Federico Viticci

10788 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.

Steve Is Pissed Off, But Flurry Is Updating The Service to Follow Apple’s Rules

Remember when Apple changed section 3.3.9 of their Dev Agreement back in April? Turns out they did it because Steve was pissed off at Flurry, a well known analytics firm which, according to Steve, was collecting user data such as geolocation and device information without actual user permission. That’s how the first specs about Apple’s iPad started to go out, and that’s why Steve decided to change the agreement.

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A Beautiful Mod for Itsy

Back in January I reviewed Itsy, a new and promising Twitter client for Mac which, in a matter of a few months, has managed to gain a quite big amount of fans and users. I have to say I haven’t used the app since then, but I have some good friends who are very happy with it. I guess it just fits their needs.

Na Wong, well known designer in the Mac and iPhone community, has released a mod for Itsy, which is absolutely stunning. Just check out the video embedded after the break to see by yourself, then go download it here and follow the instructions to apply it.

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China Gets The iPhone 4G, Guess What It’s Like

I’m seriously impressed by Chinese manufacturers of iPhone knockoffs. I mean, there’s an iPhone 4G counterfeit already out and running a fake OS, but the new iPhone hasn’t even been announced yet. Basically, they’ve build a fake Gizmodo’s Next iPhone, or whatever you might call it. And I’m sorry, but it’s not the real thing.

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