Federico Viticci

10789 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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Wikipedia on the iPhone, We Have a Winner: Meet Articles.

I’ve always wished there was a decent Wikipedia client for iPhone. A well designed, feature rich, clean, simple, fast Wikipedia client, not that crap they sell for 3 bucks and it’s dubbed as “The Ultimate Wikipedia Client for iPhone, It Will Make You Smarter!”. I wanted something with a great typography, focused on readability, that could remember my position at every launch but, most of all, that would allow me to keep multiple entries open at the same time.

Thank God I wasn’t the only one who wanted the perfect Wikipedia app, and I believe we couldn’t ask for any better, considering the developer who realized it. Sophia Teutschler from Sophiestication.com (developer of Coversutra, Tipulator and Groceries - no, you couldn’t ask for anyone better than her) has just released her new application called Articles which is hands down the new, best Wikipedia client for iPhone.

Why? Read on to find out why and get your credit cards ready.

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The iPad Paradox

Macworld

“Technical people always complain about being buttonholed at every family get-together by relatives who want “free tech support.” But why do they want this? Why do they need it? The answer is that consumer technology is overly complex.

And whose fault is it?

Unfortunately, it’s my fault. And possibly your fault. It’s the fault of everyone, including marketers, who relentlessly call for more, more and ever more features. Combine this with our calls for backward compatibility, and the result is systems that do everything. They’re so feature-rich, so complex, that some people can’t get them to do anything.”

Sponge: Feeds Aggregator for iPhone. One App to Rule Them All?

Trying to pack all the websites you’re subscribed to in a single application isn’t a new concept at all. Apps like Socialite for Mac and Ego for iPhone have successfully managed to integrate the most popular social networks in one single and easily accessible place, thus making really simple for people to take a look at what’s going on, what they missed and, overall, what’s new.

Sponge by Oobah Studios is a new application for iPhone which aims at collecting all your internet feeds in one screen, enabling you to catch up with the latest happenings on your various accounts. It’s very good, but it might use some adjustment and fixes. Read on to find out what.

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FML for iPhone, Delight in Misfortune. Review and Giveaway.

Life has no mercy sometimes, but I really don’t care much about it. As long as I can keep doing what I love and not doing what I can’t stand, I won’t give a shit about what could happen to me if I do something. That’s how I live everyday. But on the other hand, I can’t help but laughing at listening to other people’s tragedies, bad happenings and FAILs . If you ever lol’ed for someone falling down the stairs, you know what I’m talking about - let’s face it. But what about telling the world your own everyday life stories,and let people laugh at them?

Meet F* My Life, unofficial FML client for iPhone.

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Opera Mini for iPhone, First Impressions

Technologizer

“Whatever its performance turns out to be like, Opera Mini has some features that might lead some folks to opt for it over Safari, at least on a part-time basis. It’s got Opera’s Speed Dial feature, which lets you get to favorite Web sites with one tap. It uses Opera Link to synchronize bookmarks with other copies of Opera on different devices. It lets you search for text within the current page, a pretty basic feature which Safari lacks.

On the other hand, Mini doesn’t try to match the desktop-like accuracy with which Safari renders Web pages: It just displays a rough approximation (albeit an acceptable one, at least on the pages I visited). And I don’t think it offers Safari’s ability to play YouTube videos.”