards. Get ideas to use up leftovers: just enter ingredients from your fridge or pantry to find out what you can make.”

Price: Free

170,000+ Recipes – BigOven

Weber’s On the Grill

“If you love to grill or barbecue, you are going to love this app! Weber’s On the Grill features 265 classic Weber recipes plus 40 recipes for rubs, marinades, and sauces that are sure to get you fired up to get out and grill. You can tag your favorites, and even create and share a master grocery list for your grilling recipes that you can take with you to the store. There’s a timer within the app, too, so you know exactly when to take your food off the grill. ”

Price: $4.99

Weber’s On the Grill

Good Food Healthy Recipes

“Healthy eating isn’t just for January. That’s why our healthy recipes app has over 175 ideas to help you stick to your resolve, and see you through the year. There’s something for every course – including the most important meal of the day – breakfast. We’ve also added over 35 recipes that contain less than 200 calories per portion, as well as healthy twists on classic dishes like Chicken korma and Chocolate brownies. ”

Price: $2.99

Good Food Healthy Recipes

Whole Foods Market Recipes

“Looking for healthy and delicious food? Search Whole Foods Market Recipes for recipes featuring the finest natural and organic foods. You can search recipes by ingredients and dietary preferences such as gluten-free, low fat, and vegetarian/vegan. Every Whole Foods Market recipe includes nutritional information and cooking instructions. You can also enter up to 3 items you have on hand to find recipes using those ingredients.”

Price: Free

Whole Foods Market Recipes

The Betty Crocker Mobile Cookbook

“Wondering what’s for dinner? Or how to make your favorite cake? Turn to the expert who’s been answering those questions for decades. Betty Crocker is here to help you with this mobile version of the world-famous Betty Crocker Cookbook.”

Price: Free

The Betty Crocker Mobile Cookbook

The Photo Cookbook – Baking

“Baking with this app is easy as pie! The Photo Cookbook – Baking clarifies the preparation of 60 recipes for cakes and pies, sweet and savoury pastries, cookies and breads. Beautiful photography, which is displayed in high resolution especially on your iPad, illustrates every step.”

Price: $4.99

The Photo Cookbook – Baking

RecipeGrazer

“RecipeGrazer from Key Ingredient is a feast for the eyes. Skim fresh, beautiful recipes and photos from all over the world! Powered by Key Ingredient – the free social recipe website with over 400,000 recipes posted and rated by our members – one of the largest and fastest growing recipe collections in the world. The free RecipeGraze app streams thousands of beautifully photographed recipes to your iPhone or iPad in a paged format – perfect for those times when you are seeking inspiration, surprise or just flipping pages for something new.”

Price: Free

RecipeGrazer

Real Simple Recipes: No Time to Cook?

“Looking for quick and easy dinner ideas? Introducing Real Simple’s No Time to Cook? for iPad and iPhone, with nearly 850 easy recipes for dinner that you can make—start to finish—in 40 minutes or less. You’ll find recipes for everything from chicken to chili to pasta to pork chops. Looking for low-calorie, make-ahead, or no-cook recipes? The app has these too.”

Price: $4.99

Real Simple Recipes: No Time to Cook?

Classic Camping Cookbook & Meal Planner

“Coleman is pleased to announce the launch of the Cookout Cookbook & Meal Planner iPhone application to help families prepare meals during the busy summer camping and cook out season. Based on top-rated recipes by Coleman, the Cookout Cookbook & Meal Planner application allows users to find the perfect meal based on food type, category, and ingredients. Rank your favorite recipe for kids, best dessert or ideal recipe for the boat.”

Price: Free

Classic Camping Cookbook & Meal Planner

Do Eat Raw

“Find more than 300 delicious raw vegan recipes! Discover new dishes with the chance to add your own photo to the recipes, easy-to-use shopping lists, and user ratings. Do you want to eat more raw foods, but are unsure what to make? Are you looking for new raw recipe ideas? Would be easier for you looking for your favourite raw recipe while you are at the supermarket? Here you can find your answers, healthy and easy delicious raw recipes that include everything from dressings to desserts and beverages to incorporate into your daily life.”

Price: $0.99

Do Eat Raw

What Is Your Favorite Recipe App?

The apps above should provide enough recipes for several lifetime’s worth of meals. Some of my favorites from this list are Jamie’s Recipes and Nigella’s Quick Collection. Both are stellar apps with loads of quality content and detailed instructions.

