Arnold Kim
Arnold is the Editorial Director of MacRumors and founded the site in February, 2000.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold was also a practicing physician but gave it up in 2008 to focus on this website. He has been writing about Apple for over 20 years, and has been profiled by the New York Times, and interviewed by various news publications about his knowledge of Apple.
He continues to run MacRumors, and provides editorial oversight as well as business direction.
Arnold Kim's Articles
New $249 iPod Tomorrow? [8GB Red iPod nano Released]
According to sources, Apple is planning on announcing a new iPod model at the $249 price point tomorrow. The exact specs for the surprise iPod are unavailable, but educated speculation points to the possibility of another RED iPod.
Apple released a 4GB RED iPod nano in October. The product is part of the JoinRed initiative to fight AIDS in Africa.
The RED iPod has been in high demand,...
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Apple Gives 2nd Generation iPod Shuffles to Employees
In an email sent to Apple employees yesterday, Steve Jobs reportedly promised a new 2nd Generation iPod shuffle to every "Full-Time and Part-Time employee" of Apple (including retail). The gifts will be delivered after all pre-orders for the new iPods are fulfilled and shipped to customers. The expected time-frame for the delivery of the shuffles to employees is by the end of the November.
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Aperture 1.5.1 Update and Demo [Now Available]
Apple posted details about its Aperture 1.5.1 update which will be available today. According to Apple, Aperture 1.5.1 addresses more than 100 issues related to overall reliability and performance in all areas of the application.
According to comments made to MacWorld, Apple will also be releasing a fully featured 30-day demo of Aperture as well as new camera RAW support (Nikon D80, Canon...
Core 2 Duo MacBook - November 13th?
Play.com posts a product listing for a Core 2 Duo MacBook duo for release on November 13th, 2006.
The accompanying specs simply describe the current 2GHz Core Duo MacBook, however, so no additional details are available.
A release date listing of November 13th is particularly specific and in line with circulating rumors of an updated MacBook before the holiday season.
That being said,...
Apple Marketshare Gains in 2006
SwitchtoaMac provides a breakdown of recent marketshare data from Net Applications.
Apple's total market share numbers represents percent of new sales for the time period defined. Based on the numbers, Apple has seen significant gains in marketshare in 2006 as compared to 2005. Apple's marketshare hovered between 3.3%-3.8% for much of 2005, but since November of 2005, has seen a rise into...
Apple Touch-Screen iPod Reference? [Update]
An iPod Notes Developer PDF is receiving attention for referencing a "touch-screen" iPod with the following passage: Note: Linking to photos and videos [from Notes] is supported only for 5th generation iPods running iPod Software version 1.2 or later. All other Notes feature capabilities described in this document are supported for iPod models with display screens, beginning with the touch-screen ...
iTunes 7.0.2 Update
Apple released the iTunes 7.0.2 updater in Mac OS X Software Update today. The iTunes update provides stability and performance improvements as well as support for the new 2nd Generation iPod shuffle which should be in stores Friday.
The update offers the following description:
With iTunes 7 and the new iTunes Store, preview and purchase high-quality hit movies plus new and classic games...
Adobe Responds to Intel-Only Soundbooth
An Adobe blog by John Nack addresses some recent concerns due to a recent release of the beta of their new SoundBooth application which is available for Intel Macs only.
Nack reassures customers that Adobe's existing applications will be released as Universal (both Intel and PowerPC) for now: As regards Photoshop, Flash, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, etc., these apps have been tuned for PowerPC for ...
.Mac Webmail Updated
Apple has finally updated their .Mac Webmail interface: Introducing the next generation of webmail. With its smart use of the latest web technology, the new .Mac webmail will remind you of the Mail application on your desktop. You'll feel right at home with its simple and elegant interface, drag-and-drop capability, built in Address Book, and more
A sneak peak of the updated .Mac Webmail was...
Video iPod Patent Pictures and Touch Sensitive Bezel [Update]
Hrmpf reports on a particularly revealing patent application from Apple that was published on October 26, 2006.
