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
Universal World of Warcraft and Unreal Tournament 2004 for Mac OS X
Some of the first Intel-native commercial Mac games are starting to be released. These new versions run natively under the new Intel processors found in the iMac and MacBook, therefore providing much better performance than the same games running under emulation (Rosetta):
The Intel (Universal Binary) World of Warcraft patch has been posted (1.9.3): Added native support for Intel-powered...
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Intel's Tulsa Server Processor, and IBM Power 6
The International Solid State Circuits Conference takes places this week, and reveals Intel's plans for a dual-core Xeon server processor due in the "second half of the year".
The upcoming chip is called "Tulsa" and has an emphasis on performance. The dual-core chip is expected to come in at 3.4GHz with a 16MB unified cache. The performance is expected to boosted by up to 10% with this...
Showtime Content Added To iTMS
Apple added to the expanding list of television network content with cable network Showtime.
Now available for purchase by episode are Sleeper Cell, Weeds and Fat Actress. Shows are available in the same formats as other iTMS television downloads, either by season or by episode. Episodes remain US $1.99 each.
iTunes now offers content from ABC, ABC Family, Comedy Central, Disney Channel,...
Apple Event: February 22nd?
Flickr photo has been circulating which claims to be an invitation to an Apple Event on February 22, 2006.
The image appears to be of the status light of the AirPort Express.
No official confirmation of this image has been provided, and it is widely suspected of being a fake at this...
Intel iBooks in March? Media Center and Cell Phone Rumblings
ThinkSecret reports that the first Intel-based iBooks are now slated to appear in March.
The rumor site claims that the current 12" and 14" iBooks are to be End-of-Life'd at the end of March, making way for widescreen 13.3" iBooks. ThinkSecret notes that the Core Solo processor is due at near the same time, suggesting that it may power Apple's consumer notebook. Previous reports pointed to...
$1 Billion Dollar iPod Business
NYTimes reports on the $1 billion dollar iPod accessory business: Rarely does one product foster such a sizable industry around it. Many of the iPod accessory makers, like Belkin, Kensington or Logitech, cut their teeth making accessories for personal computers. But no one product, not even the Macintosh, created the kind of accessory mania that the iPod has.
Apple is increasing its...
17'' iMac G5 Out of Stock
Initially reported yesterday, the 17" G5 iMac had started disappearing from international Apple Stores. Today, the U.S. Apple Store also reflects no further availability of the 17" G5 iMac.
Apple had previously discounted the 20" iMac G5 to move the final inventory. Initially, Apple had been selling both the Intel iMacs and older G5 iMacs side-by-side. Now the transition appears to be...
Logic Pro 7.2 (Universal) Now Available
With little fanfare, the first of Apple's Pro applications that has been converted to a Universal Binary has been released by Apple.
Logic Pro 7.2 offers native Intel performance and can be purchased for $49.00 by owners of Logic Pro 7. 7.2 also offers a number of other new features including support for Apogee Ensemble, Digidesign Pro Tools HD 7 DAE support, Serato Pitch 'n Time support,...
17'' iMac G5 Out of Stock in UK, German Apple Stores
One user reports that Apple's German Store and UK Store have already removed the 17" G5 iMac from their listings.
The price of the 20" G5 iMac was recently reduced by Apple in an attempt to clear...
Apple Music Event in February 2006?
Several sites have picked up on comments by Appleinsider that they continue to expect a special music event later this month.
This was previously reported. No new information appears...
New iPod shuffle Partners?
Macworld.co.uk reports on analyst notes from American Technology Research that SigmaTel may not be used by Apple for an upcoming entry-level iPod.
There has been ongoing speculation that Apple's iPod shuffle will be replaced by a 1GB iPod nano in the...
Shuffle to be Replaced by Nano?
Analyst speculation claims that the Shuffle will soon be replaced by a 1GB version of the Nano.
Similar rumors/speculation appeared in late December prior to Macworld San...
More Apple Tablet Patents - Gesture User Interface?
A search at the US Patent and Trademark Office reveals a number of new Apple patent applications that relate to the long-rumored Apple Tablet based computer. The most recent patents appeared today (February 2nd, 2006), with a filing date as recent as January 31st, 2005. Gestures for touch sensitive input devices - Methods and systems for processing touch inputs are disclosed. The invention in one ...
Adobe Universal Support FAQ
Adobe posted a PDF covering the topic of Adobe support for Intel-based Macs.
According to the FAQ, Adobe will be comitted to transitioning its line of Macintosh products to the new Intel-based Macs. The upgrades, however, will have to wait until the next versions of its creative applications.
Adobe does not plan on rereleasing current products as Universal Applications. Instead, the next...
Motorola SLVR L7 from Cingular (iTunes)
Cingular began offering the Motorol SLVR S7 phone today. The Motorola SLVR attempts to address some of the issues which had marred Motorola's first attempt at an iTunes-compatible phone -- the ROKR. "It kind of came out of the chute with some real flaws in it," said Neil Strother, ...
Apple Clearing Out 20'' G5 iMacs
Apple met with resellers today and dropped prices on the remaining 20" G5 iMacs. Apple's own store now sells the 20" at $1499, down from $1699. According to reseller reports, there is little stock left remaining of the 17" and 20" iMacs so prices are "While Supplies Last".
Meanwhile, stocks of the remaining G4 PowerBooks are also reportedly limited, though their prices have remained the same ...
Intel iMac CPU Swappable?
Xlr8yourmac provides a reader report on a recent article in MacFan magazine (Japanese). According to the report, the Intel iMac Core Duo CPU is mounted in the standard Intel socket, making it replaceable. As a test, a 1.83GHz iMac's CPU was swapped out for a 2GHz one: However, the author is not sure that it will run completely normally with an upgraded CPU. The author purchased a 2GHz T2500 from ...
Apple Mobile Me MVNO?
Engadget publishes pictures which were sent in anonymously. The same photos were sent to a number of sites including MacRumors.
According to Engadget the following is written on the blurry shots of what appears to be an Apple branded SIM card: xx/50 Test Unit [digits written in sharpie]
Apple Computer
Internal Test ...
Red Apple iPod?
Rumors of a Red iPod have been circulating after comments by Bono that a red Amex card and red iPod would be released to benefit AIDS research: The idea is that around 40 percent of the profits received from the sale of these special red products would go to the Global Fund to Fight Aids....
Google to Buy Napster? [Updated]
Reuters reports that Google may be be interested in acquiring Napster: Internet giant Google is in talks with Napster over an "extensive alliance" that could include an "outright acquisition"
While Napster itself denies it is for sale, the music downloading service has been rumored to be in financial distress with the recent layoffs of 10 middle managers.
Meanwhile, there has been speculation...