Leave a comment below and let us know which of the apps above is your favorite. Also be sure to point out any great iPhone recipe apps that we missed!

Recording and publishing video has become incredibly easy in the last couple of years. Services like YouTube and Vimeo provide great places to share our professional and amateur videos alike. High definition video capture is built into many smartphones (iPhone 4 included) so we have a high quality camera with us all the time ready to capture whenever the moment calls.

Vimeo is a fantastic platform for sharing video and they have recently released an accompanying iPhone application. The app aims to be a full companion to the website while offering some services which utilize the hardware of the iPhone itself. It seems like a perfect place for Vimeo to be, but does their app do everything we hope it does? Let’s find out.

Design and Interface

Vimeo is known for it’s beautifully designed website. Their style is one of class, simplicity and functionality and it is quite apparent in their iPhone application as well. You definitely feel like you are working with Vimeo while using the application.

The application is capable of quite a lot with almost no functionality lost from their website. It would be easy to end up with a cluttered, difficult-to-use app while trying to offer this amount of functionality in such a small package, but Vimeo has done a great job avoiding this.

Vimeo design and interface

The interface combines the classic Vimeo style with the expected iPhone application functionality. The core areas of the app can be found in a navigation bar at the bottom of the display. Context-specific navigation appears where it makes sense at the top of the display. In short, the application is intuitive and is very simple to use.

Functionality

As I mentioned, Vimeo was able to pack in nearly all of the functionality you’d find on their website into this application. The camera and touch interface of the iPhone has provided some new functionality as well. You’re able to see your own Vimeo videos along with browsing and watching those of others. You can also “like” videos or mark to watch later along with commenting on them. The new features allow you to record video and edit video right within the application.

Browse & Watch

A big part of the Vimeo service is browsing and exploring their huge video library. I’ll admit, I’m not much of a film maker so I primarily use Vimeo to find and watch interesting films. Browsing on the website is a great experience, and though not exactly the same, the experience on the iPhone application is still excellent.

Under the section My Stuff you’ll find your Inbox as you would on the website along with subscriptions to your Watch Later and My Likes channels. The videos are displayed in a list with each entry showing a thumbnail of the film, the title and creator along with the channel in which it lives and how long ago it was uploaded. All lists of videos are shown like this throughout the application and are easy to quickly flip through.

My Stuff – showing the Inbox and Watch Later lists

The Browse section will show you a list of eleven (at the time of this review) categories to browse through. I’m not positive where these categories come from, but it appears that they may be chosen and curated by the Vimeo staff and may change over time. Whatever the case, it is a simple way to discover new films within the application and it would carry much of the same function as Discover on the Vimeo website.

I was expecting the film discovery functionality to be really cumbersome in such a small form factor. While you don’t have access to the entire film library and you won’t be able to do any serious searching, it is a really nice way to discover some really fantastic films. For casual browsing, which is what you’ll most likely be doing on your phone, it works very well.

Browse to a video and view its details

Viewing videos is obviously an important part of the Vimeo application and the experience is great. After choosing a video to watch you’ll see a large screenshot of the video with options to add to your watch later list or your like list and of course the option to play it. You’ll also see the details of the video and can also post a comment if you would like.

Watching a video in portrait mode with controls showing

When you play a video you’ll be taken to full screen mode. The video will adjust depending on the orientation of the phone. Video controls will disappear after a few sections and will reappear when you touch. Watching videos in full screen landscape view on the retina display of an iPhone 4 is just fantastic.

Watching a video in landscape mode

Shoot & Edit

The Vimeo application adds some new features and functionality to the product by taking advantage of the iPhone hardware. You are able to shoot video from within the application itself. Under the Recordings menu, you’ll see an option to record a new video. Selecting the camera icon will take you to the video camera, which is similar to the camera app. Record your video and it it will be saved within the application.

It’s possible to then quickly upload your video to your Vimeo account. You may, however, want to take advantage of the video editing functionality to make some quick adjustments before you upload. All of your videos and video projects will be shown in thumbnail view. Selecting one will take you the details page and from here you’re able to hop into the video editor.

View all your recordings and projects (press and hold to delete)

The video editor is basic and pretty simple to use. You can make some quick cuts, add titles and transitions and things of that nature. The touch interface is really great for working with video. While you won’t be making any major edits, it will allow you to do some basic video production and upload straight to Vimeo. It seems like a perfect fit for working on some vacation video while you’re still on the road.

