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
BlackBerry PlayBook to Be Priced 'Under' $500
Bloomberg reports that Research in Motion's 7-inch BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is set to debut in the first quarter of 2011 with an entry price of "under" $500, putting the device at or below the price point of Apple's iPad. Just how far under $500 the PlayBook will be priced remains to be seen. Research In Motion Ltd., the maker of the BlackBerry smartphone, said it will begin selling a tablet...
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AMD Executive's Comments Lead to Speculation of Apple Adopting Fusion Platform
Fudzilla reported earlier today on comments made by AMD senior vice president and chief sales officer Emilio Ghilardi at the company's Financial Analyst Day presentation that are being interpreted as a possible revelation that Apple is set to adopt AMD's Fusion platform that combines CPU and GPU functions on a single die. But based on a viewing of the webcast (free registration required) of the...
Gartner: Android Tops iOS in 3Q 2010 Global Smartphone Market Share
During his appearance on Apple's earnings conference call last month, Apple CEO Steve Jobs noted that it has been difficult to estimate the number of new Android devices being sold, pointing to data from research firm Gartner saying that 10 million Android devices were sold during the second quarter of 2010 and saying that we would have to wait for the third quarter results to come in to see...
Apple Announces Partnership to Bring iAds to Japan
Apple today announced a partnership with Japanese advertising agency Dentsu to bring Apple's iAd mobile advertising network to Japan early next year. Apple and The Dentsu Group today announced a partnership to expand Apple's iAd mobile advertising network to Japan in early 2011. Dentsu will be responsible for the selling and creative execution of iAds in Japan, and Apple will host, target and...
Apple Delays or Cancels Support for AirPrint Via Shared Printers on Macs and PCs?
MacStories reports that Apple appears to have canceled support for printing from iOS devices to shared printers attached to Macs and Windows PCs. The last-minute change would appear to put a crimp in the utility of the company's AirPrint service scheduled to be launched on iOS 4.2 in the very near future. We have been told from a few Mac developers that a few days ago Apple removed all the...
Microsoft Releases Office 2011 14.0.1 Update
Microsoft today released Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 14.0.1 Update, the first update to the latest Mac version of the company's flagship productivity suite. The update delivers fixes for "critical issues" that can cause freezing or crashing of Office applications. This update fixes critical issues in Office 2011, including issues that might cause Office 2011 applications to stop responding or...
Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1 to Launch Tomorrow? iOS 4.2 on Friday?
MacStories reports that it has received word that Apple will be releasing Mac OS X 10.6.5 and iTunes 10.1 via Software Update tomorrow, with iOS 4.2 set to follow on Friday. The report comes, however, from a "source working close with AT&T", and carrier representatives are frequently sources of incorrect information, so some caution is warranted. According to our source, 10.6.5 completed the...
iPhone 4 Deemed Most Reliable, Least Rugged Among Popular Smartphones
Last month, warranty company SquareTrade shared the results of a study of warranty claims showing a higher accidental damage rate for the iPhone 4 than the iPhone 3GS, with the iPhone 4 having a particular propensity for cracked glass due to the fact that glass is used on both the front and back of the device.
SquareTrade today followed up with a broader study of over 50,000 smartphones...
Apple Tweaks iPod Liquid Damage Assessment Procedures
BGR reports that it has received a screenshot of an internal Apple support document outlining a change to the company's policies regarding potential liquid damage to iPods. According to the document, Apple's usage of internal Liquid Contact Indicators (LCIs) to report direct contact with liquids is now to be augmented with additional inspection by repair staff before concluding that an actual...
Adobe Audition for Mac Beta Now Available
Back in June, we pointed to a YouTube video appearing to show a Mac version of Adobe Audition, the company's professional audio editing software. Just a few weeks later, Adobe confirmed its plans to bring Audition to Mac OS X and noted that a public beta would be released in late 2010.
Adobe has followed through on that schedule with today's release of the public beta of Audition for Mac,...
Amazon Offers 70-30 Revenue Split for Kindle Magazine and Newspaper Publishers
Amazon yesterday announced that as of December 1st it will begin offering new revenue sharing terms for magazine and newspaper publishers seeking to bring their content to the Kindle. Under the new terms, Amazon will keep 30% of revenue while passing along the remaining 70% to publishers, with delivery costs for content moved via paid services such as the company's Whispernet cellular data...
Verizon Releases First iPad Commercial
As noted by The Next Web, Verizon yesterday began airing its first television commercial for the iPad since the carrier began offering the device paired with a MiFi mobile hotspot in its retail stores late last month.
Entitled "Breakaway", the ad touts the pairing of the "magic" of the iPad with Verizon's network. Introducing iPad on Verizon. All the magic of iPad. All the nationwide power ...
Apple Reportedly Acquires Bluetooth Headphone Company Wi-Gear [Update: No]
9 to 5 Mac reports that Apple appears to have acquired Wi-Gear, a small San Francisco-based company that offered highly-touted Bluetooth headphones for the iPhone and iPod known as iMuffs. Apple plans to build its own stereo Bluetooth headphones for future iOS devices and MacBooks with technology and expertise from Wi-Gear. As you'll recall, Apple didn't have a great amount of success with its...
Mac OS X 10.6.5 Build 10H574 Seeded to Developers
Apple continues to work on Mac OS X 10.6.5, issuing a new version known as Build 10H574 to developers today. Just this past Friday, Apple pushed out Build 10H571, with the build of increment of three since that time suggesting that Apple's engineers have likely been working through the weekend to prepare for a public release. No details on changes included in the latest build have yet been...
iWork '11 to Launch Alongside Mac App Store in Early 2011?
AppleInsider reports that the next version of Apple's productivity suite, iWork '11, is ready for launch but will likely debut alongside the company's Mac App Store very early in 2011. People familiar with the matter say development of iWork '11 wrapped up this fall and the software was initially slated for an introduction alongside iLife '11 last month, but was held back at the last minute for...
Hasbro to Launch $30 'My3D' Accessory for iPhone and iPod Touch
The Associated Press reports that toy company Hasbro is set to unveil a new device called "My3D" that will allow iPhone and iPod touch users to view 3-D content on their devices. It promises three-dimensional content that offers a 360-degree experience in gaming, virtual travel experiences and entertainment content. It's aimed at both children and adults.
The device, which resembles a pair of ...
Adobe CTO on Flash's Effect on Battery Life, Apple's Negative Campaigning
In its review of the new 11-inch MacBook Air published last week, Ars Technica noted that the battery life of the machine takes a substantial hit when browsing sites with Adobe's Flash Player enabled, pointing to the prevalence of CPU-heavy Flash ads in use on the Internet. Having Flash installed can cut battery runtime considerably - as much as 33 percent in our testing. With a handful of...
Apple Patent Application Reveals Scrollable Menus and Toolbars
Patently Apple reports on a newly-published patent application from Apple coming out of the European patent office and revealing user interfaces offering scrollable menus and toolbars designed to handle the ever-increasing number of tools and options in many applications while limiting the amount of space required to access those options.
In particular, Apple's patent application describes...
Steve Jobs: Xserve Axed Over Poor Sales
French site MacGeneration reports [Google translation] that one of its readers emailed Apple CEO Steve Jobs to inquire about the reasons behind last Friday's announcement that the company will discontinue the Xserve rackmount server. Jobs reportedly responded to the email, unsurprisingly noting that poor sales were the reason for the discontinuation. Hardly anyone was buying them.
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