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
Video iPod Orders Shifted?
A previous report had claimed that Quanta had won an "iPod with Video" contract back in March. The details of this report were vague, however, making it unclear if the manufacturing contract was for the current 5G iPod or was, in fact, the rumored touch-screen video iPod.
Regardless, a new Commercial Times report claims today that the order has shifted to another manufacturer.
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Universal Shake Shipping in May
Macworld.co.uk reports that the Universal version of Shake was discussed at the National Association of Broadcasters conference. Kirk Paulsen, senior director of pro applications marketing, demonstrated Apples high-end digital compositing software running on an Intel Duo Core iMac. This, admitted Paulsen, is not something that could have been done with the PowerPC iMac.
According to Paulsen with...
iChat AV White Boarding?
Macsimumnews reports on recent European patent applications that were revealed this week. The new patent describes Method and apparatus for establishing communication between two teleconferencing endpoints."
The patent essentially describes real-time conference between participants along with "data sharing wherein various types of data such as documents, spreadsheets, graphic data, or...
iPod Videos in Blu-Ray Discs?
iPodHub claims that according to anonymous sources, Apple is asking Blu-ray content providers to add iPod video content onto their Blu-ray discs. Apple wants to make sure that when their next-generation iPod is released it will have a sufficient library of playable content already available for customers to watch.
Reliability of this site is...
Ads in the iTunes and Podcasts?
AdAge.com reports that Apple is planning on incorporating ads into iTunes -- at least in a limited way.
The information comes from content partners who have reportedly been briefed on the plan. Apple's current plans call for the ads to appear only in the lower-left corner of the iTunes library while users listen to podcasts from their computers rather than from portable devices.
The area is...
Apple Expo Paris 2006
Apple Expo 2006 has been announced to take place in Paris, France from September 12-16th this year.
Last year's Apple Expo (photos) offered no keynote speech or significant announcements. The 2004 Expo, however, did launch a new G5 iMac while the 2003 Expo revealed new PowerBooks.
No announcement about the status of a Keynote for this year's Apple Expo 2006 has been made.
Readers...
Redesigned iPod nano in Fall?
Appleinsider reports that Apple has begun plans for a redesign of an iPod nano due this fall.
The new Nano is expected around September but there are plans for a "significant internal redesign".
This plan is consistent with PortalPlayer's recent announcement that their chips would not be used in future flash based...
Garageband 3.0.2 Update
Apple has posted Garageband 3.0.2 update in your Mac OS X Software Update: This update to GarageBand addresses issues with video handling, podcast exporting, and importing QuickTime markers. It also addresses a number of other minor issues....
Apple Releases 17'' MacBook Pro
As rumored, Apple announced the 17" MacBook Pro today at the NAB conference. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro features a stunning aluminum enclosure just one inch thin, weighs only 6.8 pounds, includes a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing on-the-go, and the breakthrough Front Row media experience with Apple Remote. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro also features a MagSafe Power Adapter,...
Woodcrest Processor in the PowerMac?
Several sites have pointed to a Computerworld article which reports on Intel's upcoming low-power processors Merom (mobile), Woodcrest (server) and Conroe (desktop).
The article references comments by Intel's Asia Pacific sales and marketing group general manager, however, it also provides this (uncredited) tidbit: Apple customers may be the first to enjoy Intels new CPU goodies, with the...
Apple's Ongoing iTunes Negotiations
The New York Post is reporting that the record industry may be on the verge of conceding to Apple's demands that iTunes song pricing model remains constant at $.99 per song. But Jobs has dug in his heels on the issue, creating the potential for a showdown between the mercurial Apple boss and the record industry should the labels continue to push for variable pricing.
Apple's current contracts...
Apple Computer Recycling Program
Apple announced that they had expanded their recycling program by now offering free computer take-back and recycling with any purchase of a new Mac starting in June.
U.S. customers purchasing through Apple's online store or retail store will receive free shipping and environmentally friendly disposal of their old computer. "App...
Apple Legal vs Bloggers
SFGate publishes followup to the ongoing Apple lawsuit against leakers of an unreleased product codenamed Asteroid. Apple's lawyers argued that no one had the right to publish trade secrets: Apple Computer Inc. argued Thursday that neither a journalist nor a blogger has the right to publish a company's trade secrets, in a case that could determine just how much protection publishers -- online or ...
Intel Launching Woodcrest, Conroe and Merom Early?
TG Daily claims that faced with increasing competitive pressure from AMD, Intel has accelerated the launch of its upcoming processors.
The upcoming processors include Woodcrest, Conroe and Merom. All three are now expected to be shipping "in volume" in Q3 2006. This could mean that processors would be available as early as June or July of this year.
Conroe processors are Intel's Desktop...
PortalPlayer Losing Apple's iPod Business?
PortalPlayer chips has been at the heart of the iPod since the very beginning and the company has grown substantially because of it. 90% of PortalPlayer's sales are said to be directly due to iPod sales.
According to an announcement today, PortalPlayer revealed that their successor to their current PP5021 media processor chip will not be used by Apple in "its new mid-range and high-end...
Apple's Q2 2006 Financial Conference Call Notes
Apple reported on their Q2 2006 Financial Results and provided a webcast conference call. Here are relevant notes from that conference call:
Mac business 50% of quarterly revenue.
- Up 4% from the same quarter last year
- Pleased with Intel transition progress, and "solidly on track" to complete the Intel transition by the end of calendar 2006.
- "Pause" in sales due to transition...
Apple's Q2 2006 Financial Results
Apple reported on 2nd Quarter 2006 Financial Results today.
Apple's profits rose 41% this quarter with net income up to $410 million or 47 cents a share, from $290 million, or 34 cents, a year earlier.
Apple shipped 1,112,000 Macintosh computers and 8,526,000 iPods during the quarter, representing 4 percent growth in Macs and 61 percent growth in iPods over the year-ago quarter.
Weve...
17'' MacBook Pro at NAB? [Updated]
Appleinsider claims that Apple will be releasing their 17" MacBook Pro at the National Association of Broadcasters conference next week.
The NAB Conference takes place between April 22-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Last year, Apple announced Final Cut Pro 5, Motion 2, SoundTrack Pro and DVD Pro 4 HD.
The new 17" MacBook Pro is said to be similar in form factor to the current 15" MacBook Pro but ...
Asus's 13.3'' Core Duo Laptop
A couple of reports have claimed that Asustek is the manufacturer for Apple's upcoming 13.3" MacBook.
One reader reports that a search of Asustek's site shows one existing 13.3" Intel laptop model (W6F) that may provide some hints as to what can be expected from Apple's implementation.
The specs for the 13.3" Intel Core Duo laptop from Asus includes:
- Intel Core Duo 1.60GHz-2.16GHz,...
Apple iPhone, Helio and VOIP?
A market research company is (again) predicting that Apple will be entering the cellphone market soon. Visiongain argues that Apple sees the mobile phone market as a threat to its current iPod lead and is taking steps to address this by launching their own cell phone service and phone.
Rumors and speculation of an Apple-branded cell phone have been ongoing for years. Visiongain, however, is ma...