Video editor

Once you have your video ready, it’s simple to upload it to Vimeo. You’ll be able to see a listing of all of your videos under the My Videos section. It looks just like other listings. It is also possible to download your videos to the device so you can use the application editor if you’d like. It is also possible to upload videos from your cameral roll from here as well.

My Videos showing video details and options on what you can do with it

Conclusion

Vimeo is a wonderful video sharing service and this iPhone application is a fantastic complement to it. The mere act of sharing and browsing would have been enough to make this a useful application, but the addition of creating and editing video on top of that really makes this a must have app for Vimeo users. I did have some random crashes while using the app, but it wasn’t enough to be of any real issue and I’m guessing something that will be addressed in an upcoming update.

The application is free so if you are a regular Vimeo user this app is a no-brainer. Even if you are not, I would recommend checking it out if you have any interest in video. Creating, editing and producing video all from your pocket is something that will appeal to a lot of people and Vimeo has done an excellent job of creating this package.

This is the Sqlite database app. Some times your app may have the need to store data in some kind of database. In iPhone application you can do so using SQLite.

Step 1: Open the Xcode and create a new Xcode project using Navigation base application template. Give the application name “SQL”. As shown in the figure below:

Step 2: Expand classes and notice Interface Builder created the RootViewController.h and RootViewController.m class for you. Expand Resources and notice the template generated a separate nib, RootViewController.xib.

Step 3: To create database in sqlite follow the below steps:
Now that the terminal is open let’s create the database. This is done with the command:

SQLite3 will now start and load the Datalist.sqlite database. By default the database is empty and contains no tables.
We only need to create one table. We will create a table called Datalist by typing the following statement:

One thing to note here is the pk field. It is the primary key of the table.
Now that our table has been created, let’s add some data. Type the following commands below.

Your terminal window will look something as shown below:

Now go back to XCode. Do a Control-Click (right click) on the folder named Resources. Click Add -> Existing Files… and browse to your Datalist.sqlite file and click Add. It will then prompt you with a screen as shown below:

Step 4: Now that we have added the database, we need to load the Objective C libraries so we can use it. Do a control-click (right click) on the Frameworks folder. Click Add -> Existing Frameworks. So in the search bar type in libsqlite3. The file we are looking for is called libsqlite3.0.dylib.

Step 5: We need to add another file. Right-click on the Classes folder and choose Add -> New File. Under Cocoa Touch Class category choose Objective-C class. Name it SqlA.h and SqlA.m file.
This will be a very simple class that will take our dummy data file, read it in as an NSArray and provide some utility methods to access the data from the file.

Step 6: Open the SqlA.m file and make the following changes in the file.

Step 7: Open the RootViewController.h file and make the following changes in the file.

Step 8: Open the RootViewController.m file and make the following changes in the file.

Step 9: Open the SQLAppDelegate.h file and make the following changes in the file.

Step 10: Open the SQLAppDelegate.m file and make the following changes in the file.

Step 11: Now compile and Run the code and get the final output.

You can download source code from here SQL

First I must apologise for this post being a little me, me, me, me, me ;o) As you may know from a previous post I was in San Francisco last week as Monday 18th April was my first day at my new company,Vindicia. I love San Francisco and being there on my first day and […]

Considering selling your iPhone on eBay? Here is the ultimate guide to selling an iPhone on eBay and getting the best price for it.

Whether you are using eBay to sell your iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G or original iPhone, this free guide offers tips on crafting your listing, setting your opening bid and Buy it Now prices, and properly photographing your iPhone to increase the chance of making decent money when selling your used iPhone on eBay.

Why Sell iPhone on eBay?

As the premier online auction site, eBay gives you access to a global audience of people that are searching for used iPhones. I have sold four iPhones on eBay, and I have always been surprised at how well my auctions perform. I have sold year-old iPhones on eBay for close to the cost of a new iPhone. In fact, I once got a new $499 iPhone essentially for free after I sold my used iPhone on eBay for $415 and combined it with a $100 Apple Store credit that Apple once gave to all iPhone customers.

If you are planning to buy a new iPhone, it would be wise to sell your used iPhone on eBay and put the funds toward buying the next generation iPhone.

