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 Releases AirPort Utility 5.3.2
Apple today released "AirPort Utility 5.3.2," available via Software Update or from the Apple Downloads page. No specific details on changes to the software have been announced.
AirPort Utility is used to setup and configure AirPort Express and AirPort Extreme base stations, as well as Time Capsule.
Apple AirPort Utility 5.3.2 for Leopard (8.8 MB)
AirPort Utility 5.3.2 Tiger (9.3 MB)
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AT&T and Apple Tightening Policies to Reduce iPhone Unlocking
In the wake of Apple's iPhone 3G announcement and AT&T's press release detailing their new agreement with Apple, additional details are surfacing regarding the companies' attempts to reduce the number of customers unlocking their iPhones for use on other carriers.
Gizmodo spoke with AT&T's President of National Distribution Glenn Lurie, who revealed that all iPhone activations will take place...
TeliaSonera to Sell iPhone in Nordic and Baltic Countries
TeliaSonera issued a one-sentence press release today announcing that they will be bringing the iPhone to Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. They provided only a rough timeframe of "later this year" for the rollout, provided no details on iPhone or service pricing, and did not address whether the agreement is exclusive or if other carriers will be permitted to...
Orange to Sell iPhone in Europe, Middle East, and Africa
The flood of announcements regarding iPhone carriers continued today with a one-sentence press release from Orange announcing an agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to a number of countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Orange today announced a new agreement with Apple to bring the iPhone to Orange customers in Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland,...
New 'Get a Mac' Ads: 'Group' and 'Pep Rally' [Updated: 'Sad Song']
Apple has posted two new "Get a Mac" ads again featuring Justin Long and John Hodgman playing "Mac" and "PC", respectively.
Group - features "PC" participating in a support group for "PCs Living With Vista."
Pep Rally - focuses on Apple's recent success in the education market and its position as "the number one notebook on college campuses."
Update: Apple has added another ad, called ...
Apple Releases iMac Graphics Firmware Update
Apple today released iMac ATI Radeon HD Graphics Firmware Update 1.0.1 for iMacs using an ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro or ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT graphics card and OS X 10.5.2. To complete the firmware update process, please follow the instructions in the updater application (/Applications/Utilities/iMac ATI Radeon HD Graphics Firmware Update.app). The updater will launch automatically when the Installer...
Apple to Acquire Chip Designer P.A. Semi for $278 Million
Forbes reports that Apple has agreed to purchase chip designer P.A. Semi for $278 million. The company, founded in 2003, focuses on sophisticated, low-power chips that could possibly be used in future models of the iPhone. The decision to center the iPhone design around a chip that Apple could own marks a significant strategic choice by Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs, and is aimed at ensuring...
Apple Q2 2008 Financial Results on Wednesday, April 23rd
Apple will be webcasting a conference call on Wednesday, April 23rd to discuss their financial results for the second fiscal quarter of 2008 spanning January through March. The conference call begins at 2:00pm PDT/5:00pm EDT. Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ...
Apple's 1Q 2008 U.S. Market Share Up from 2007
Gartner has published a preliminary report on U.S. and worldwide PC shipments for the first quarter of 2008. According to Gartner's numbers, Apple placed fourth in U.S. marketshare at 6.6%, up from 5.2% in the first quarter of 2007. Apple's U.S. shipments increased 32.5% year-over-year, far outpacing the total industry shipment growth of 3.0%
Apple did not place in the top 5 vendors for...
AirPort Utility 5.3.1 Released [Updated x2]
Apple today released "AirPort Base Station Update 2008-001" via Software Update. The AirPort Base Station Update 2008-001 includes general fixes and compatibility updates for the following applications: AirPort Utility; AirPort Disk Utility; and AirPort Base Station Agent.Shortly thereafter, three separate versions of "AirPort Utility 5.3.1" appeared on the Apple Downloads page. AirPort Utility...
Nike + iPod Expanding to Include Gym Equipment
In a press release, Nike details upcoming plans for the Nike + iPod partnership with Apple. Nike and Apple are partnering with several fitness equipment manufacturers, including Life Fitness, Precor, Star Trac and Technogym, to allow Nike + iPod users to connect their iPod nanos to cardio machines and track their workouts.
The equipment, including treadmills, ellipticals, stationary bikes and...
iPhone SDK Delayed 1-3 Weeks?
In a brief blog post, BusinessWeek writer Arik Hesseldahl reports that the iPhone SDK may be delayed by 1-3 weeks. No reasons for the delay are known, and Apple's plans with respect to the announced late February timeframe remain murky: However Im also hearing that the situation is fluid, and a lot of last-minute decisions are close to being made about what precisely will or will not be disclosed ...
