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.
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
Apple Releases Minor iOS 4.2.1 Software Update for New Apple TV [Updated]
Apple today released a minor software for the new Apple TV, moving the device's operating system from iOS 4.2 Build 8C150 to iOS 4.2.1 Build 8C154. The update is live on Apple's servers and several users have reported seeing the update become available for their Apple TVs, although not all Apple TVs are yet seeing the new iOS version as available for download.
It is unknown at this time...
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AirPlay Reverse Engineered to Send Video From iOS Devices to Macs
While Apple's AirPlay feature introduced in iOS 4.2 allows users to stream certain video content from their iOS devices to the new Apple TV, users have been wondering if the service will ever be extended to allow content to be streamed to their Macs in a similar fashion. In addressing the question of whether such an implementation would be difficult, TUAW's Erica Sadun has put together an...
MobileMe Maintenance Scheduled for Later Today
Users of Apple's MobileMe service should be aware that the service will be undergoing maintenance later today, with MobileMe account maintenance scheduled to take place from 10:00-11:00 PM Pacific time tonight, while maintenance on MobileMe syncing services is set for 10:00 PM until midnight. Due to scheduled maintenance, some MobileMe members may be unable to sync between their computers,...
'Tron Legacy' to Premiere as First iAd for iPad
Ad Age reports that the first iAd for the iPad will debut today in the form of an advertisement for the Disney film "Tron Legacy" premiering in theaters this weekend. According to the report, it is the only iPad-specific iAd scheduled for release before the end of the year. The format, designed to maximize the ad potential of Apple's tablet computer, will be launched widely in early 2011 when...
Apple Announces Free '12 Days of Christmas' Content for European iTunes Customers
Apple has announced its annual Europe-only iTunes Store holiday promotion, giving away free content each day from December 26th through January 6th. The company has also released a 12 Days of Christmas iOS application [App Store], available in countries participating in the promotion. The simple application, which is universal for iPhone/iPod touch and iPad compatibility, offers push...
'Google Voice' App Adds iPad and iPod Touch Support
Google today announced that it has updated its Google Voice App Store application to support the iPad and iPod touch. The application, which Google and Apple famously faced off over last year before Apple finally approved the app last month, offers an interface for interacting with Google's telephone service. Starting today, you can download a new version of Google Voice that lets you use all...
'Infinity Blade' Rakes in Over $1.6 Million
Epic's Infinity Blade debuted on the App Store less than a week ago, but it has already become one of the most successful app launches of all time, reportedly grossing over $1.6 million in its first four days on the market.
The estimate comes from Appmodo, who noticed over 271,000 Game Center users registered with the game, and with the game selling for $5.99, the total works out to over...
Verizon Loses Ground to AT&T's iPhone as RIM and Palm Fade
Asymco's Horace Dediu offers an interesting analysis of new data on Verizon's smartphone device sales over the past year, concluding that, despite a growing Android platform, Verizon finds itself in a position in which it may have had little choice but to accept Apple's terms to bring the iPhone to the carrier.
Dediu's analysis is based on that fact that sales of Android and Windows Mobile...
Apple Pulls Jailbreak Detection API From iOS
Late last week, Network World reported that Apple has quietly removed from iOS an application programming interface (API) that could detect jailbroken devices. The API had been used by several mobile device management applications to help corporate system administrators determine whether jailbroken devices that could pose a risk due to malware installation were running on their networks. The...
Microsoft Releases Office for Mac 2011 14.0.2
Microsoft today released Office for Mac 2011 14.0.2 Update, bringing several stability improvements to the latest version of the company's flagship productivity suite. According to a support document, the update includes the following improvements: Improvements for all Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 applications
- Reliability is improved when you open Office for Mac documents by using...
Toshiba and Apple to Invest $1.2 Billion in Factory to Produce iPhone LCDs
Reuters reports on an article in Japan's Nikkei newspaper revealing that Toshiba is planning to invest nearly $1.2 billion in a new factory to make small LCD panels, with the plant being targeted primarily to supply Apple with displays for its small iOS devices like the iPhone. Apple is also said to be investing money in the new facility. The company's wholly owned unit, Toshiba Mobile Display...
Apple Products Rank Highly in Mind Share for 2010
With 2010 coming to a close in a few weeks, publications and other sources are putting together their "best of" and "top" lists for the year, and it should come as no surprise to Apple followers that the iPad, iPhone and other Apple products have ranked highly in a number of prominent surveys.
- Google has published its Zeitgeist 2010, ranking top topics based on the billions of search queries ...
Paul Allen's Lawsuit Against Apple Faces Setback Over Lack of Specificity
Back in August, we reported that Interval Licensing, a patent licensing firm run by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, had filed suit against Apple, Google, and a number of other prominent technology companies over alleged infringement of several patents related to e-commerce and Web search technologies.
In an update on the case, The Wall Street Journal reports that Allen's firm has just been...
4G Verizon iPhone to Debut After Christmas?
MacDailyNews reports that it has received information from a "source that we believe to be credible" regarding management training for the Verizon iPhone offered by the company last week. According to the report, the Verizon iPhone will launch immediately after Christmas and is in fact an LTE 4G device. - The new iPhone is an LTE device and that fact - the only "LTE iPhone," exclusive to Verizon...
Google Latitude Comes to the App Store
Google today officially debuted its Google Latitude application on the App Store, bringing a native iOS app experience to users of the company's location-sharing service for the first time. With Google Latitude, see where your friends are right now. Latitude lets you stay in touch with your friends and family by making it easy to share where you are and see each other on a map.
With Latitude, ...
Apple Begins Using 'iTun.es' As Link Shortener
Last month, we noted that Apple has owned the iTun.es domain since December 2006 and with Apple rolling out Twitter integration for its Ping social networking service speculated that Apple could use the domain as a link shortener.
One month later, Apple has done just that. Users sharing links to iTunes Store content to Twitter will now see iTun.es being used to generate the links for their...
Apple Reportedly Bidding to Purchase Nortel Patent Assets
Reuters reports that Nortel Networks, which filed for bankruptcy in 2009 and is selling off all of its assets, is soliciting bidders for its extensive patent portfolio, and Apple is rumored to be one of the major players looking to acquire the rights as it seeks to beef up its arsenal in the increasingly-litigious mobile space. Sources expect the sale to draw wireless telecom newcomers Apple and...
Firmware Updates Bring AirPrint Functionality to 6 New HP Printers
Late last month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reportedly responded to a customer email regarding the dearth of printer support for the company's new AirPrint wireless printing functionality for iOS devices, noting that there was "lots more coming soon" for the feature.
As HP notes on its AirPrint site, the first expansion of AirPrint functionality since the feature's launch occurred yesterday with...
No In App Purchases or Game Center for Mac App Store
Apple yesterday announced the publication of an updated version of its iTunes Connect Developer Guide (PDF), offering new information on policies and procedures for developers looking to have their applications featured in Apple's iOS App Store and forthcoming Mac App Store.
A number of details about the features supported (or not supported) for Mac App Store applications have surfaced in...
Desktop Version of Google Docs Now iPad-Compatible
Just a few weeks ago, Google announced the launch of Google Docs editing on the iPad and Android platforms via a lightweight mobile interface. Google had previewed the feature a few months earlier, and users had been anticipating the release as another reason to turn to the free web-based productivity platform.
But while the mobile version of Google Docs offered a fair number of tools for...
