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
Updated MacBook Supports Both Audio and Video Output via Mini DisplayPort
A new support document posted today outlining the ports and connectors included on Apple's updated MacBook confirms that the new model supports transmission of both audio and video via its Mini DisplayPort output. The feature allows users to run a single cable (when using a compatible Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapter) from their computer to their home theater system or television. Mini...
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Apple Releases Java Updates for Leopard and Snow Leopard
Apple today released a pair of Java updates targeting users of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard.
- Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2 (78 MB, Requires Mac OS X 10.6.3) Java for Mac OS X 10.6 Update 2 delivers improved compatibility, security, and reliability by updating Java SE 6 to 1.6.0_20.Minor additional information is available in Apple's associated support document. Apple has also documente...
Apple Releases iPhone OS 4 Beta 4 and SDK to Developers
New iPhone OS 4 wallpaper option (Source: forum post by nistromo)
Apple is keeping its developers busy today: Alongside a new build of Mac OS X 10.6.4, Apple has also released the fourth beta version of iPhone OS 4 and the associated software development kit (SDK). The release is not much of a surprise given that Apple has taken to biweekly releases of its iPhone development tools and today...
Another New Build of Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F54) Seeded to Developers
World of Apple reports that Apple has seeded yet another new version of Mac OS X 10.6.4, termed Build 10F54, to select developers. The release comes just days after the release of Build 10F50.
Little seems to have changed since the previous release according to the documentation, although the new build now carries no known issues. Developers are reportedly once again asked to focus their...
A Look Back at Steve Jobs' 2003 Stock Options Swap Reveals $10 Billion Opportunity Lost
MarketWatch takes a look at "what might have been", examining Apple CEO Steve Jobs' decision to accept a March 2003 offer from the company to exchange his existing stock options for new ones at a more attractive price in comparison to the company's languishing stock price at that time, a move that would appear to have cost Jobs $10 billion in net worth at today's prices. After the bursting of...
Nike+ Heart Rate Monitor Due for Launch June 1st
AppleInsider points to a thread in the official Nike+ forums announcing that a Nike + iPod heart rate monitor is due for launch on June 1st. Great news! I have a U.S. launch date for the Nike+ compatible heart rate monitor. It will officially launch on June 1, 2010, although it may reach some retail outlets slightly sooner. It will reach Canadian markets in June and will launch internationally in...
Visa and DeviceFidelity Rolling Out iPhone Case for Contactless Payments
A premature press release posting earlier this month has now been made official, with Visa announcing that its partnership with DeviceFidelity will see the launch of a specially-designed iPhone case that will integrate a microSD slot to facilitate contactless payment transactions. DeviceFidelity, Inc. today announced the availability of its In2Pay solution for iPhone, designed to enable iPhone...
Tweetie 2 Disappears, Official Twitter Application Imminent?
App Advice notes that Tweetie 2 has disappeared from the App Store, suggesting that a release of the official Twitter iPhone application may be right around the corner.
Twitter last month acquired Tweetie and has been planning to rebrand it as the company's official Twitter application. At the time of its acquisition, the application was updated with an easter egg announcing the forthcoming ...
British Bank Offers Employees Option of Switching From BlackBerry to iPhone
Reuters reports that British bank Standard Chartered is offering more communication options to its global team of bankers, moving away from BlackBerry as the sole smartphone approved for use by the company to allow bankers to adopt the iPhone as their platform for mobile business tasks. Standard Chartered bankers in Asia told Reuters that the London-based lender was giving its corporate Blackberry ...
NPD Data: Strong Mac Sales in April, Some iPod Cannibalization by iPad?
Fortune reports on a new research note from analyst Gene Munster at Piper Jaffray, who examined new April U.S. retail sales data for Apple from NPD and found very strong year-over-year Mac growth and a somewhat larger than predicted drop in iPod sales. The combination suggests that the iPad may be having more of a cannibalization effect on the iPod than on Macs, suggesting possible upside to...
Beatles on iTunes Still Hung Up on 'Business Hassles'
It's the rumor that undoubtedly won't die until it comes true, but the BBC takes another look at the prospect of The Beatles coming to Apple's iTunes Store, a topic that has been raised on a regular basis going back to the launch of the iTunes Music Store. According to Paul McCartney, the continued holdup is due to record label EMI. "To tell you the truth I don't actually understand how it's got ...
DigiTimes Claims Display Improvements in Next-Generation iPhone
In a report today, DigiTimes claims that the next-generation iPhone's display will see a number of improvements that will push it to the front of the pack among smartphones. The upgrades come as manufacturer Foxconn appears to be planning to ship 24 million of the next-generation iPhones during 2010.
The next-generation iPhone's display has been the topic of significant discussion since Daring...
Details of Lost Next-Generation iPhone Saga Revealed in Search Warrant Affidavit
Following on earlier news that a California court would be releasing documents related to a search warrant for the lost next-generation iPhone that ended up in the hands of Gizmodo, CNET has now posted the full documents released by the court. The documents indicate that Gizmodo's Jason Chen was considered in the requests to be a suspect in three felonies, including purchase or receipt of...
Search Warrant For Lost Next-Generation iPhone Ordered Unsealed [Updated]
Bloomberg reports that the search warrant authorized by a judge in San Mateo County that allowed police to seize evidence related to the lost next-generation iPhone that appeared in the hands of Gizmodo has been ordered unsealed. The warrant is expected to confirm that Apple itself reported the iPhone's disappearance and requested the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the...
Workers Suing iPhone Manufacturing Partner Over Chemical Poisoning
Barron's points to a research report from Stratfor Global Intelligence noting that 44 Chinese workers are preparing to file a lawsuit against LCD manufacturer Wintek after dozens of workers have been hospitalized due to poisoning from n-hexane used to clean iPhone screens. Stratfor notes that at least 62 Wintek workers have been hospitalized since August 2009 due to n-hexane poisoning, a chemical...
Apple Patent Litigation Updates: Kodak and MONKEYmedia
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) yesterday announced that it has agreed to investigate claims made by Apple last month against Kodak over alleged patent infringement. The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) has voted to institute an investigation of certain digital imaging devices and related software. The products at issue in this investigation are digital still cameras,...
Apple Pushes Out Third Build of Mac OS X 10.6.4 (10F50) to Developers
World of Apple reports that Apple has seeded a new version of Mac OS X 10.6.4, termed Build 10F50, to select developers. According to the report, the update now weighs in at 581.3 MB and contains one documented minor issue.
Apple has also revised the seed notes accompanying the release to highlighting what it considers the most significant fixes brought in the update so far, including...
Apple Patent Application Details Temporary Location-Specific iPhone Applications
Patently Apple points to a newly-published patent application from Apple describing temporary proximity-based or location-based applications that could appear on a user's iPhone or other mobile device when in a specific area. Content would be managed by a central server that would pair a device's location as relayed by Wi-Fi connections or other means and deliver appropriate applications based...
Apple Releases Minor Updates to iWork for iPad Apps
Apple today released minor updates for its three iWork applications for the iPad. The new versions can be obtained in the usual manner by updating through the App Store either on the users' device or in iTunes. The updates bring support for a number of new languages, as well as several other enhancements.
Keynote - Support for French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Russian, Simplified...
Hulu Sticking With Flash For Now, Says HTML5 Not Ready Yet
Silicon Alley Insider reports on a blog post that briefly appeared on the site of television streaming service Hulu announcing a number of new features for the service. In addition to announcing the new features, the blog post, which has since been pulled for unknown reasons, also revealed that the company has decided against adopting HTML5 for the time being, preferring to stick with its...
