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
Amazon's 'Unbox' Video Service Opens
SeattlePI reports that Amazon launched their video download service today -- dubbed "Amazon Unbox".
The service offers television shows, movies and other videos from over 30 studios and networks. TV shows will sell for $1.99 while Movies range from $7.99 - $14.99. If you prefer to rent, Movies can be rented for $3.99 each.
The movies are provided in two formats: a "DVD Quality" version...
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Tidbits: X1900 ATI Video Card, MXM in iMac, Parallels for Mac Pro, Multifunction
A few tidbits from around the web:
Several readers have noted that the first Mac Pros with the ATI X1900 Graphics Card started shipping earlier this week. Photos of the graphics card can be seen in this thread.
Macsimumnews reports that the new 24" iMac incorporates a Mobile PCI Express Module (MXM) connector for its video card. The use of this standard connector potentially means...
Apple's 'Get a Mac' Print Ad Campaign
MacDailyNews reports that Apple has started a print campaign that complements the recent Get a Mac television ads.
A detachable insert in the September 8th issue of Entertainment Weekly contains a 14 page booklet showing "Why you'll love a Mac": Macs are designed from the ground up to work better than any other computer. And they come with everything you need to have more fun, right out of...
Apple Movie Store Details? Disney Movies First?
With the new Mac mini and iMac updates released today, it appears Apple will focus on their Movie initiative during their September 12th media event. Variety provides some details of the upcoming announcement.
As reported elsewhere, Variety expects Apple to provide movies for $9.99/download for older movies and $14.99 for new releases. This price range is reportedly a concession to movie...
Apple Releases Core 2 Duo iMac, Adds 24 inch iMac
While keeping the 17 & 20 inch form factors, Apple has released a new big brother to the iMac lineup. The new machine features a 24 inch widescreen in the familiar all-in-the-screen form factor. Under the hood all of the iMacs now feature the newly released Intel Core 2 Duo with speeds from 1.83 GHz to 2.33 GHz, making it up to 50% faster than the previous 20" iMac. The new machines are available ...
Wireless HDMI Prototype (High Definition Video)
ExtremeTech reports that Tzero Technologies and Analog Devices have announced a prototype wireless HDMI interface. The standards-based system allows manufacturers to stream high definition signals between audio/video equipment (TVs, DVD players). The standard calls for link reliability of at least 95 percent, packet error rate of less than 1 in one hundred million, interference resistances...
Apple Cell Phone Ready?
Analyst Shaw Wu of American Technology Research claims that the long-rumored Apple cell phone is now a reality with the final pieces in place.
The analyst's report surprisingly provides details of the unreleased product. According to the analyst: "The design will be an iPod nano-like candy bar form factor and come in three colors (we are not certain of the exact colors but we suspect black,...
'It's Showtime': September 12th, 2006
Several news outlets are confirming the media event that Apple is holding on September 12th 2006.
More details of the event were released today when Apple sent out invitations to select media members. The invites says "It's Showtime":
First word of the event leaked out on August 31st, with multiple reports of a media...
iTunes Movies... and New Media Device? [Updated]
Appleinsider reports that Apple is ready to introduce the iTunes Movie Store at the upcoming September 12th Media Event.
They expect that Jobs will announce that movies from at least one major studio will be available at $9.99/download with additional studios following. Appleinsider, however, also claims that Apple has been working on their next killer device. Instead of a video iPod device...
New Feature: MacRumors Forum Spy
MacRumors.com is pleased to announce a new feature for our active Mac forums.
The Forum Spy (http://spy.macrumors.com) provides visitors with real-time updates of all new forum activity. This means you get instant updates when users post new messages on the forums.
The Forum Spy is open to everyone but registered forum users have additional options including:
Excluding specific forums
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New iPods, iMac, Movie Store on September 12th?
A number of recent reports have claimed that September 12th will bring an Apple media event with iMac updates.
ThinkSecret now reports that Apple's September 12th media event will also introduce a 2nd generation iPod Nano and an updated 5G iPod alongside upgraded iMacs.
According to the rumor site the new iPod nano will feature larger storage capacities as well as multiple colors in a metal ...
Mac Updates on Tuesday? More in September?
ThinkSecret points to channel reports indicating that Apple may be preparing for "at least one" product announcement this Tuesday, September 5th, 2006, but were unable to specify which models would see updates.
Meanwhile, more confident reports have pointed to iMac updates on September 12th.
Finally, independent but unconfirmed reports claim that the MacBook will receive quiet speed bumps ...
23-inch iMac on September 12th? [Update]
Reports that Apple will be hosting a special media event on September 12th began emerging yesterday. According to multiple reports, Apple will be hosting the event in San Francisco which will be also streamed live to London.
MacOSXRumors now claims that Apple will be revamping the iMac line with the new Core 2 Duo processor at this event, with the additional introduction of a 23" iMac....
Apple Updates Leopard Developer Preview
According to reports, Apple has already provided an update to their Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard Preview that was distributed to developers at WWDC 2006. The update which is available through Leopard's Software Update provides few details on the improvements provided: This Software Update delivers improved reliability and compatibility for Mac OS X Leopard Developer Preview and is recommended for all...
Quiet Mac Mini Upgrade?
One HardMac reader claims that his new Mac mini shipped with a Core Duo 1.66GHz instead of the advertised Core Solo 1.5GHz as well as a larger hard drive (100GB) and Superdrive (instead of Combo).
The site believes this represents a silent upgrade across all Mac mini's consistent with recent rumors of upcoming Mac mini upgrades.
Alternatively, it may simply be a mistake, unless there are...
CrossOver Mac Beta Released
Codeweavers has released the public beta of CrossOver for Intel Macs.
We previously reported on CrossOver Mac, which provides a unique (Wine based) solution for running Windows applications on the Intel Mac: Codeweaver's solution differs from solutions like Apple's Boot Camp and Parallels Desktop in that it does not require a copy of Windows to run the Windows applications. Also, applications...
Apple Event September 12th? Movie Store? [Updatedx2]
Electronista claims that Apple may be holding a special press event on September 12th, 2006 based on an "official" email sent to Your Mac Life.
The date corresponds to the start of Apple Expo Paris which runs from September 12th to 16th. It has already been announced, however, that there will be no Keynote event for the Apple Expo.
Meanwhile, Businessweek also places an announcement from...
Apple Drops Price of ATI X1900 Video Card for Mac Pro
Apple sent the following email to customers who had purchased the Mac Pro with the ATI X1900 Video Card Build-to-Order option. Apple is pleased to announce a price drop for the Mac Pro you recently
ordered. We have automatically adjusted your order to reflect the new price.
For up-to-date information on your order, please visit our Order Status
website at http://www.apple.com/orderstatus....
First Windows Core 2 Duo Laptops Released
As expected, several laptop manufacturers have released the first of the Core 2 Duo (Merom) based laptops today.
Dell, Toshiba, Samsung and Alienware announced laptop models which utilize the new Core 2 Duo processors.
Apple, however, has yet to announce a Merom/Core 2 Duo upgrade to their laptop line (MacBook and MacBook Pro), but several rumors suggest that these upgrades will come in...
Apple Posts New Mac Ads
Apple posted three new "Get a Mac" ads on their website. The new ads debuted during the 2006 Emmy's tonight on NBC.
The three new ads include:
Accident (magnetic power cord)
Angel/Devil (iPhoto book)
Trust Mac (Spyware)
Justin Long previously stated that almost 20 more ads will be...
