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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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UK Retailer Claims September iPod Touch Refresh to Bring 5-MP Camera, HD Video Recording, FaceTime, and More

Thursday July 8, 2010 6:09 am PDT by
Electricpig.co.uk reports that prominent UK retailer John Lewis has shared what it believes to be details of a forthcoming refresh to Apple's iPod touch line scheduled for a September release. The information, shared at the company's "Xmas in July" event in London, is reportedly based "noises we're hearing from suppliers", and while we consider it fairly speculative in nature, the report is...
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Glass Tower on Apple's New Shanghai Store Revealed

Wednesday July 7, 2010 1:45 pm PDT by
As noted by ifoAppleStore earlier today, Apple has begun removing the wraps from the cylindrical glass tower at its new retail store in the Pudong district of Shanghai. Like the company's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, the Pudong store is located below ground level and utilizes the glass tower as an iconic entryway with a glass stairway descending to the store below. Flickr...
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Fashion Photo Shoot Conducted Using iPhone 3GS

Wednesday July 7, 2010 11:44 am PDT by
Fstoppers posts an in-depth look at a recent fashion photo shoot conducted by fashion photographer Lee Morris using only an iPhone 3GS for the camera work. While the photos were processed in Photoshop, Morris notes that photos taken with professional-level cameras would be subjected to the same treatment. Post-processing, many observers have been pleasantly surprised at the quality of the...
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Photos of White iPhone 4 and Box Surface

Wednesday July 7, 2010 11:13 am PDT by
M.I.C. gadget posts a series of photos showing Apple's forthcoming white iPhone 4, as well as the device's box, which appears identical to that of the black iPhone 4 with the exception of the color of the iPhone on the front of the box. The photos come courtesy of a Japanese source who was able to obtain one through unknown means. The white iPhone 4 was has been unavailable since...
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AT&T Blames Recent iPhone Upload Speed Issues on Software Defect, Fix Under Development

Wednesday July 7, 2010 9:01 am PDT by
Yesterday, we reported that a number of iPhone 4 users around the United States have been experiencing severely crippled upload speeds on AT&T's 3G network since the holiday weekend. At the time it was unclear whether the issue, which limited upload speeds in many markets to 100 kbps, was an intentional cap placed by AT&T or if there was some sort of network issue or maintenance operation...
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Mozilla Releases First Beta of Firefox 4

Wednesday July 7, 2010 8:35 am PDT by
Mozilla yesterday announced the release of Firefox 4 Beta 1 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Not all of the changes scheduled for Firefox 4 are available on Mac and Linux yet, however, as major visual changes including the move of tabs to the top of the window (a feature tested and discarded by Apple in a Safari 4 public beta last year) and implementation of the Firefox button for quick access to...
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iPad Taking Hold in Corporate Settings

Wednesday July 7, 2010 7:40 am PDT by
Bloomberg Businessweek profiles the rapidly-growing impact of Apple's iPad in the business world, showing how lessons in data security and other aspects important in corporate settings learned by the company with the iPhone have allowed the iPad to quickly gain popularity with an array of companies in various industries. Apple, known for courting consumers with sleek designs and easy-to-use...
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Apple Launches Beta Version of Enhanced MobileMe Calendar Web Application

Wednesday July 7, 2010 6:07 am PDT by
In mid-May, Apple launched a beta version of a revised MobileMe Mail web application. The updated version went live along with an update application switcher in mid-June. Mail is not the only MobileMe web application getting an overhaul, however, as Apple has announced a similar beta program for a revamped Calendar web application. As with the Mail beta, testing of the new Calendar...
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'MobileMe iDisk' Updated With iPad and Multitasking Support, 'iMovie' for iPhone 4 Receives Bug Fixes

Tuesday July 6, 2010 1:13 pm PDT by
Apple has updated its MobileMe iDisk application with a number of significant enhancements, most notably including a shift to a universal application to support both the iPhone/iPod touch and the iPad. In addition, the update brings multitasking support for devices running iOS 4, as well as integration of outside applications for opening documents and sharing enhancements. - Designed for both...
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Apple Seeing Continued Strong Mac Sales on Little Cannibalization by iPad, iPod Sales Remain Lower

Tuesday July 6, 2010 11:37 am PDT by
Silicon Alley Insider reports that Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has released a new research note looking at NPD's data for Mac and iPod sales for April and May. According to Munster, Apple is continuing to see strong growth of Mac sales ahead of analysts' expectations, with little cannibalization by the iPad seen so far. The iPod, however, is still underperforming relative to Wall...
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Apple Responds Regarding App Store Sales Ranking Fraud

