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
Shipping Windows on iPad Accessories Slipping as Pre-Orders Mount
9 to 5 Mac noticed yesterday that shipping windows for several of Apple's forthcoming iPad accessories have begun to slip well past the device's own April 3rd launch date. First we noticed the iPad case making a slight shift from April 3rd to Mid-April. Today we notice Apple has delayed the iPad Keyboard Dock. The product was originally set to ship to customers in late-April but now the Apple...
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Initial Sales of Original iPhone, Droid, and Nexus One Compared
In an interesting blog post today, mobile analytics firm Flurry offers estimates of unit sales for Motorola's Droid and Google's Nexus One smartphones over their first 74 days of availability, the amount of time it took for Apple to reach one million sales of the original iPhone in 2007.
According to Flurry's data, Google has sold only approximately 135,000 Nexus One units since its launch...
Apple Releases Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1
Apple today released Aperture SlideShow Support Update 1.1, addressing an issue with HD video playback in slideshows. This update addresses an issue affecting the playback of HD video clips used in Aperture 3 slideshows on Snow Leopard.
Audio and video tracks now remain properly synced in video clips that have been trimmed.The update weighs in at 3.29 MB and requires Mac OS X 10.6.2.
An earli...
Simplify Media Yanks iPhone Apps, Changing Focus
Simplify Media late last week announced that it is moving in a "new direction" and will no longer be offering its popular iPhone applications that allowed users to stream their iTunes music libraries to their iPhones and iPod touches via Wi-Fi, 3G, and EDGE. After developing the technology behind Simplify Media for over 4 years, it is time for us to take it in a new direction. In order to focus...
10% of Microsoft Employees Using iPhones
The Wall Street Journal over the weekend profiled iPhone usage among employees of Apple's longtime rival Microsoft, noting that approximately 10,000 Microsoft employees, representing about 10% of the company's global headcount, were accessing their work e-mail accounts via iPhone last year. Some Microsoft workers take pains to hide their iPhones. While rank-and-file workers tend to use the iPhone...
TomTom 1.3 Appears in App Store
Over the weekend, updated versions of TomTom's turn-by-turn GPS iPhone application appeared in the App Store. As previously announced the update brings several new features, including real-time traffic information (requires separate in-app purchase) and Google local search. - REAL TIME TRAFFIC: The best traffic information available today - for the fastest route every time and the most accurate ...
Apple Hires Expert in Wearable Computing
Computerworld reports that Apple recently hired Richard DeVaul, an expert in wearable computers, to the position of "Senior Prototype Engineer". The move appears to signify efforts by Apple to remain at the forefront of computer technology as it looks forward to future devices and usage habits. DeVaul has a background in wearable technologies as you can see from his personal homepage, as well as...
iPad Opening Weekend Pre-Orders Pegged at Roughly 150,000 Units
Fortune continues following an organized effort being made to track iPad pre-orders in the U.S., noting that demand for Apple's new tablet device has significantly tapered off since Friday's pre-order launch and settled in the neighborhood of 150,000 as a rough estimate for the first three days of availability. According to Daniel Tello, the Venezuelan blogger-analyst who has been tracking order ...
Apple's iPad Battery Replacement Program Forgoes New Battery, Replaces iPad
Several MacRumors readers have noticed that Apple has posted information on its iPad Battery Replacement Service, which allows users to receive a replacement should their device's battery no longer hold a charge. The service will cost $99 plus an additional $6.95 shipping and applicable taxes.
"iPad Battery Replacement Service" is a bit of a misnomer, however, as instead of swapping a new...
Tim Cook Receives Bonus of $5 Million and Stock for Performance During Jobs' Absence
Apple today filed a Form 8-K submission with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission disclosing a bonus of $5 million and 75,000 shares of Apple stock paid to Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook in recognition of his performance during Steve Jobs' leave of absence for a liver transplant during the first half of 2009. On March 10, 2010, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Apple ...
iPad Submitted to Federal Communications Commission for Approval
Engadget notes that a pair of filings for the iPad have appeared in the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's online database, showing the Wi-Fi (Model A1219) and Wi-Fi + 3G (Model A1337) versions of the device. Apple, of course, has a track record of timing its FCC filings perfectly so that virtually nothing is revealed before Cupertino wants it to be, and frankly, you're not going to get...