Cost of Listing iPhone on eBay

You are exempt from paying the basic insertion fee if you list less than 50 items per month on eBay. If you add a Buy It Now option of $50 or more, you will pay a $0.25 base price. Adding special features to the auction (like a bold title, a subtitle, additional photos, etc.) will drive up the auction listing fees, but not by too much.

Where eBay really gets you is with the 9% fee on the final sale price. So if you sell your iPhone for $400, you will pay eBay the listing fee (usually around $1-$2) plus $36 (based on the 9 percent final value fee). Even with the fees, however, I have found that my iPhone sales on eBay have generated a high enough price to be worth my while.

How Much to Sell iPhone For on eBay?

Remember that you are obligated to sell your iPhone at whatever the closing bid price is. The market value of an iPhone will vary, depending on what model you are selling and when you are selling it. The newest generation iPhones could sell for thousands on eBay. Or they could sell for cheaper if supply is high. A year-old iPhone will sell for less than a new generation iPhone (though still high in many cases).

Here’s how to price your iPhone appropriately in your eBay listing, including setting the right opening bid and a Buy It Now price:

Opening Bid

This may sound risky, but I recommend setting your starting bid at $0.01 (i.e. one penny). Although the thought of having to sell your iPhone for one mere cent is downright frightening, this will never happen. Your iPhone will always sell for close to the market price — i.e. whatever it’s worth.

Consider surrendering to the market and letting buyers compete to determine how much your used iPhone is actually worth. Yes, in some cases, you may earn less than you hoped, but in other cases you may make more money than you expected by selling your iPhone on eBay (even when setting a very low opening bid).

Advertising in your listing title that the bidding starts at one penny could also draw more bidders — I will explain more on crafting a good listing later.

Buy It Now Price

Before setting your Buy It Now price, consider this tip for figuring out how to set a price that is high enough to make you a happy eBay seller, but low enough to actually attract a Buy It Now bid:

By checking the completed listings, you can see how much iPhones sold for on eBay in the recent past. To see completed listings, click “Advanced” next to the eBay search button. Then, in the Advanced Search page, type your search term — e.g. “used iPhone 4″ — and be sure to check the box beneath “Search Including” that says “Completed Listings.”

Hitting search will return a list of results that includes recent listings of “used iPhone 4″ with prices highlighted in green if they sold, or in red if they did not sell. Searching Completed Listings is a great way to determine what your Buy It Now price should be.

If you were sampling from the completed listings pictured above, you might set a Buy It Now price around $425 for a 16GB iPhone 4 or $485 for a 32GB iPhone 4. Setting Buy It Now prices is not an exact science, but basing your price on past Completed Listings is better than taking a guess as to what Buy It Now price to set.

Should You Set a Reserve Price?

Some people will set a reserve price on eBay to ensure that their item does not sell for below a certain price. For example, if you refuse to sell your iPhone for less than $400, you could set the reserve at $400 and if no one bids that high, you get to keep your iPhone.

However, I would advise against setting a reserve for your iPhone listing. In my opinion, setting a reserve price is cowardly and ineffective. If you are trying to sell your iPhone at a fixed price, then put it on Craigslist or sell it somewhere else. eBay is an auction site, and people expect to be able to bid on things. For this reason, listings with reserve prices often get fewer bids and make fewer sales.

Do Jailbroken & Unlocked iPhones Sell for More on eBay?

Here is a little-known secret to selling iPhones on eBay for a good price: iPhones that are jailbroken and/or unlocked sell for more. Why? Because if you jailbreak your iPhone and unlock it, you are providing a product on eBay that people can’t get in an Apple Store.

Think about it: Apple will not sell an iPhone to a T-Mobile or Sprint user. They make you activate the phone with AT&T or Verizon in the Apple Store. So if you are a T-Mobile or Sprint user and you want an iPhone, what do you do? You buy an unlocked iPhone on eBay, and often you pay top dollar for it.

For attracting higher bids, consider jailbreaking your iPhone and unlocking it before selling it on eBay.

Selling iPhone on eBay: Photographing Your iPhone

If you want to make any respectable amount of money selling your iPhone on eBay, don’t even think about listing your iPhone on eBay without a photo. In fact, you should include a handful of photos, between four and six.

eBay advises that “adding pictures to your listing helps you increase sales, gives your buyers a more accurate picture of what to expect, and distinguishes your listing from others of its kind.”

eBay photography tips:

1. Use good lighting.
2. Photograph your iPhone against a solid color backdrop.
3. Use a tripod to avoid snapping blurry shots.
4. Photograph accessories that are included in the sale, such as the iPhone box, charging cable, instruction manual, and any bonus gifts.

