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 Online Store Now Offering iPhone 3G for Direct Shipment to New AT&T Customers
Engadget reports that Apple's US online store has started taking orders for direct shipments of the iPhone 3G. Previously, the iPhone was available only in retail stores when purchased from Apple, although AT&T offered sales both in its own retail stores and through its online store.
The new distribution method is valid only for customers new to AT&T, while existing AT&T customers will have ...
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Apple Announces WWDC 2009 Keynote to be Led by Phil Schiller
Apple today issued a press release announcing that the keynote address for its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference will be held on June 8th at 10 AM Pacific Time. The keynote will be given by a team of executives led by Phil Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Apple will kick off its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) with a keynote address on Monday,...
AT&T Releases Statement on Lack of 3G Streaming for Upcoming SlingPlayer Mobile
Earlier today, we reported on the impending release of SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone. To the disappointment of many who had been eagerly awaiting release of the application and contrary to announced plans, it appears that video streaming will be limited to Wi-Fi only.
Engadget is now reporting that AT&T has released a statement regarding the lack of support for 3G and EDGE streaming in...
Microsoft Targets iTunes Prices in New Zune Pass Commercial
Microsoft is continuing its attacks on Apple pricing, this time with the launch of a commercial for Zune Pass, Microsoft's monthly subscription plan for digital music. In the commercial, financial planner and former The Apprentice contestant Wes Moss contrasts the $14.99/month Zune Pass with iTunes Store purchases for Apple's 120 GB iPod classic, which at $1.00 per track would cost on the order ...
Nationwide Insurance Promoting New iPhone Application
Nationwide Insurance last month released Nationwide Mobile [App Store, Free], an iPhone application designed to assist those who have been involved in a traffic accidents. While the application offers several features for Nationwide customers that aid them in finding towing companies and starting the claims process, many of the features in the application's "Accident Toolkit" can guide any...
Amazon Launches iPhone-Optimized Kindle Store
Amazon today announced the launch of an iPhone-optimized Kindle Store accessible via the iPhone's Safari browser. The store is accessible through the "Get Books" button on the free Kindle for iPhone application made available in early March. Amazon.com, Inc. today launched a Kindle Store optimized for the Safari Web browser on iPhone. Now when users of the Kindle for iPhone app click on "Get...
Quickoffice Brings Word and Excel Document Editing to the iPhone
Quickoffice, maker of popular office software for mobile platforms, recently released Quickoffice Mobile Office Suite [App Store, $19.99] for the iPhone and iPod touch. The suite offers three components, which are also available for individual purchase:
Quickword [App Store, $12.99]: Allows users to edit and create Microsoft Word files, offering such features as cut, copy, and paste within or ...
App Store Submissions Now Being Reviewed for iPhone OS 3.0 Compatibility
In an e-mail sent out to registered iPhone developers a short time ago, Apple announced that starting today, all applications submitted for App Store approval will be reviewed using iPhone OS 3.0 to ensure compatibility with the forthcoming operating system. Apple also announced that while all existing applications should be compatible with iPhone OS 3.0, any applications that are found to not...
Apple Reconsiders and Approves Nine Inch Nails' App Update
Nine Inch Nails' frontman Trent Reznor recently spoke out about Apple's approval process for iPhone applications after an update to the band's own application was rejected due to "objectionable" downloadable content that wasn't housed within the app itself.
In an update to the situation, Reznor reports via his Twitter account that the update has now been accepted by Apple and that the app remai...
AT&T Considering $10 Drop in iPhone Monthly Plan Rates?
TheStreet.com reports on comments from analyst Michael Cote suggesting that AT&T is considering reducing the basic monthly iPhone plan from $69 to $59 alongside an announcement of the next-generation iPhone at next month's Worldwide Developers Conference. AT&T is considering a $10 price cut for the iPhone's monthly service plan when Apple introduces the newest version of the phone next month....
