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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iPhone Apps That Don’t Exist - But Should

There are so many apps in the App Store - can you remember when there was no App Store though? We all used to save webclips on our iPhone pages, Safari was the only way to let the iPhone see something new.Then the App Store launched and the rest is history. iFart. Pocket God. Weightbot. Tweetie. You know, apps changed our life.

But hey, there’s always place for creativity and I’m sure some developer out there is working in this exact moment on the app that will change the way we use our phone in the next months. That’s what’s great about the App Store - you don’t settle. There will always be room for a better app - one that didn’t even exist before.

That’s what David Pogue did with his latest NYT column: he asked for help to his followers in order to round-up great ideas for apps that don’t exist yet. It’s genius. Check out the most interesting ones after the break.

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iOS 4.1: Now with Full Bluetooth AVRCP Support

Among the little fixes and new features introduced last night in iOS 4.1 Beta 1, some 9to5mac readers noticed a very important one: full Bluetooth playback control support for AVRCP-compatible devices.

AVRCP is a technology that allows Bluetooth handsets and car dashboards to take full control over the music playback of another device. Before iOS 4.1, an iPhone paired via Bluetooth only allowed volume control. Now it seems like you can play, pause, skip, forward and back.

Nice addition.

iOS 4.0.1 Coming Today?

This is curious: iPhoneHellas is claiming that Apple will release iOS 4.0.1 later today. They cite “a reliable source”, and as MacRumors notices the site was right about firmware releases in the past.

The 4.0.1 update should only contain bug fixes and the signal indicator formula. If this is true, expect it to drop in 6 hours.

Apple Holding Special iPhone 4 Conference on Friday

We’ve been waiting for this, as Apple had to do something about all the much-reported iPhone 4 reception issues. In fact, they’re holding a special press conference on Friday about the iPhone 4. No additional info are available at this moment.

Select press was invited on Wednesday, The Loop reports.  We’ll be following the event here on MacStories, so stay tuned.

As for what I think will happen, I’ve just tweeted it.