The Beauty Of React Native: Building Your First iOS App With JavaScript (Part 2)

In part 1 of this tutorial we started building our iOS app from scratch. We started out by setting up a blank React Native project. Then we pulled data from the Unsplash.it API. Because downloading data takes time, we built a loading screen.

In the process we went over positioning UI elements with flexbox and styling them using CSS-like properties. Towards the end of part 1 we downloaded and included a third-party Swiper component from GitHub, which allowed us to display wallpaper data in a swipeable container.

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Wow! Canadian Tire brings back catalogue

Print catalogue returns after a 10-year hiatus with 200-pages and mobile capabilities

Legrand, North America Headquarters Installs New Fuel Cell

Matt Kraus

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Cleaner, more efficient electricity is coming to Legrand, North America's headquarters in West Hartford, Conn., as the company announced the installation of a 500-kilowatt (kW), solid-oxide fuel cell system. ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR was there on Apr. 18 to see the unveiling of this system that is expected to produce up to 88 percent of the electricity on the complex (based on 2015 total kwh usage), adding up to 190K in annual energy savings.

Changing these 9 iPhone settings could save your battery life - CNET

Whether you're a newcomer to iOS or just upgrading to a newer model, consider tweaking these settings to improve performance and battery life.

One-of-a-kind telephoto lens used on Apollo 15 moon landing up for auction

The first telephoto lens used on the moon is up for sale, and it'll only cost you a few hundred thousand dollars.

Amazon experiments with monthly Prime subscriptions

The American branch is introducing a $10.99 per month option that offers the full array of Prime features on a rolling contract basis.

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New Scotiabank animation pops up in theatres

Banking brand sees potential for its popcorn characters to live on in future ads