The name of the patent application is "Electronic Device Having Display and Surrounding Touch Sensitive Bezel for User Interface and Control". The patent describes and depicts a full-screen touch sensitive iPod very similar to the various Video iPod Mockups that have been...
The First Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros Arrive [Updated x 2]
The first of the just released Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros appear to be getting into customer hands and as with any new release, many people have questions.
One forum member, bcavanau, posted some early experiences from a 2.33GHz MacBook Pro Core 2 Duo. Of interest: Case has not changed, with only exception being new FW800 Port.
No screen whine, mooing, excessive fan noise. (even DVD drive...
8-Core Mac Pro with Clovertown... in November?
Appleinsider reports that Apple is indeed planning on introducing a 8-Core Mac Pro using the Quad-Core Xeon (Clovertown) processors from Intel.
The Mac Pro new system would come with two Quad-core processors and could be released after mid-November of this year. The exact timing of the release is not clear, but must wait for the official release of Clovertown. As it stands, the release of the...
iPhone and 50 inch Apple Monitor?
Macsimumnews posted a questionable rumor that the iPhone (2 models) and a 50" Apple Monitor would be arriving in early 2007. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a listener to Mac OS Ken with ties to the Mac maker says the company has enacted a hiring freeze in anticipation of hiring hundreds of telco managers to sell the iPhone.
The 50" Monitor is said to be on target alongside the iTV. Rumors...
Apple Store: Xserve, 750GB, Apple Care
Beyond the release of the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro, customers have noted some other minor updates to the Apple Store:
- Apple's Intel Xserve is now available for pre-order and shipping is expected by mid-November.
- New packaging for Apple's Apple Care Protection Plan
- The addition of a 750GB hard drive option for the 24" iMac.
Apple's MacBook remains untouched since its initial release in ...
DoubleTwist: Licensing FairPlay (Apple iTunes DRM)
CNN has posted a follow-up to the previous news that Jon Lech Johansen ("DVD Jon") had reverse engineered Apple's FairPlay Digital Rights Management (DRM) format.
Johansen has formed a company called DoubleTwist to license the format to other companies interested in providing DRM protected files that are playable on Apple's iPod. Apple has not allowed other companies to license FairPlay,...
Leopard Mac OS X 10.5 Screenshots and Features
ThinkSecret posts some more screenshots from the latest build of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (9A283).
Meanwhile, Apple posted a Leopard Technology Overview document for developers. Apple details several features for Leopard which are drawing some attention:
Resolution Independence In Leopard, the system, including the Carbon and Cocoa frameworks, will be able to draw user interface elements...
Apple Releases Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro
Today Apple released the Core 2 Duo MacBook Pro (Apple Store). Apple today announced that its entire MacBook(TM) Pro line of notebooks now includes the new Intel Core 2 Duo processor and delivers performance that is up to 39 percent faster than the previous generation. All MacBook Pro models now offer double the memory and greater storage capacity than the previous generation, as well as a...
Motorola Rokr Phone Ditching iTunes? [Update]
TGDaily reveals some FCC documents that a new Motorola Rokr (E6) phone will take a significant departure from current models.
The new phone is depicted in a black enclosure with a large touch screen and a "central track point" which resembles an iPod. In fact, the photos (photo 2) of the upcoming Motorola Rokr bears a surprising resemblance to our Apple phone artist rendition.
Beyond...
MacBook Pro Updates Tuesday? (Tomorrow)
According to various whispers, Apple will (finally) be updating the MacBook Pros tomorrow. As always, Apple keeps details of the update a tightly guarded secret, but these late reports claim that the new MacBook Pros will use the expected Core 2 Duo and both the 15" and 17" models will be updated.
The prices for the upgraded machines are said to be exactly the same price as current models.
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Latest MacBook Pro Rumors... This Week? [Updatedx2]
MacGadget.de (German) reports that MacBook Pro upgrades could take place as early as this week. Expected updates include Core 2 Duo upgrades as has long been expected as well as larger drives, FW800, and upgraded DVD drives.
Meanwhile, product checks indicate that several European hardware distributers "ran dry" of MacBook and MacBook Pro inventory several weeks ago.
Rumors of MacBook Pro...
