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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Browsing Speed: iPhone 4 Vs. iPhone 3GS

Here’s an interesting video realized by Obama Pacman, showing how indeed the iPhone 4 is faster than 3GS when it comes to browser performances.

TUAW reports:

“The test was done using only mobile 3G with Wi-Fi turned off, and it shows a variety of sites using Safari in a head to head comparison. In almost all the tests, the iPhone 4 was much faster in Web browsing.

When you look under the hood at the iPhone 4’s 3G performance, the improved browsing speed is not much of a surprise; CNET benchmarked the 4 against the 3G (not the 3GS) and found dramatic improvement across the board. Even against the more recent 3GS, the iPhone 4 delivered stronger download performance in Andy Ihnatko and John Gruber’s tests.”

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Task Aware, Location-Aware GTD for iPhone

How do you manage your tasks? How do you try to be productive while so many distractions are behind the corner on the internet? Checking out MacStories all day doesn’t help, but you have to do something to stay on top of your todo list. Let’s say you’re a hardcore GTD user, I bet you’re using some apps to create tasks, organize them, archive them. You’re keeping those tasks in the cloud, but while you wait for Omnifocus servers to refresh your inbox you’re already firing up Tweetie and faving some tweets.

I say, go out. Maybe you’ve got some tasks to complete while on the go, say buy some water or pre-order that shiny iPhone 4 at the nearest Apple Store. In that case, location-awareness could help you. And so you might want to check out Task Aware for iPhone.

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Concept: iPad Camera Case

So you want a camera on your iPad. I’m sorry folks, you’ll have to wait for a second version of the device. Maybe, or maybe not. Truth is, we don’t know what Steve is going to announce next year, and we certainly don’t want to start the rumor mill now.

But still, you can lay your eyes on this beautiful concept found on iPadevice: an iPad case with integrated camera and dock. Check out the images after the break. Most of all, let us know if a camera on the iPad is really that necessary.

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PadEdit: iPad-optimized IDE On Your Server

The iPad comes with a great default browser, built on top of another great technology called Webkit. Safari for iPad makes browsing from a tablet feel good, and I haven’t find a single alternative in the App Store worth replacing Apple’s default app.

If there’s a webapp that showcases the great capabilities of Safari for iPad, that’s PadEdit.

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Malaysia Airlines Introduces iPad Kiosks

We all know that the iPad is slowly becoming an essential part of our lives. We check emails with it, write, read, browse the web, organize photos and videos. We do things with it, not only geek stuff. Malaysia Airlines seems to think that the iPad is the must-have device for customers, too.

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