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
Intel Shows Off Conroe (Desktop) Processors
AnandTech provides coverage for Intel's presentations at the Intel Spring 2006 Developer Forum today.
Intel discussed their new "Core" microarchitecture which utilizes Intels' 65-nm manufacturing process. The Core Duo and Core Solo processors used in the iMac, Mac mini and MacBook Pro are already based on this new architecture. ...
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WorldWide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2006
Apple announced today that the WorldWide Developer's Conference will be taking place between August 7-11 in San Francisco, California. Last year, WWDC attendees watched Apple unveil its plan to transition to Intel microprocessors and then headed to the lab to run their code on Intel-based prototype systems. This immediate, hands-on access to the newest Apple technologies happens for developers at...
Mac OS X Hacked in 30 Mins?
CNet is reporting on a competition set up by a Sweden-based Mac site called "rm-my-mac".
The competition set up a Mac mini as a server and invited hackers to break in and gain root control. The winner, identified as "Gwerdna", claims that he exploited a "vulnerability that has not yet been made public or patched by Apple Computer."
Arstechnica explores the exploit a little further and...
More Video iPod Photos and Claims?
Over the weekend, MacShrine claimed that it had images of the "iPod AV", a full-screen video iPod. These images were received by the site via an anonymous email submission. This is not the first time claimed images of the rumored video iPod images have circulated. In fact, the same site had previously popularized the earlier video iPod photo, which was...
Photo of Microsoft's Origami
This photo claims to be a picture of Microsoft's upcoming Origami platform.
Microsoft's Origami Project is expected to be shown/revealed on March 9th at CeBIT. It appears to be a handheld media...
Intel Merom (64-bit Mobile Processor) Due in September?
TGDaily reports that Intel is on track to release the next generation mobile processor known as "Merom" in September of this year.
The Merom processor is reported to launch at 2.33 GHz and bring 64-bit capability to the mobile platform.
According to the article, Apple was reportedly interested in using Merom for the Intel transition, but its late delivery timeframe pushed Apple towards...
More iPod AV Images
More iPod images have been spread around the internet. These images were anonymously sent to MacShrine. Images are mirrored in the Gallery of Video iPod Mockups.
No reason to believe that these images are real. In fact, they may simply be additional fakes sent in due to the popularity of the previous...
Intel Mac mini Upgraded to 2.16GHz Core Duo
XtremeSystems.org documented their upgrade of a 1.5GHz Mac mini Single Core to a 2.16GHz Dual Core processor.
This appears to confirm that the Mac mini's Intel processor is upgradable. Disassembly pictures posted last week revealed that the Mac mini Intel processor is socketed like the Intel iMac, suggesting that a simple processor replacement could be performed. I picked up an Apple Mini Mac...
Investigation into Online Music Price Fixing?
MSNBC reports that the U.S. Justice Department has launched an inquiry into possible price fixing in online music download industry.
According to the article, the Justice Department has already issued two subpoenas with more in the works. A spokesperson for the Justice Department commented on their actions: "The antitrust division is looking at ...
Production Fuel Cells in 2nd Half of 2006?
ExtremeTech reports that Antig Technology and AVC Corp. will be demoing production-ready fuel cell battery technology for laptops at CeBIT next week.
The fuel cells appear to be methanol-based and provide 45 watts of power, weigh 3.7 pounds and reportedly can power a laptop for eight hours with a single cartridge. The fuel cell is the size of a CD-Rom drive and is designed to fit into the...
Wide Touchpad Patents from Apple
Macsimumnews.com summarizes a recent patent filed by Apple employees describing the implementation of a "wide touchpad". This particular patent has some age to it and was originally filed on August 25, 2004.
The patent describes ways to interpret the multiple contact points and provides several images as...
No Apple Digital Video Recorder (DVR) Planned?
A USA Today article provides comments from Apple's Phil Schiller indicating that Apple is not going to be competing with TiVo in the Digital Video Recorder market.
Early rumors about the Mac mini had hinted that Apple would be incorporating its own "Tivo-Killer" Digital Video Recording software.
Schiller claims that adding video recording to the Mac mini would make it "too complicated": "We'r...
Video iPod with 4 Inch Screen? iTunes Movies?
ThinkSecret maintains that a true video iPod is in the works and claims to have further details on the upcoming device.
Contrary to their previous report on a Touch-screen Video iPod, ThinkSecret now reports that the upcoming Video iPod will sport a 4" screen with a 1/4" border and retain similar dimensions as previous iPods. Reportedly, the 4" design has been settled on over the previously...
Intel Mac mini Disassembly and Details
With the release of the Intel Mac mini, several sites have already taken the new Mac apart.
Macworld posts some photos disassembling the new Intel Mac mini, revealing that the 2.5" hard drive is SATA and the RAM slots are now horizontal, making them less accessible than previous models.
Another user also posts more detailed photos with some interesting observations:
- 110 Watt Power...
MacBook Pro Reviews and Benchmarks
Arstechnica provides their review of the MacBook Pro, and covers basic areas, including battery life (avg 3hr 17min) and benchmarking (vs G4 PowerBook and Dell Inspiron).
Macworld also provided their thoughts on the MacBook Pro along with Benchmarks comparing it to various Mac PowerPC (PowerBook G4, iBook G4, PowerMac G5) and Intel Mac models (iMac Dual Core).
Direct comparisons are still...
Apple iPod Hi-Fi Photos, First Looks
iLounge posts their first look at the Apple iPod Hi-Fi which was released on February 28th 2006.
The first look hosts a number of photos of the new device, including unboxing photos, and size comparisons with other popular units: Audio quality? We dont ever like to comment on this until weve done straight comparisons, but it was evident in each of Apples four demo rooms that the Hi-Fi is...
Apple iTunes Movie Service Survey
Appleinsider claims that Apple is in the "intermediate stages" of developing a full blown Movie download service through iTunes.
The information appears to be based on a survey distributed by a research firm asking questions about a potential "iTunes music service" that could be downloaded to your computer or iPod. The survey specifies that users would be required to have a broadband...
Apple Feb 28th Event Video Clips [Update]
CNet provides thee only video clips from yesteday's media event by Apple.
In it, Apple introduced the Intel Mac Mini as well as the iPod Hi-Fi, which were both expected
Curiously, Apple is not offering the presentation for streaming/download on their site. Typically Apple has posted their...
Apple Feb 28th Media Event Coverage [Event Over]
Apple's Feb 28th Media Event takes place at 10:00am Pacific at the Apple Town Hall Building in Cupertino, California.
The most likely products for release include an iPod Boombox and the Intel Mac mini.
Meanwhile, Intel iBooks and Touch Screen iPods are said to be coming soon, but not necessarily at this event. Finally, some analysts are expecting a full blown Movie-download service from ...
Apple buys Data Center ($45M-$50M)
San Jose Business Journal is reporting that Apple computer has acquired a never-used 107,000 sq. foot data center in Newark, CA. The center was originally designed for MCI WorldCom. Data centers generally house computing, data-storage and networking equipment assisting in Web-based services and transactions.
This center is described as a "Tier IV" datacenter with high levels of redundancy and...
