Eric Slivka

Eric is the Editor-in-Chief of MacRumors and has been writing for the site since 2008.

An avid swimmer and former biophysicist, Eric has been using Apple products for over 35 years and has been interviewed for pieces by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Reuters, BBC, CNBC, and other publications.

Eric's current primary role involves day-to-day oversight of the editorial operations at MacRumors, but he also contributes occasional news and review articles while handling various other duties related to the site's operation.

Eric Slivka's Articles

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Apple Removes Subscription-Based iPad Gaming App from App Store

Wednesday November 23, 2011 7:35 pm PST by
Just yesterday, a report surfaced regarding Big Fish Games' plans to launch a subscription-based gaming service on the iPad. For a monthly fee initially set at $4.99, the service would allow users to access a number of Big Fish-distributed games through a dedicated app. The app had actually been available since last week, although new subscriptions had been disabled ahead of the official...
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Thinner iPad 3 Coming with Low-Power Retina Display?

Wednesday November 23, 2011 9:36 am PST by
Rumors of a high-resolution 2048x1536 display for the iPad 3 have been circulating for some time now, but the new display's effect on the device's form factor is still up for some debate. A claim from earlier this month regarding Apple requiring two light bars in order to manage the much higher resolution of the iPad 3 was followed just last week with a report that the device will be 0.7 mm...
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Aaron Sorkin 'Strongly Considering' Writing Screenplay for Steve Jobs Movie

Wednesday November 23, 2011 8:34 am PST by
Last month, it was reported that Sony Pictures was courting Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for the movie version of Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs. Sorkin, who is famous for his work on The West Wing, The Social Network, Moneyball, and A Few Good Men, has been seen as a strong contender for the job and already worked with Sony on another tech story with The Social...
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Steve Jobs Exhibit on Display at U.S. Patent Office Museum

Wednesday November 23, 2011 7:11 am PST by
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last week opened a new exhibit honoring Steve Jobs at its museum in Alexandria, Virginia. Located in the atrium of the office's Madison Building headquarters, the free museum offers interactive exhibits, a portrait gallery and a theater. The Steve Jobs exhibit consists of 30 giant iPhone-like display panels, most of which display the front pages from...
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Samsung Mocks iPhone Fans in New Galaxy S II Ad

Wednesday November 23, 2011 6:07 am PST by
Samsung has released a new commercial for its Galaxy S II smartphone, stepping up its direct assault on the iPhone by mocking dedicated iPhone fans who wait for hours in long lines for the launch of the latest model despite it looking identical to the previous one. The ad plays on the excitement of iPhone fans waiting to get their hands on a new model who are then distracted by seeing...
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Competitors Already 'Scrambling' to React to Apple's TV Plans

Wednesday November 23, 2011 5:38 am PST by
AllThingsD reports on a new research note from Jeffries analyst Peter Misek suggesting that manufacturers are already "scrambling" to react to claims that Apple is preparing to enter the television set market. And rather than innovating on their own, competitors are reportedly focused on trying to identify what Apple will do to revolutionize the industry.“Based on our discussions,...
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Apple to Allow iOS Subscription Gaming Services in App Store [Updated]

Tuesday November 22, 2011 4:37 pm PST by
Bloomberg reports that Apple has opened up a new class of App Store offerings, allowing game publisher Big Fish Games to offer a monthly subscription package that will allow provide users with access to a number of the company's games through a dedicated iPad app [App Store].The setup is similar to Netflix Inc. (NFLX)’s streaming application for the iPad. Subscribers can get unlimited access to ...
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Apple Recruiting Senior-Level Executives to Expand Cloud Services

Tuesday November 22, 2011 4:27 pm PST by
The Wall Street Journal reports that Apple is actively looking to recruiting new senior-level executives to assist with the company's cloud-based services. The moves come as Apple undoubtedly seeks to build upon its iCloud services officially launched last month.In recent weeks, Apple has been looking to recruit senior-level executives with backgrounds in Web-based software, according to people...
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Grand Central Terminal Retail Store Opening 'Won't Be Any Time Too Soon'

Tuesday November 22, 2011 12:23 pm PST by
Earlier this week, it was reported that Apple was set to announce its grand opening plans for its massive new Grand Central Terminal retail store today, with rumors suggesting that Apple would open the store this Friday or "shortly thereafter". Apple's Grand Central Terminal retail store under construction (Source: techfootnote) Mashable now reports that construction workers at the site...
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U.S. Non-iPad Tablet Market Led by TouchPad Fire Sales as iPad's Domination Continues