Consider taking a photo of your iPhone from every angle, including the front glass, the back, and the sides. Also take close-up photos of any damage. Despite the presence of scratches or scuffs, potential bidders will appreciate your honesty and are more likely to trust you as a seller if you are honest about any scratches or damage to your iPhone.

Selling iPhone on eBay: Crafting Your Listing

When it comes to selling your iPhone on eBay, what you say in your listing matters. People will not just spend several hundred dollars at the drop of a hat. There are tons of sellers selling iPhones on eBay, so you need to reassure your potential bidder that a) your iPhone is in reasonable condition, and b) you are a trustworthy seller who will deliver the advertised product as promised. While it helps (a lot) to have a good feedback score on eBay, what you say in your listing is also a factor that will determine how much you can sell your iPhone for.

Here are some tips on how to optimize your listing to attract lots of bidders:

Write an Eye-Grabbing Auction Title

Your auction title is the headline that people will see on the eBay search results when they search for an iPhone. Since your listing will be among hundreds of others, you want to write a title that describes the item features and catches the attention.

Write a title that uses descriptive words, and use ALL CAPS (sparingly) for some words. Consider words like “JAILBROKEN,” “UNLOCKED,” “Mint Condition,” “32GB,” “NO RESERVE,” “BIDDING STARTS AT 1 PENNY,” etc., assuming that these terms accurately describe your item.

In addition, you can make your title bold for $2. And you can add a subtitle for $0.50.

Write Descriptive Copy

Note the model, version number, and condition of your iPhone. Describe why you are selling your iPhone and how long you’ve had it. Explain what, if any, damage it has.

Feel free to describe how much you have enjoyed your iPhone (if that is the case). Also, consider noting the features of the iPhone. You might take for granted that you know the features of your iPhone, but don’t expect potential buyers to know. Tell visitors to your listing about the App Store and all the apps they can download. Tell them they can check their mail, send picture messages, record video, etc.

The more information you can provide to answer all of the visitor’s questions, the better.

Accurately Describe Damage

The last thing you want is for someone to expect a mint condition iPhone based on your listing description, and instead receive an iPhone with a big dent in the corner. This could result in an upset buyer and negative feedback, which will hurt your reputation as an eBay seller.

Just because you point out damage does not mean you have to exaggerate the flaws. In the past, I have sold iPhones with minor scratches. I reassured potential buyers that the scuffs were from “everyday use,” that they were “merely cosmetic,” and that despite the “minimal wear,” the iPhone was in total working order. Despite some small scratches, I was always happy with the price my iPhone sold for. And no buyer has ever complained to me about scratches on iPhones I have sold.

Offer a Bonus Gift Along With the iPhone

Consider advertising a free gift to go along with the iPhone. A bonus gift sets you apart from other iPhone sellers and increases the chance of getting high bids. A bonus gift could be anything from an iPhone case, to a portable battery, or a vehicle mount.

I like to advertise bonus gifts in a subtitle, which can be added to your listing for $0.50. For example: BONUS GIFT: Free Otterbox Defender With Winning Bid!

Consider Shipping Worldwide

Because buyers who are looking for used iPhones often reside in other countries — especially those looking for unlocked iPhones — advertising that you “ship worldwide” could drive up your bid prices. Just make sure you don’t get gypped on the shipping costs. Set a dynamic shipping price that is based on the weight of your package so that a buyer in France pays a higher shipping price than someone in the US (assuming you are shipping from the US).

Selling a Broken iPhone on eBay

Even if your iPhone is broken, you can still sell it on eBay. Some buyers will still pay a fair amount for seriously damaged iPhones, because they can use the spare parts either for their own iPhones or for repair services that they offer. Just be sure to accurately describe all damage, whether it’s a cracked screen or your iPhone doesn’t turn on at all.

Warning: Beware of eBay iPhone Scammers!

I was once the victim of an attempted eBay iPhone scam, so I urge you to be aware of potential scammers. The person who attempted to scam me placed a Buy It Now bid just hours after I listed the iPhone. They then sent me a fake email impersonating PayPal and telling me the payment had been sent and to please ship the iPhone to Nigeria. I checked my PayPal account and found no money there.

