MacRumors Staff

MacRumors is a website dedicated to providing news, rumors, and analysis about Apple and its products. The site is run by a team of experienced writers and editors who have been covering Apple for many years. Some of the key members of the MacRumors team include: - Arnold Kim, Editorial Director and founder of MacRumors, has been writing about Apple for over 20 years. - Eric Slivka, Editor-in-Chief, has been with the site since 2008 and is responsible for day-to-day editorial oversight. - Juli Clover, Managing Editor, has been covering Apple news since 2010 and oversees MacRumors' guides, roundups, how tos, reviews, and giveaways in addition to covering daily news. - Joe Rossignol, Senior Reporter, has been writing about Apple since 2008 with a focus on breaking news coverage. - Marianne Schultz, writer since 2008 who owns more gadgets and Apple products than just about anyone else she knows. - Dan Barbera, Writer at MacRumors, has been covering tech for over 4 years. - Mitchel Broussard, Deals Editor at MacRumors, has been writing for the site since 2014. - Tim Hardwick, Senior Editor at MacRumors, formerly a magazine journalist with work appearing in over 30 newsstand print publications and online brands. - Steve Moser, iOS developer and contributing writer at MacRumors. - Hartley Charlton, Senior Editor at MacRumors and co-host of 'The MacRumors Show' podcast. He contributes to daily news coverage and writes a wide range of content for the site. Various publications and aggregators often cite his articles. - Aaron Perris, contributing researcher for MacRumors, digs through Apple's firmware, backends, and other apps to find out what's new but not in the change logs. He is also a member of AppleDB working on cataloging every Apple device and firmware.

Biography:  https://www.macrumors.com/author/

59%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

92%

Examples:

  • Claiming Apple Vision Pro is coming up quickly when in fact it's only being released on February 2nd.

Conflicts of Interest

0%

Examples:

No current examples available.

Contradictions

86%

Examples:

  • iOS 18 is expected to be released to the public this fall.
  • New features in iOS 18 include RCS messaging and home screen customization.
  • Other news this week included Apple starting to pay out claims for the high-profile class action lawsuit that claimed Apple was secretly throttling older iPhones with degraded batteries.

Deceptions

75%

Examples:

  • The article claims Apple Vision Pro is coming up quickly when in fact it's only being released on February 2nd.

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Broke On: Tuesday, 16 July 2024 iOS 18 introduces an upgraded Control Center with customizable size and location, a built-in Passwords app for secure login management, improved Messages functionality with RCS support and emoji reactions, and a customizable home screen design.
Apple Reveals Preorder and Release Dates for Vision Pro, Offers Solo Knit and Dual Loop Bands to Enhance Comfort

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Broke On: Wednesday, 31 January 2024 Apple has announced the preorder and release dates for Vision Pro. Users can choose between Solo Knit and Dual Loop bands to find the most comfortable headband. The App Store app suggests taking face scans with iPhones to determine size.