Tuesday November 22, 2011 9:50 am PST by
Research firm NPD today released a new study of non-iPad tablet sales in the United States, revealing that sell-through remains extremely small in the face of Apple's dominant market share. According to the report, only 1.2 million non-iPad tablets were sold in the United States during the first ten months of 2011, with HP leading the pack with 17% of that market, or about 200,000 units sold. ...
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VMware's New Virtualization of Snow Leopard and Leopard Allowed in Error

Tuesday November 22, 2011 7:33 am PST by
Over the weekend, we noted that the new VMware Fusion 4.1 release added the ability for users to virtualize Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard client versions. Previous virtualization options had been limited to the client version of OS X Lion and server versions of Lion, Snow Leopard, and Leopard. VMware now reports in a blog post, however, that the change was an error in a new license...
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Porn Site Operator Turns Over iPhone-Related Domain Names to Apple

Tuesday November 22, 2011 7:17 am PST by
Earlier this month, we noted that Apple had filed a complaint under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) in an attempt to gain control of several iPhone-related domain names that had been registered by another party and set to forward to a porn site. Most notable among these domain names was iPhone4S.com, the highest-profile domain associated with Apple's new iPhone hardware. ...
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Apple On Track for NFC-Enabled iPhone in 2012?

Tuesday November 22, 2011 6:26 am PST by
Following conflicting rumors about whether the iPhone 4S would include near field communication (NFC) technology (rumors that were eventually decided in the negative), Digitimes reports that Apple is indeed one of the vendors still expected to introduce NFC-enabled operating system software (and thus hardware) in 2012. Apple's inclusion of NFC in next year's iPhone would appear to come as part ...
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Apple Switching Back to NVIDIA for Next-Generation MacBook Pro Graphics Chips?

Monday November 21, 2011 7:55 am PST by
SemiAccurate reports that Apple will be transitioning back to NVIDIA from AMD as its graphics chip supplier for the next-generation MacBook Pro models offering discrete graphics. The move comes after Apple just recently completed a multi-year effort to switch its entire Mac lineup from NVIDIA to AMD.Yes, your read that right, Nvidia has won the next round of Macs, likely starting with the Ivy...
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Apple's Grand Central Terminal Retail Store to Open as Soon as Black Friday?

Monday November 21, 2011 7:31 am PST by
Rendering of Apple's Grand Central Terminal retail store 9to5Mac reports that Apple is set to announce tomorrow its plans for opening the company's new retail store in the historic Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan. Apple had been said to be trying to get the store open by mid-November for the holiday shopping season, but it still appears to be unclear whether it will have the store open in ...
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Sprint Touts Unlimited Data in New iPhone Ad

Monday November 21, 2011 6:24 am PST by
Sprint has released a new television commercial for the iPhone, pushing its unlimited data plan as an advantage over its rivals.There are over half a million apps and counting on the iPhone. Apps that can take you anywhere, do anything. You might say there's no limit to what this amazing device can do. So the question to ask is, "Why would anyone want to limit the iPhone?" We don't. Truly...
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Apple Poised to Become World's Top-Selling PC Vendor with Tablets Included

Monday November 21, 2011 5:24 am PST by
Research firm Canalys today noted that Apple appears set to become the world's largest PC manufacturer by volume if the iPad and other tablets are included in the figures. The company already ranks second behind HP by that measure, but Canalys is unsure whether Apple will take the lead in the fourth quarter of this year or if it will require a boost from the iPad 3 launch early next year in...
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March Launch for Slightly Thicker iPad 3? iPhone with 4-Inch Screen in Summer?

Friday November 18, 2011 11:10 am PST by
iLounge offers a series of tidbits from its "most reliable source" regarding Apple's product plans for 2012, reporting that the iPad, iPhone, and MacBook Pro will all be receiving redesigns. - iPad: The source indicates that the iPad 3 is planned to launch in March and that it will be approximately 0.7 mm thicker than the iPad 2 due to the need to incorporate a dual light bar system for the...
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Apple Claims Potential Injunction Against iCloud Could Result in $2.7 Billion Loss

Friday November 18, 2011 10:43 am PST by
FOSS Patents reports that a pending court case in Germany could have significant ramifications for Apple, with a potential injunction shutting down the company's iCloud service there over infringement of a Motorola Mobility patent being pegged as a $2.7 billion risk to Apple. In brief, Motorola asserted last year that Apple's MobileMe service infringes upon a Motorola patent related to data...
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George Clooney and Noah Wyle Vying to Play Steve Jobs on Film?

Friday November 18, 2011 9:00 am PST by
Last month, we noted that Sony Pictures was reportedly courting Aaron Sorkin to write the screenplay for a film adaption of Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs. At the time, former ER star Noah Wyle, who played Jobs in the 1999 made-for-TV movie Pirates of Silicon Valley, reported that he would love to reprise the role in a new film. Clooney and Wyle guest starring on ...