Be alert for eBay iPhone scams. If someone bids Buy It Now immediately, be weary. If you receive an email that is said to be from PayPal, log in to your PayPal account and verify that you have actually received a payment. If a scam happens to you, report it in the eBay Resolution Center. Never ship an iPhone to anyone until the payment has cleared in your PayPal account.

Are These eBay iPhone Selling Tips Helpful?

Did these eBay iPhone selling tips help you? If so, please share your experience in the comments so that other potential eBay sellers can benefit from your advice on selling an iPhone on eBay.

Selling iPhone on eBay: The Ultimate Guide is a post from Apple iPhone Review.

In previous reviews I’ve said Zite is my favorite way to get the latest news on the variety of subjects I follow, and unlike more traditional RSS feed readers, Zite lets me discover stories from websites I would never have seen.

Zite pushed out an update yesterday with an in-app browser, performance improvements and clipboard support for long URLs.

I think what I like most about Zite is the presentation of the articles. They look very clean, ad free, and are just simply easy on the eyes. Of course some publishers complained about ads being stripped out, and Zite received some threats in the form of a cease and desist letter from some of the biggest publishers on the web. The response was to accommodate any publisher with a direct web link, and that’s happened with every request Zite has received.

Continue reading Zite for iPad gets a new version and a new CEO

Zite for iPad gets a new version and a new CEO originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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In March Apple filed a lawsuit against Amazon ,alleging the Internet giant had violated Apple’s trademark by using the term “App Store” in its Android-based Amazon Appstore. “Amazon has unlawfully used the App Store mark to solicit software developers throughout the United States,” Apple said in a statement, and noted that they tried contacting Amazon several times about the infringement but Amazon repeatedly failed to “provide a substantive response.”

Now GeekWire reports that Amazon has filed an official response to the matter. Following in Microsoft’s footsteps, Amazon is asserting that the term “app store” is generic and is therefore not a valid trademark. Amazon even cites Steve Jobs in their defense, quoting him from an earlier financial conference call where he used “app stores” in a generic sense. For those of you who like these kinds of lawsuits, you can read Amazon’s filling here [PDF].

If the courts agree with these statements right away, the case could be dismissed quickly. But Apple likely has defenses already lined up for this opening salvo, so this is likely only the beginning of the arguments over the term.

Amazon responds to Apple’s ‘App Store’ lawsuit originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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According to Nielsen numbers released today, Android phones now represent over half of the US smartphone market. That’s certainly worth noting. Then again, at least as far as Apple goes, Android’s market share doesn’t matter as much as pundits today seem to be emphasizing.

To understand Android is to acknowledge convenience. I know many, many people with Android phones — and they are, practically to a one, completely content with their purchase, with their service, and so forth. These are not people looking for a magical and revolutionary device. They wanted web access, e-mail, and a camera on their phone — at an affordable price — and they got it.

To talk about market share is to ask the wrong question because market share, in some sense, isn’t the end-all and be-all of the mobile space. The better question is this: is iOS growing? And the answer, as you already know, is “yes.”

Developer engagement also matters, and there’s no simple formula there: factor in the raw number of devices, sure (not forgetting iPod touch and iPad), but also consider the willingness of owners to open their wallets and the relative strengths of the app ecosystems.

Apple is already winning hearts and wallets and developers with its lickably delicious product line. My dad is in love with his iPad, my friends’ kids wouldn’t ever give up their iPods. So long as iOS continues to grow, does it really matter quite so much what the rest of the market is doing — especially if it isn’t innovative and pushing boundaries?

There will always be budget alternatives that perfectly satisfy their users, just as there will be cheap rip-offs of quality goods. Neither group diminishes the market for quality and both act as gateway drugs to bring users to the real deal.

Should Apple worry about decreased market share in the phone arena? Not while the company has gone from zero to nearly a third of the smartphone market in only four years, and not while the iPhone continues to grow (a $12 Billion/quarter business is a problem a lot of Android phone makers would gladly trade for). This last quarter alone, sales of iPhones in the U.S. were up 155 percent year-over-year — in China, sales were up 5 times over last year’s figures. As for those happy Android users out there? More power to them. Not everyone needs to go Apple to get the phone they need.

Deep thoughts: Why Android’s market share doesn’t matter originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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With Locationgate hitting a frenzy, All Things D has gone back and cut a new video of Steve Jobs and Google mobile boss Andy Rubin talking about privacy and location tracking on mobile phones. The footage comes from the D8 Conference last June and at D: Dive Into Mobile in December.

