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 Rolls Out 'Express Lane' for Customized Product Support
As noted by The Next Web, Apple has launched a new feature known as Express Lane on its support website, offering users a faster way to document issues with their Apple products and reach appropriate support solutions and personnel. Express Lane is really 3 sections of support, rolled into one neat package. You can search by Apple product, search your own products (that you've registered) or...
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'Consumer Reports' Holds Strong on iPhone 4 Non-Recommendation
Influential ratings magazine Consumer Reports generated waves earlier this year by deciding that it couldn't recommend the iPhone 4 to potential customers due to its antenna issues, despite the fact that the device garnered the top score in the magazine's ratings of smartphones. With Apple's offer of free cases made at its July press conference about the issue, the magazine maintained its...
Steve Jobs Reportedly Barred From Bringing Ninja Stars on Private Plane in Japan [Updated]
Bloomberg reports on claims in the most recent issue of Japanese tabloid magazine SPA! that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was recently stopped by airport security at Kansai International Airport near Osaka for attempting to bring Ninja throwing stars onto his private plane while heading home from a vacation in Japan. A security scan at Kansai International Airport, near Osaka, detected the weapons inside...
Select Developers Apparently Already Testing iOS 4.x for iPad [Update: No]
Over the weekend, Epic Games released an update to its Epic Citadel demo app showing off the company's Unreal Engine 3. The demo had been featured during Apple's September 1st media event as an example of how the iPhone can handle generation of rich textures and imagery in gaming titles. The demo appeared in the App Store soon after the event, offering users the ability to play around with...
Apple Taking Steps to Address App Store Name Squatting?
Nearly a year ago, we noted reports of App Store "name squatting", a practice in which users signed for the Apple's App Store developer program could register the name of an application without actually submitting a binary for it. At the time, at least one developer admitted to hoarding "dozens and dozens of good sounding applications names" just in case they came up with an idea to go along...
Apple Acquired Imsense Ltd for HDR Capabilities in iOS 4.1 [Updated]
One of the most highly-publicized features of iOS 4.1, released last week, is the ability to take High Dynamic Range (HDR) photos, a feature which allows the iPhone 4's camera to capture a wider range of light intensity and produce higher-quality photos under certain conditions. Based on evidence we've compiled, we believe that Apple may have purchased a small Cambridge, UK-based company known...
Apple to Launch Wi-Fi iPad in China on September 17th
Apple today announced that it will begin selling Wi-Fi iPad models in China as of this Friday, September 17th. Apple today announced that the Wi-Fi models of its magical iPad will be available to customers in China from Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple Authorized Resellers, on Friday, September 17 starting at 10:00 a.m.Pricing comes in at CNY3988 ($590) for the 16 GB model, CNY4788 ($708)...
Profile of Foxconn's Founder Addresses Relationship With Apple
Bloomberg Businessweek publishes a lengthy profile of Foxconn founder Terry Gou, who has built his Taiwan-based manufacturing company into a major player in the computing and consumer electronics industries and become Apple's primary manufacturing partner for a broad array of its devices. The interesting profile comes as part of Foxconn's public relations effort to share the steps it has taken ...
Apple's Free iPhone 4 Case Program to End September 30th
Apple today announced on its iPhone 4 Case Program page (via The Loop) that it will be discontinuing the program as of the previously-stated September 30th end date. The company is also ending its no-restocking-fee, 30-day return policy for the iPhone 4, returning to its standard return policy that requires a 10% restocking fee on opened merchandise and returns within 14 days of purchase....
Apple to Allow Google Voice-Compatible Apps Back Into App Store?
Last year, Apple generated quite a bit of controversy by appearing to reject an official Google Voice application that would have provided integration with Google's phone-related services. In response to an investigation by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission, Apple and Google offered differing statements as to whether the application had actually been rejected or simply not-yet-approved, ...
Apple Moving From Intel's Infineon to Qualcomm for Next-Generation iPhone Cellular Chip?
Late last month, Intel announced that it will acquire the wireless unit of Infineon, Apple's longtime supplier for the iPhone's baseband controller for supporting cellular connectivity. At the time, Intel CEO Paul Otellini noted that Apple CEO Steve Jobs was "very happy" about the pending acquisition.
Unwired View reports on an article [Google translation] in the China Times claiming that...
Video Preview of VLC for iPad
Yesterday, we noted that the popular open source media player VLC has been ported to the iPad and that the application has been submitted to Apple for review.
AppAdvice has been able to get its hands on the application and has posted an overview and a brief video showing it in action. It performs very well, and all your DivX and Xvid files will play smoothly and normally, displaying all their ...
FaceTime Set to Come to Mac OS X and Windows?
French site Mac4Ever briefly reports [Google translation] that iLife '11 may finally be nearing a launch and that Apple's FaceTime video calling feature currently available on the iPhone 4 and fourth-generation iPod touch may be set to come to both Mac and Windows platforms, a move which would provide a significant boost to the feature's appeal. FaceTime is said to be integrated into iChat on...
More Claims of T-Mobile-Compatible iPhone
Earlier this week, Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson noted that he had been informed by a "T-Mobile manager" that the carrier would begin offering the iPhone 3GS (but not the iPhone 4) by the end of this year. The claim was met with widespread skepticism, in part because, unlike AT&T and the iPhone's other carriers around the world, T-Mobile's 3G network operates within the 1700 MHz spectrum...
Adobe to Resume Work on Flash-to-iPhone Compiler
Responding to Apple's announcement that it is easing a number of restrictions on App Store app development including the use of third-party development tools, Adobe has indicated that it will resume work on its Packager for iPhone tool in Flash Professional CS5 that allows developers to export their Flash projects in native iOS format. Apple's announcement today that it has lifted restrictions on...
Apple Updates MobileMe Control Panel for Windows to Improve Outlook-Calendar Integration
Apple today announced an update to its MobileMe Control Panel for Windows, bringing enhanced integration between Microsoft Outlook and Apple's MobileMe Calendar beta. The new MobileMe Control Panel 1.6.2 provides push calendar updates and support for proxy servers when using the MobileMe Calendar beta with Microsoft Outlook. In addition, you can now upload your personal Outlook calendars to...
Apple Releases Printer Driver Updates for Mac OS X Snow Leopard
Apple today released a series of updates to its printer, scanner and multifunction device drivers for Mac OS X Snow Leopard:
- Brother 2.4 Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6 (104.70 MB)
- Infotec-7 Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6 (20.05 MB)
- Lanier-7 Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6 (20.52 MB)
- NRG-7 Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v10.6 (19.7 MB)
- Gestetner-7 Printer Drivers for Mac...
Apple Updates Sales and Trend Reports in iTunes Connect
iOS developers logging into iTunes Connect today will find a revamped interface for the Sales and Trend reports for their apps. This new design makes it easier to access and view important data about your app sales, including:
- A new dashboard with trending graphs of your daily and weekly sales data
- The ability to review summary data by selling category
- Top Products and Top Markets...
Denon Set to Roll Out AirPlay on Existing Home Stereo Equipment
Engadget reports that rolling out AirPlay support for some home stereo equipment vendors may be as simple as deploying a firmware update for compatible equipment already on the market. The music portion of AirPlay allows users to wirelessly stream music, including details such as song titles, artists, album names, elapsed and remaining time, and album artwork, to compatible devices around the...
Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac to Debut on September 14th
Parallels today announced that its next-generation Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac virtualization software will launch on September 14th, bringing speed enhancements and a host of new features. Retail boxes of the new software prematurely appeared on store shelves earlier this week. In product benchmark testing, results show Parallels Desktop 6 remains atop the performance rankings that people...