Tuesday July 6, 2010 9:28 am PDT by
Engadget reports that Apple has issued a statement on strange App Store rankings over the weekend that saw one Vietnamese developer grab nearly all of the top 50 positions in the App Store's Books category. While initial reports wondered if the App Store itself may have been hacked, in actuality it appears that a relatively small number of iTunes Store accounts compromised through other means...
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iPhone 4 Users on AT&T Experiencing Widespread Drops in Upload Speed

Tuesday July 6, 2010 8:33 am PDT by
In a rapidly-growing thread started in our forums over the weekend, iPhone 4 users from a number of locations around the United States have been reporting significant drops in data upload speeds on AT&T's 3G network. As noted by Gizmodo, many of these users are seeing upload speeds maxing out at only 100 kbps, far below the 1500 kbps these same users were seeing before the weekend on their...
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Apple's iAd Takes on Google With Targeted Mobile Advertising

Tuesday July 6, 2010 7:37 am PDT by
Bloomberg takes a look at Apple's new iAd platform and how the company is using its vast database of customer information to target advertising campaigns and get a leg up on Google in the mobile advertising space. Relying on the music, videos and apps that customers are downloading from its iTunes, App Store and iBooks helps Apple sketch a behavioral profile that can be paired with appropriate...
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Apple Ramps July iPad Production to Over 2 Million Units

Tuesday July 6, 2010 6:07 am PDT by
According to a new report from DigiTimes, Apple has pushed orders with its suppliers for iPad production well beyond two million units for the month of July, marking a continued increase in supplies as the company seeks to keep up with demand in existing markets as well as expand into new countries. Apple is estimated to have outsourced 2.3-2.35 million iPads to Taiwan players in July with 58-60%...
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Users Continue to Experience Problems With iPhone 4 Proximity Sensors

Monday July 5, 2010 11:26 am PDT by
While Apple's iPhone 4 signal loss issues have been receiving significant attention since the device's launch late last month, a number of other problems have been seeing sporadic reports, and one of the most prevalent of late has been problems with the device's proximity sensors designed to sense when the phone is held up to the user's face and deactivate the device's screen, thus preventing...
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Lenovo CEO on Steve Jobs and Apple's Efforts in China

Monday July 5, 2010 7:24 am PDT by
July 10th grand opening of Shanghai Apple store The Financial Times offers an interesting piece highlighting the views of Lenovo CEO Liu Chuanzhi on Steve Jobs and Apple's efforts to penetrate the rapidly-growing Chinese market where Lenovo leads in PC sales with 30% of the market. In particular, Liu notes that Lenovo is lucky that Apple "doesn't care about China" or else it could see itself...
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Music Labels Not Yet On Board With Apple's Cloud-Based iTunes Strategy

Friday July 2, 2010 8:30 am PDT by
Addressing yesterday's report of cloud-based iTunes streaming coming "soon", CNET's well-connected Greg Sandoval reports that things still may not be as far along as many observers would like, as music labels have reportedly yet to sign on to the deal. While it's hard to say what Boy Genius' source meant by "soon" it's worth noting that Apple has yet to obtain necessary licenses from the top...
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New York Times: Apple Gearing Up to Take Apple TV to the Next Level

Friday July 2, 2010 7:02 am PDT by
The New York Times reports that Apple is preparing to launch a significant revamp of its television-related offerings, targeting at least a software overhaul for the company's Apple TV while an entirely new hardware product remains a possibility. According to the report's sources, Apple has recently hired a number of new user interface designers with backgrounds in television broadcast design...
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Apple on iPhone 4 Reception: Signal Strength Display Issue Only, Software Update Coming

Friday July 2, 2010 6:15 am PDT by
Apple today released a public statement regarding user complaints of reception issues on iPhone 4, noting that the issue is simply a software one relating to how the number of bars of signal strength displayed is calculated. The apparent significant drop in signal while touching the lower left corner is actually a result of the phone reporting too many bars while not being held. We have...
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iOS Game Developer Tapulous Acquired by Disney

Thursday July 1, 2010 11:52 am PDT by
TechCrunch reports that Palo Alto-based iOS development firm Tapulous has been acquired by Disney. Tapulous, the company beyond the popular Tap Tap Revenge series of rhythm tapping applications, was reported last December to have a staff of 20 employees and be bringing in nearly a million dollars per month in sales. Tapulous has been acquired by Disney. The iPhone gaming startup with several hits ...