Resize Image:

UIImage *thumbnail = [UIImage imageWithData: [NSData dataWithContentsOfURL:url]];
if (thumbnail == nil) {
    thumbnail = [UIImage imageNamed:@"noimage.png"] ;
}
CGSize itemSize = CGSizeMake(40, 40);
UIGraphicsBeginImageContext(itemSize);
CGRect imageRect = CGRectMake(0.0, 0.0, itemSize.width, itemSize.height);
[thumbnail drawInRect:imageRect];
cell.imageView.image = UIGraphicsGetImageFromCurrentImageContext();
UIGraphicsEndImageContext();