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.

Apple Posts New iPhone 4 Commercial, Featuring FaceTime

If you downloaded the WWDC ‘10 keynote from iTunes (or watched it online), you’ve already seen this. In case you haven’t, Apple has posted a new iPhone 4 commercial entirely focused on FaceTime, the video calling technology built in the new iPhone. You can watch the ad here.

The 1 minute video shows different usage scenarios for FaceTime: a deaf couple signing, a kid graduating, a baby smiling to his dad on the iPhone screen. Like I said when I first saw the ad, well done.








iOS 4 Jailbreak: Why It Still Matters

iOS 4 brought multitasking, folders, unified inbox, threaded email conversations and note syncing to the iPhone. For these reasons, some people think that jailbreaking a device running iOS 4 is now pointless, considering that two of the biggest features of jailbreak (multitasking and folders) are now developed by Apple itself.

Did I jailbreak my iOS 4 iPhone 3GS? Yes. Do I think is still worth it? Yes.

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