Federico Viticci

10787 posts on MacStories since April 2009

Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.
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Follow Apple iPhone 4 Special Conference Live on MacStories

This time around we really don’t know what to expect. Last night, Apple surprisingly sent a very few invites to select press and invited journalists over at Cupertino’s campus to attend a special conference about the iPhone 4.

Of course they’re going to cover the antenna issue. Of course they’re going to explain the situation. But how? And most of all, what’s the exact status of this situation? Is Apple actually going to recall the first 2 million iPhone 4 models?

Stick with us tomorrow to find out. Apple special conference. One live. Invited panelists on MacStories. It’s an offer you can’t refuse.

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Senator Charles Schumer’s Open Letter to Steve Jobs

Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer issued an open letter to Steve Jobs regarding the iPhone 4 antenna issues, AppleInsider reports.

Basically, he’s just trying to ask Steve for an explanation of the problem. At this point, I guess he might as well just sit down tomorrow and enjoy some liveblog on the internet.

Check out the full letter below.

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Woz Learned About iPhone 4 Antenna Issues The Hard Way

Whether iOS 4.1 fixes the iPhone 4 antenna issues or not (it did the trick for me), it’s very interesting to read the opinions of well-known industry personalities about it.

But Steve Wozniak is more than a personality - heck, he’s the guy who co-founded Apple with Jobs. He must know something about Apple stuff, right? It turns out he experienced reception problems, too, and he learned about them the hard way. He touched the spot and everything froze.

Read an excerpt of his interview with Dutch journalist Henk Van Ess after the break.

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News Kiosk Brings Yet More Newstands to the iPad - 10 Codes Up For Grabs

So you think we’re done reviewing apps to read news on the iPad. No, and we’ve got even more coming. Actually, I think news apps on the tablet are the new “Twitter clients for iPhone”. They’re everywhere. They’re good. Developers can’t stop releasing them.

Today we’re taking a look at a new app for iPad called News Kiosk which - you guess - allows you to read your favorite blogs’ news in an all-new fashion.

As usual, we’ve also got some codes to give away.

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Actually, iOS 4.1 Fixes the Death Grip

Last night a bunch of blogs reported that the latest iOS 4.1 beta didn’t fix the “Death Grip” problems with the iPhone 4 antenna. We linked to those reports because I had the chance to test the new firmware in a low-signal area and, apparently, the Death Grip was still there.

Today I woke up early and decided to go out for some field testing with my iPhone 4 running iOS 4.1 Beta 1. I took a walk in strong-signal areas (very strong-signal - Viterbo is covered pretty well by 3G and HSPA) and, surprisingly enough, I wasn’t able to reproduce the grip issue.

What happened with iOS 4.1?

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Decrescendo Helps You Fall Asleep with Music

Of all the bad habits I have, one I managed to kick is falling asleep with music. Yes, I used to go to bed with my earphones on and music playing until I was unable to listen to it. I read a lot of people do it - but I couldn’t stand waking up with cables all over my bed. I felt stupid for that habit.

Now we (I, actually) have a problem. There’s this new iPhone app, Decrescendo, which helps you falling asleep with your music, it’s “intelligent” and looks great on the Retina Display. Oh boy.

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