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
AT&T Announces 850 MHz 3G Coverage Improvements in New York City and Other Markets
AT&T's 3G coverage, which has been the subject of criticism from a number of iPhone users, has seen a boost in several markets recently, as noted by a handful of press releases from the company. The most notable market seeing improvements announced in recent days is the New York City market, including Long Island and New Jersey. That region, along with the San Francisco area, has been the...
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Apple Looking to Bypass Chinese Carriers by Selling Unlockable iPhones Through Retailers?
BusinessWeek reports on a note from Wedge Partners research analyst Matt Mathison, who believes that Apple is looking to make a deal with Chinese retailer Di Xing Tong to offer iPhones that could be unlocked for use on the network of China Mobile, the world's largest wireless carrier. Despite ongoing talk about possible tie-up with the mother of all cellular carriers, China Mobile, equity research ...
40 GB Apple TV Shipping Date Slips, Leads to Speculation of Updates Next Week
The Loop reports on a new research report from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster noting that the shipping window on Apple's 40 GB Apple TV has slipped to 1-2 weeks. Coming just eight days before Apple's media event expected to focus on music and iTunes-related content, the change leads Munster to speculate that Apple may be making a change to its Apple TV lineup next week. Munster is basing...
Lack of ZFS File System Support in Snow Leopard Due to Licensing Issues?
In June, we noted that Sun's ZFS file system, previously mentioned by Apple as being included in Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard, had been removed from Apple's documentation for the release. The change was ultimately reflected in the released version of Snow Leopard, which does in fact lack support for ZFS.
MacRumors had heard that the removal of support for ZFS, which had even made appearances...
Developer Offers Inside Look at Sales Gap Between App Store and Android Market
TechCrunch points to a blog post from mobile app developer Larva Labs highlighting the company's sales data for its high-ranking Android Market applications and comparing that performance with that of successful iPhone applications.
Larva Labs, which currently holds the #5 and #12 rankings on the Android Market list of top paid applications, brought in an average of $62.39 per day total during ...
Analysts Disagree Over Whether Steve Jobs Will Present at September Media Event
A pair of research reports released today from prominent research analysts disagree over whether Apple CEO Steve Jobs will make his first public appearance since returning from a medical leave of absence for a liver transplant by presenting at next week's media event in San Francisco.
Fortune points to a note to clients from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster, who predicts that Jobs will take...
Apple Releases Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Version 1.1
Apple today released Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Update Version 1.1, a re-release of Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 initially released earlier this month. While Apple has not provided any documentation on what changes are present from the initial release, Version 1.1 likely offers bug fixes for issues missed in the initial release.
- Mac OS X Server 10.5.8 Update v.1.1 (274 MB) - for users running OS X...
Apple Releases Mac Mini EFI Firmware and SuperDrive Firmware Updates
Apple today released a pair of firmware updates, one addressing memory compatibility in Mac minis and another addressing optical noises on startup and wake from sleep in the iMac and Mac mini.
- Mac mini EFI Firmware Update 1.2 improves compatibility with the latest memory kits. This update improves compatibility with the latest Apple memory kits on Mac mini computers.
To complete the...
Apple's iPhone Deal With China Unicom Not Exclusive
Dow Jones Newswires reports that Apple's deal with Chinese wireless provider China Unicom to bring the iPhone to that country, announced last week, is in fact not exclusive. Early reports had claimed that the deal contained a multi-year exclusivity arrangement for China Unicom, but the official denial by Apple opens the door to the company allowing other Chinese wireless providers to offer the...
Apple Issues Invitations for September 9th Media Event
CrunchGear reports that invitations for Apple's September 9th media event have been issued. Apple has chosen "It's only rock and roll, but we like it," a take on the Rolling Stones song "It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It)," as the tag line for the event.
The event will be held at 10:00 AM Pacific Time at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, the site of several previous ...
SEC Investigating Insider Trading of Apple Stock
The Huffington Post reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating possible illegal insider trading of shares of Apple stock. Insider trading, or the buying and selling of stock by those with access to information not held by the general public, is closely regulated by the SEC.
Notably, the SEC is requesting information from brokers on trades made during four...
Analyst Offers Thoughts on iPhone Success, Multi-Carrier Business Models, iTunes Video Content
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster today issued a note to clients this morning offering his team's thoughts on 14 "unanswered questions" about Apple. Several of his more revealing comments relate to the iPhone, which Munster feels will see its reach broadened to multiple carriers in the U.S. sometime within the next year.
Munster points to data from France, where Apple was forced by the courts...
Apple Releases Server Admin Tools 10.6
Apple today released Server Admin Tools 10.6, providing software utilities to enable Snow Leopard client systems to administer servers running Leopard Server and Snow Leopard Server. This download contains remote administration tools, documentation, and utilities that you can install on a computer other than your server. For more information on how to use the included software, see the...
Apple Releases Network Registration Update and ODBC Administrator Tool
Apple today released a pair of updates targeting Snow Leopard for server and database users.
- Network Registration Update 1.0 fixes an issue with duplicate serial numbers on Mac OS X Server Snow Leopard. The Network Registration Update is recommended for servers running Mac OS X Server version 10.6. It addresses an issue with duplicate serial number alerts on servers with multiple network...
Apple Resellers Report iPod Stocks Dwindling, All SKUs Being Discontinued
Ars Technica reports that Apple resellers are currently reporting low stocks of most iPod models, and no additional shipments of the existing models are reported to be available. Additionally, resellers report that the stock-keeping units (SKUs) for all existing models have been classified as discontinued. The current line of iPods is on its last legs, lending more evidence that an iPod refresh...
Microsoft Declares Office 2008 Ready for Snow Leopard, Most 'Spaces' Issues Fixed
In a blog post today, Microsoft Macintosh Business Unit senior product manager Mike Tedesco announces that Office 2008 has been tested with Mac OS X Snow Leopard and declared ready for use. Importantly, Tedesco also notes that most of the issues related to Office 2008's interaction with Apple's "Spaces" feature have been fixed in Snow Leopard through the combined efforts of Apple and Microsoft. Q....
Apple Claims 'Exploding' iPhones Due to Screen Pressure, Not Battery Issues
Last week, reports surfaced that Apple was investigating reports of "exploding" iPhones, spurred by publicity surrounding the case of a French teenager who had reportedly received an eye injury when the screen of his iPhone shattered. French news agency AFP reported earlier this week that additional claims of exploding iPhones had surfaced and that France's official consumer affairs agency had...
Apple Working on 10-, 13-, and 15-Inch Tablets?
Gizmodo reports that in addition to Apple's much-rumored 10-inch tablet computer, the company is also developing larger tablets in 13-inch and 15-inch sizes. The source, which the report claims has been "100% reliable" in the past, also notes that one of those models would run full Mac OS X. This source claims that the two touchscreen prototypes -- made of aluminum, but on the shape of big...
Apple Releases Snow Leopard-Compatible Printer Drivers
Apple today released a series of updates allowing users to download the Snow Leopard-compatible printer drivers that ship with Apple's new operating system. Apple has also posted a support document outlining which printer models currently have Snow Leopard-compatible drivers available.
- Brother Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v.10.6 (80.8 MB)
- Canon Printer Drivers for Mac OS X v.10.6 (247.8...
Snow Leopard Application Incompatibilities Compiled
Many users have been wondering whether their current applications will be compatible with Mac OS X Snow Leopard, and both Apple and users with access to the final version of Snow Leopard have been working to compile this information for reference purposes.
Apple today posted a support document outlining which applications Snow Leopard will consider incompatible and either sequester or prevent...
