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
Shake 4.1 and Price Drop? [Updatedx2]
According to one source, Apple will finally be releasing the Universal version of Shake (4.1) tomorrow. Alongside it will be a significant price drop, rumored to be $499 (down from $2999).
The future of Shake, however, would be in jeopardy, as the 4.1 release is said to be the last release with scale backs in the development team. The demise of Shake, however, would be relieved by another...
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Apple Planning Ultra-Portable?
UBS Investment Research analyst Benjamin Reitzes claims that according to his "proprietary checks", Apple is working on an ultra-portable PC to be delivered by Macworld San Francisco 2007.
According to Reitzes, the ultra-portables would use NAND flash memory only in order to speed boot times.
This is not the first time flash-only portables have been discussed as a possibility for Apple. In...
Collaborative Features in Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)?
MacOSXRumors claims to have additional information on Apple's upcoming Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard revision.
According to their sources, they claim that Leopard will incorporate collaborative tools to allow users to work on documents over the internet: The main idea is that it will be...
CBS Shows (Survivor, CSI, Numb3rs) on iTunes
Apple and CBS announced that they are now offering prime time shows from CBS on the iTunes Music Store.
The new shows include Numb3rs, Survivor and CSI (Miami and NY) and are offered for $1.99 per episode. The new CBS offerings include episodes from the just-completed 2005/2006 season, and earlier for some series, as well as the upcoming season which starts in September. New episodes in the...
Intel Xserve July, Mac Pro (Intel PowerMac) in August?
ThinkSecret reports that they have heard that Xserve will take advantage of Intel's upcoming Woodcrest processor. Woodcrest is Intel's successor to the current "Xeon" server-targeted processors. There had been reports that the Woodcrest family of processors would be making it into "Macintosh workstations" as early as 3rd quarter. Indeed, Woodcrest, is expected in June of this year, with the...
Gisele B
Supermodel Gisele Bndchen's official site reports that she has been photographed for a new ad campaign for the Mac. English translation: Gisele has been photographed for an ad campaign on Apple's line of computers MAC (Macintosh), in the United States
Amongst other achievements, Bndchen was named "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World" by Rolling Stone.
Apple recently launched a new...
Dell Mac OS Drivers?
Engadget notes that "Apple Mac OS" is listed as a possible pop-up selection when attempting to download the latest drivers for your Dell computer.
The Driver/Downloads page discrepancy, of course, has sparked a lot of speculation about a Mac OS X/Dell pairing. The additional website pick-list option, however, may have simply found its way onto Dell's support site for existing printer drivers ...
Apple Recruiting Game Developers?
Gamespot claims that according to a recruiter they have been in contact with, Apple has been heavily recruiting under the iTunes division for "C/C++ coders with a 'gaming background.'"
The exact project planned is reportedly "super secret" with no details provided to the engineer.
Apple's hiring manager is reportedly Mike Lampell, a game developer/director who had been laid off from...
Apple Exercise iPod Tempo Patents
Hrmph reports on recent patent applications from Apple which revealed that they have been working on other exercise-related features for the iPod. The recent Apple/Nike partnership Sport Kit revealed earlier this week could just be the start.
The Nike Sport Kit incorporates an accelerometer placed in your shoe that communicates wirelessly with your iPod nano. The iPod nano then displays...
Apple Trademarks 'Mac Pro' in U.S.
Apple previously trademarked the term "Mac Pro" in New Zealand in late 2005. On May 17th 2006, the same name was trademarked through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office under the following classifications: computers; computer hardware; computer software; computer peripherals; notebook computers; laptop computers; tablet computers; computer servers; handheld computers; mobile computers; hard...
Dashcode Included with MacBook
In November there were reports of an upcoming Apple development tool for creating Dashboard Widgets. The new application was called "Dashcode". A few screenshots circulated around the web, with no details on release timeframe.
The Dashcode application now comes with the Developer tools that accompany the MacBook. One user posted screenshots of the application.
The application can be...
Dell Following Apple's Retail Example?
PCPro reports that Dell has announced plans to open two retail stores later this year. Dell has been successful as a direct (mail order) only operation which is claimed to be the most cost-effective. The company has always insisted that retail stores would be loss making, but Apple's success in generating over $1bn worth of sales in a single quarter through its network of more than 100 stores...
Mac OS X Darwin x86 Kernel Still Open?
In response to reports last week that Apple had closed the source to the Intel version of Mac OS X kernel, an Apple employee responded saying that nothing has been announced yet, so all discussion remains speculative. Just to be clear, Tom Yager was *speculating* about why we have -- so far -- not released the source code of the kernel for Intel-based Macintoshes. We continue to release *all*...
Apple's 5th Avenue Store, Jobs Interview
Steve Jobs was interviewed (video) by CNBC and offers some insight into Apple's retail push and their new 5th Avenue Apple Store.
Jobs commented on Apple's decision to choose Intel rather than AMD for their processor switch and provides a "no comment" on the possibility of an Apple iPhone.
Apple's 5th Avenue Store opened last night at 6pm EST and Apple.com has posted time-lapse video of the ...
Replacing the MacBook RAM, Hard Drive (Video) and Benchmarks
With the introduction of the Apple MacBook, one of the new features offered to end users is the ability for users to replace the internal hard drive. Typically, Apple laptop hard drive replacement has required the involvement authorized technician in the past.
Both the MacBook's RAM and Hard Drive are accessible through a panel under the battery and the process has been detailed in
Apple's 5th Avenue New York Apple Store Unveiling [Updatedx3]
IFOAppleStore reports on the unveiling of the large Cube marking the new 5th Avenue Apple Store.
The grand opening of the 5th Avenue Apple Store is scheduled for May 19th at 6pm (countdown). The 20,000 square feet of underground retail space is marked with a stylish metal and glass cube above ground. The black plastic wrapping has come off The Cube at the store, and it revealed a...
Mac OS X 10.4.7 Seeded
Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.4.7 to Apple developers earlier this week. The current build is reported to be 8J111 for PowerPC and 8J2111 for Intel Macs.
Areas of testing are listed as Mail, Safari, Aperture, Syncing and iChat. Known issues include inaccurate Calculator results and Mail signatures note working...
MacBook Features and Photos
As people have had time to absorb the information about the new Apple MacBook released yesterday, there are some photo gallerys as well as some observations about the newest Apple laptop.
Todd Benjamin, Apple's director of portables worldwide product marketing provided some comments on the new laptop. He explains "The performance improvement in these systems over the preceeding [G4] systems...
Apple and Softbank to develop Cell Phone iPods? [Updatedx3]
Readers report that CNBC has mentioned a report by Nikkei Net Interactive that Apple and Softbank are developing an iPod/Cell Phone: Softbank Corp. and Apple Computer Inc. plan to jointly develop cellular phone handsets that have built-in iPod digital music players and can download songs directly from Apple's iTunes Music Store, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun learned Friday
The entire article is...
Apple Event on Thursday May 18th, 2006?
Appleinsider is reporting that Apple will be holding a "special briefing" in Manhattan, NY for analysts and members of the media.
The event is reportedly scheduled for Thursday, May 18th at 10am Eastern. In the invites to the event, Apple welcomed analysts and members of the media to preview the new flagship retail location ahead of its Friday evening grand opening, but did not hint at any...