Apple Releases Xserve LOM Firmware Update 1.2
Apple yesterday released Xserve LOM Firmware Update 1.2 for the Early 2008 Xserve, addressing "spurious voltage and fan speed warnings." This update includes changes to the Lights-Out Management environment of the Xserve (Early 2008). It addresses issues that cause frequent power supply and fan notifications to be sent.
This update is strongly recommended for all Xserve (Early 2008) systems.App...
Apple Releases iPhone OS 3.0 Beta 5 and New iTunes 8.2 Pre-Release to Developers
Apple tonight seeded the fifth beta version of iPhone OS 3.0 (Build 7A312g) and a new version of the iTunes 8.2 pre-release to developers. As with the previous beta, iTunes 8.2 is required to install the latest iPhone 3.0 beta software. No new features in the fifth beta version have been revealed at this early time.
Today's release is a bit of a surprise, coming just eight days after the...
Sirius XM iPhone App Due Within Weeks
The Wall Street Journal reports on the upcoming launch of an iPhone application from satellite radio provider Sirius XM, which is reportedly due "in the next few weeks." While details of how Sirius XM service will be deployed on the iPhone are not yet known, it is assumed that a subscription fee will be required in order to access the music channels. The iPhone application likely will require...
Amazon Launches Kindle DX eBook Reader with 9.7" Screen
Engadget has just wrapped up live coverage of Amazon's press event introducing the Kindle DX, the next generation of Amazon's eBook reader. The Kindle DX, now available for pre-order at a price of $489 for shipment this summer, contains a 9.7" screen and is being positioned as a device for reading documents such as newspapers, textbooks, and research journal articles whose formats have not...
'AT&T myWireless Mobile' Allows iPhone Users to Manage AT&T Wireless Accounts
AT&T today announced the availability of AT&T myWireless Mobile [App Store, Free], a new application released a few days ago that allows subscribers to manage their AT&T wireless accounts from their iPhones. Supplementing AT&T myWireless, a popular service through www.att.com used today by millions of AT&T customers, the Mobile edition for iPhone brings greater ease and simplicity to virtually all ...
OS X 10.5.7 Due for Release on Friday?
Mac|Life claims that OS X 10.5.7, the next update to Leopard, will be released on Friday. If you've been champing at the bit for the magic of 10.5.7, according to a super-secret Apple source, your champing can cease on Friday. The newest version of Leopard is slated to fix a slew of networking, syncing and bluetooth issues.Mac|Life also reports that there is speculation that this will be the final ...
Apple Job Listing Suggests Possible Plans to Add 3G Wireless to Macs?
Computerworld has discovered an Apple job posting for a "Communications QA Engineer" position within the Mac Hardware Group that mentions among its duties the testing of "3G Wireless WAN". The Comms Software QA team within the Mac Hardware Group is seeking a motivated QA engineer to perform quality assurance testing for new Apple CPU Products.
Duties for this position include, but are not...
Apple Now Offering to Swap Water-Damaged iPhones for $199
ifoAppleStore reports that Apple is now offering the opportunity for users with water-damaged iPhones to swap their units for working refurbished units for a fee of $199. The new policy applies to out-of-warranty incidents that would normally require the purchase of a new phone, and also trigger an extention of the owners two-year AT&T contract. Under the new policy, the iPhone owner simply pays a ...
Filemaker Releases 'Bento' for iPhone
FileMaker has released Bento [App Store, $4.99], the company's personal database application, for the iPhone and iPod touch. The new application operates both as a standalone database application and also synchronizes with the desktop version of Bento to provide accessibility on the go. - Comes with 25 ready-to-use database templates that can be easily customized for whatever you need to...
Intuit's 'Quicken Online Mobile' Now Available in App Store
Intuit recently released Quicken Online Mobile [App Store, Free], a new iPhone application providing access to Quicken Online, Intuit's free online service for automatically organizing multiple financial accounts in one location. Quicken Online Mobile offers the following features: - See your online accounts all in one place - See your bank, credit card, loans and other accounts all in one place, ...