Apple Already Running Low on iPad Supplies for Launch Day In-Store Pickup Reservations?
MacDailyNews notes that multiple iPad customers who placed pre-orders for Wi-Fi iPad models and are looking to change those orders to in-store pickup reservations have been told by Apple representatives that customer response to the iPad has been "so overwhelming" that newly-placed reservations may not be available on the launch day of April 3rd. Multiple iPad buyers have been told that in order ...
Apple Estimated to Have Taken 50,000 iPad Orders in First Two Hours
With iPad pre-orders having begun in the U.S. just a few hours ago, observers are looking for any signs that might indicate how sales are going. According to one report, two orders placed 30 minutes apart this morning resulted in Order ID numbers approximately 10,000 apart, suggesting a rate somewhere near 20,000 orders per hour if order numbers are issued sequentially as they appear to be. Now,...
Apple Surpasses Wal-Mart in Market Capitalization
Just days after reaching $200 billion in market capitalization, Apple has pushed past Berkshire Hathaway and Wal-Mart to take the third spot in market capitalization among publicly-listed U.S. companies behind Exxon Mobil and Microsoft. Apple and Wal-Mart remain neck-and-neck today, with minute-by-minute fluctuations in the two companies' stock prices causing them to rapidly swap positions.
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Apple Features iWork Applications for iPad
As information on the iPad continues to spill out from Apple in the wake of the launch of pre-orders in the U.S., more screenshots and feature information on iWork applications for the iPad have surfaced on Apple's site. Announced alongside the iPad's introduction in late January, iWork for iPad will offer multi-touch versions of Apple's Keynote, Pages, and Numbers productivity applications...
Apple Rolls Out iBooks Feature Page
iBooks Application in Landscape Orientation
Apple has augmented its iPad "Features" section with a new page devoted to its iBooks application. Initially available only in the U.S., the iBooks application will be available in the App Store once the iPad officially launches on April 3rd and will serve as the hub for the iPad's eReader functionality and offer access to Apple's iBookstore where...
iPad's 'Mute' Switch Replaced With Screen Rotation Lock
9 to 5 Mac notes that Apple appears to have made a minor last-minute hardware change to the iPad, replacing what was previously described as a mute switch just above the volume rocker on the side of the device with a "screen rotation lock".
iPad External Buttons and Controls: Original (Left) and New (Right)
Like the iPhone, the iPad automatically senses its orientation and adjusts its...
Apple Details iPad 3G Service Sign-Up and Management
With today's launch of iPad pre-orders in the U.S., Apple has also released additional information about the device and associated services. While 3G-capable models of the iPad will not be available until late April, Apple has provided an overview of how customers will sign up for and manage their 3G data service on the device.
As previously revealed, customers can choose from either of two...
U.S. iPad Pre-Orders Set to Begin at 5:30 AM Pacific Time Tomorrow
TUAW reports that U.S. pre-orders for both Wi-Fi and 3G-capable iPads will go live on Apple's site at 5:30 AM Pacific Time / 8:30 AM Eastern Time tomorrow morning. Apple last week announced that pre-orders would begin on March 12th, but did not specify a time in that release. We asked Apple PR to help you plan your day tomorrow, and they responded:
"Customers can pre-order online at...
Apple Releases Safari 4.0.5
Apple today released Safari 4.0.5 for Mac and Windows, bringing a number of enhancements to Apple's Internet browser application. This update is recommended for all Safari users and includes improvements to performance, stability, and security including:
- Performance improvements for Top Sites
- Stability improvements for 3rd-party plug-ins
- Stability improvements for websites with online...
