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 Updates 'Remote' iOS App to Support AirPlay, Internet Radio Control
Apple today released an update to its universal Remote application for iOS devices, bringing support for several new features including controlling AirPlay content pushed from iTunes on a user's computer to an Apple TV, as well as controlling Internet radio in iTunes. What's New in Version 2.1
- AirPlay video support to control iTunes on your computer to stream videos to an Apple TV
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'Skyfire for iPad' Coming Soon With Social Network Integration [Now Available]
One of the more high-profile App Store releases over the last several months has been Skyfire Web Browser, an alternative web browser that allows users to view Flash video on the iPhone by converting content to HTML5 on the company's own servers and sending it back to the user's device. Despite some mixed reviews regarding app performance, Skyfire Web Browser raked in nearly $1 million in its...
Ford to Offer In-Vehicle Voice Control of Select iPhone Apps
Ford today announced that early next year it will debut its SYNC AppLink voice control integration for select iPhone applications, allowing users to easily control their devices without needing to take their hands off the wheel or eyes off the road. Launching today for 2011 Ford Fiesta owners using BlackBerry and Android devices, iPhone compatibility is set for an early 2011 launch....
iPad WiFi + 3G Now Available Through AT&T Online Store
While AT&T began offering all three iPad Wi-Fi + 3G models for sale in late October, availability was initially limited to the company's retail store locations. As noted by 9 to 5 Mac, however, AT&T has now expanded iPad availability to its online store, offering free shipping at the same prices charged by Apple for the 3G-capable models.
The three 3G-capable models are priced at $629 (16...
Developers Harness New Accelerometer and Gyroscope Support in Mobile Safari
Soon after the launch of iOS 4.2 late last month, it was discovered by mobile programmer Maximiliano Firtman that Apple had updated the iOS version of Safari to support a number of new HTML5 and W3C standards, one of the most interesting of which was support for using devices' accelerometer and gyroscope features right in the browser. As you may know, all iOS devices have accelerometer sensors...
Apple Releases iPhone Configuration Utility 3.2
Apple today released iPhone Configuration Utility 3.2 for Mac and Windows, an update to the company's software to allow system administrators to deploy iOS devices in enterprise settings. iPhone Configuration Utility lets you easily create, maintain, encrypt, and install configuration profiles, track and install provisioning profiles and authorized applications, and capture device information...
Apple Releases iPhoto 9.1.1 With New Email Options
Apple today released iPhoto 9.1.1, bringing a number of minor new features and fixes to the company's consumer-grade photo editing and management application included in iLife '11. Among the most prominent features included in the update are new email options for using third-party email programs, new themes for photo emails, and the ability to easily resize photos when attaching them to emails. ...
HP Preps 'PalmPad' for CES 2011 Debut
Last week, we noted that Microsoft is preparing to relaunch its vision of tablets at January's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011 in Las Vegas. Despite a tablet-focused keynote by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer at CES 2010, Apple's iPad has stolen the show and dominated the tablet market this year as competitors have stumbled trying to bring their products to market.
One of the prototype...
Verizon Launches FiOS App for iPad, No Live TV Streaming
Earlier this year, we reported on Verizon's plans to launch an App Store application that would allow customers of the company's FiOS television subscription service to view live TV on the iPad. While the feature would at least initially be limited to streaming over the customer's own home Wi-Fi network, it marked an interesting method of deploying portable television capabilities around the...
Apple Removes Unofficial WikiLeaks Application From App Store [Updated]
TechCrunch notes that Apple has removed from the App Store an unofficial WikiLeaks application that had offered access to the controversial leaked government documents
As shared in a Tweet from the app's developer, Igor Barinov, the application was "removed from sale" by Apple less than three days after it was approved. Basically the paid app was selling WikiLeaks content (available for...
Sales of New Apple TV to Hit One Million Units This Week
In one final promotional push before Christmas, Apple today announced that sales of the new Apple TV will hit the one-million mark this week. The company also noted that users are currently renting or purchasing over 400,000 TV episodes and 150,000 movies per day through the iTunes Store. Apple today announced that it expects sales of its new Apple TV to top one million units later this week....
Apple's iOS Engineering Jobs Emphasize Navigation Software Experience
AppleInsider notes that four identical job postings for iOS software engineers were posted on Apple's site yesterday, with each one noting "experience developing navigation software" as one of the "valuable knowledge" criteria by which Apple is looking to judge applicants. Apple is hiring outstanding engineers to deliver the next generation of Apple products. Seize this ground floor opportunity...
Research in Motion and Microsoft Update Phone Syncing Software for Mac OS X
A pair of Apple's competitors in the smartphone market haven't forgotten that not all Mac users use the iPhone as their mobile phone, as both Research in Motion and Microsoft this week pushed out updates to their Mac OS X software that allows users of the companies' smartphones to sync to their Macs.
Research in Motion on Wednesday announced the release of BlackBerry Desktop Software 2.0 for ...
iPad News Publication 'The Daily' Now Rumored for Mid-January Launch
We've been following News Corp.'s reported tablet-focused news product, The Daily, for some time as the newspaper industry's most significant foray into digital-only publication looking to harness some of the technological capabilities of tablet devices, but have yet to hear firm word on launch details for the publication.
Despite rumors of a December launch, it appears that The Daily's debut...
Four Insiders Charged With Revealing Product Plans of Apple, Dell, and Others
Last month, we reported on an investigation by U.S. regulators into inside information on Apple and other companies' product plans being transmitted to research analysts in the form of "channel checks". At the time, the investigation had just yielded its first arrest, an analyst for a research firm known as Primary Global Research, although the analyst did not appear to have a connection to...
Apple Releases AirPort, Digital Camera RAW, and MobileMe Control Panel Updates
Apple yesterday released a number of software updates targeting users of its AirPort and Time Capsule wireless network products, RAW-capable cameras, and MobileMe for Windows.
The AirPort and Time Capsule updates begin with AirPort Base Station and Time Capsule Firmware Update 7.5.2 for the devices themselves, offering a number of bug fixes and other changes. Some of the fixes include the...
Apple and Sharp Building $1.2 Billion Facility for iPhone Displays?
In what seems like a rerun of Monday's news, a report has surfaced in the Japanese newspaper Nikkei claiming that Apple and Sharp are partnering to build a 100 billion yen ($1.2 billion) plant in China to produce LCD displays for the iPhone. Sharp Corp (6753.T) will spend about 100 billion yen to build production lines for small and midsize LCDs, with Apple Inc (AAPL.O) slated to purchase bulk of...
Supply Constraints Said to Prevent Apple From Adopting OLED for iPad
Last week, DigiTimes reported that suppliers for the backlight unit on the next-generation iPad had been named, quashing rumors that Apple might finally turn to OLED technology for its portable devices.
In a brief commentary on the the overall OLED industry published today, DigiTimes specifically points to supply constraints as one of the primary reasons Apple has yet to shift to the...
iTunes Maintains Digital Music Dominance Despite Amazon's Discounts
The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the digital music download market, demonstrating how Amazon's strategy of deep discounts on certain content has been unable to dent Apple's massive market share held through its iTunes Store. Rather than Amazon taking share from Apple, the two companies appear to be consolidating their leads over smaller competitors. Amazon's share of the paid...
Sony Announces PlayStation App for iPhone and iPod Touch
Sony today announced that it is preparing to launch an official PlayStation application for the iPhone and iPod touch. The app will be free and will only be available in the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, and The Netherlands in its first iteration.
The app will offer the following features:
- Check out your PlayStation Network trophies and keep up to date with your friends' games and...