At All Things Digital, Jobs told Mossberg that Apple takes location data very seriously and that he believe privacy means that “people know what they’re signing up for.” Check out the collection of clips on the next page (word of warning, AllThingsD only provides the clip in Flash — sorry, iOS readers). The insights are quite interesting given the current climate over location tracking.

Continue reading Blast from the past: Steve Jobs talks location privacy issues

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Here’s an interesting note that’s not exactly new, but might be news to a lot of movie fans anyway: Apple apparently has been passing out movie screeners for Oscar voters via iTunes. That fact came to light in an FBI raid earlier this week chasing down a man who allegedly uploaded illegal copies of movies like The King’s Speech and Black Swan to pirate filesharing services. Among the documents in the case were a few comments on bittorrent site The Pirate Bay, where the suspect allegedly identified himself as an Academy member, and said that “SAG now sends out iTunes download codes for screens.” A movie studio contract firm did the footwork, connecting a digital signature on the pirated screener back to the FBI’s suspect, as well as lining up the IP on The Pirate Bay’s uploads.

Piracy case aside, the interesting part here is that Apple is apparently coordinating distribution of Academy screeners with special iTunes codes. This likely isn’t true for all screeners — I have friends here in LA who still get their screeners the old fashioned DVD way — but it makes sense that SAG would want to simply email out codes to share movies early, as well as use any digital signature information to track down anyone illicitly sharing these copies. Especially for these two movies, already available on the service, it’s probably easier to just give out codes than actually print DVDs.

You wonder what Apple’s role in this deal is, if they have one at all (SAG might just buy the movies and pass out codes themselves). It could be like the movie trailers on the Quicktime site, just one of those roles Apple happened to take over, or maybe it’s in conjunction with some other agreement Apple has already made.

Academy members get screeners through iTunes originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Many out there think Apple should go on an acquisition spree with its $65.8 billion in cash. Others think that Apple should issue a dividend to its shareholders. I tend to agree with the first line of thought (especially when it comes to buying patent portfolios), but at this moment in time it’s good that Apple has been sitting on all that cash on hand.

As All Things D points out, Apple has upped its purchase commitments an astounding 39% to $11 billion. The increase in purchase commitments will allow Apple to secure supply chain investments such as critical components for the iPad 2 and future iPhones. Demand for hot components like flash memory and touch screens have soared in recent years thanks to the glut of smartphones hitting the market. If any company wants to stay ahead, they need to make sure they can actually build any killer products that they can come up with.

This is where Apple’s massive amount of cash comes in handy. When shortages do occur, such as what happened after the Japan tsunami, Apple doesn’t have to mess around with securing loans to lock down components. As Tim Cook said at Apple’s financial conference call last week, “The iPad has the mother of all backlogs, but we’re working very hard to get [it] out to customers as quickly as we can.” Having all that available cash on hand will enable Apple to keep up with demand where other, “poorer” tech companies may not be able to.

Apple lays out $11 billion in purchase commitments originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Nielsen may be reporting that Android is growing in desire among consumers, but for developers, iOS is still the platform of choice. A survey by Appcelerator with help from IDC says that developers still favor iOS for making their mobile apps. 91% of devs surveyed said that they were “very interested” in making apps for iPhone, and 86% of those surveyed would like to make apps for iPad. In fact, the iPad has just recently risen up over the Android platform, which sits after a short fall at just 85% of developers saying they’re “very interested” to code apps for it.

Obviously, these numbers can’t be used to proclaim that any one of these platforms are more or less healthy than the others — mobile in general is big right now, because it’s such a growing market (and can be very lucrative for talented developers). But Android is still working out some kinks in terms of supporting development, while Apple has more of a tried-and-true solution. Developers in the survey said that Android fragmentation among devices as well as multiple app stores are keeping them away from projects on that platform.

Microsoft and RIM, on the other hand, are still waiting on customer adoption — the new BlackBerry Playbook is at 20% interest among developers, and Microsoft’s Windows Phone 7 platform is only a little higher than that. At this point in time, Apple has everything developers want: a developer toolkit that’s powerful and relatively easy to use, lots of customers ready to spend money on apps, and a big install base with a solid future. It’s no wonder devs like iOS so much.

Survey: Developer interest in iOS highest and growing originally appeared on TUAW on Tue, 26 Apr 2011 19:15:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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