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.

iPhone 4: Unlocked, SIM-free, Expensive In the UK

If you don’t want to commit to a provider for 2 years with the iPhone and you happen to live in Britain, well this is your lucky day. Sort of.

Apple has announced the pricing of the new unlocked and SIM-free models, and as you can guess they’re not cheap. £499 for the 16GB version, £599 for 32GB - with the current conversion rates it’s around $730 for 16GB and $883 for 32GB.

Are you sure you don’t want to commit? [via TechCrunch]

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iPhone 4 Takes Down Apple.com

It seems like the iPhone 4 killed Apple’s website. Since Apple started pre-orders on its new device earlier today, many people reported that the website was slow, unresponsive and that they had to click multiple times to confirms their choices and try to get the order through.

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Apple Confirms: White iPhone 4 Not Available Yet

Apple opened up the pre-orders of the iPhone 4 earlier today, but has also confirmed the rumors we heard yesterday: the white iPhone 4 is not available yet. Whether this means that US customers have to wait a few more weeks or that it will be available by the launch in more countries in July, we don’t know. We seriously hope so though.

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Apple Releases New Mac Mini

We didn’t see this coming, but this morning Apple has released the beautiful and powerful new Mac Mini. Starting at $699, the new Mac Mini features up to 2 times faster graphics, an all new sleek aluminum design, built in power supply, HDMI port, built in SD reader and many, many other stuff. Check out all the details and pictures after the break.

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iPad USB Typewriter [Video]

So you’re looking for cool iPad accessories. You already have a case, a dock, some additional cables. Perhaps you should consider a USB Typewriter now.

“The USBTypewriter is a new and groundbreaking innovation in the field of obsolescence. Lovers of the look, feel, and quality of old fashioned manual typewriters can now use them as keyboards for any USB-capable computer, such as a PC, Mac, or even iPad! The modification is easy to install, it involves no messy wiring, and does not change the outward appearance of the typewriter. So the end result is a retro-style USB keyboard that not only looks great, but feels great to use.”

Available at $400 - $500 here (it’s handmade, meaning that each model is different), or at $75 as DIY kit. Check out the promo video after the break.

[via Mashable]

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