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 Yonah Processor Launch on January 6th 2006?
CoolTechZone claims to have insider knowledge of Intel's official launch date of the newest processor from Intel -- codenamed Yonah. Intels Yonah is a dual-core chip based on the 65nm fabrication process. Yonah will also mark the first launch with Intels new strategy in place performance per watt.
The debut is expected on January 6th, 2006.
Yonah has been speculated to be used in the first of ...
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Sirius and Apple iPod... Again
The New York Post revives a connection between Apple and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Chief Executive Officer Mel Karmazin has spoken with Apple Computer Inc. CEO Steven Jobs about working together
This is not new information as it was revealed in Feb 2005 by Mel Karmazin. At that time, Apple wasn't interested in putting a satellite radio into the...
PortalPlayer Planning Wireless... Wireless iPod?
A recent analyst note on PortalPlayer has triggered speculation about Apple's involvement in developing wireless iPods.
PortalPlayer makes system-on-chip semiconductors used in many portable media playing devices, including the iPod. In fact, 90% of PortalPlayer's revenue in the 3rd Quarter of 2005 is estimated to come from the iPod.
PortalPlayer indicated that it wants to aquire a small...
Dharma: Cocoa (Yellow Box) on Windows... Again?
A first time poster to MacGeneration (French) forums posted the contents of an email, which was originally sent to another website.
The writer claims that Apple is reviving "Yellow Box for Windows" -- a development environment which promised Mac OS X developers the ability to develop and then deploy on both Mac OS X and Windows environments. The original plans for Yellow Box were promised...
More NBC Content On the Way? [Updated w/ TV Ad]
Variety reports on yesterday's addition of NBC shows to iTunes.
According to Jeff Zucker, NBC Universal Television Group President, hints that there will be more NBC shows for iTunes in the coming weeks. You are going to see a series of announcements in the coming weeks
Speculation points to MacWorld San Francisco 2006 which takes...
Freescale CEO on Apple, Intel and IBM
CNet provides an interview with Michel Mayer, CEO of Freescale Semiconductor. Freescale is the Motorola spin-off which provides Apple with the PowerPC G4 processor used in the Mac Mini and current Mac Laptops. Apple has a contract with Freescale to fulfill G4 processor orders until as late as Dec 31, 2008 if required. (Apple is under no obligation to continue purchasing them through that time, ...
Intel Macs - June 2006?
Digitimes reports that Apple's Intel lineup of Macs will launch on June 6 2006 in Taiwan. Intel processors will be initially adopted in Apple Computer's entry-level Macintosh PC lineup, including the Mac Mini, iBook, and iMac series, with a launch in Taiwan slated for June 6 2006, according to sources at Taiwan PC distributors.
The...
Apple offers NBC, Sci Fi, USA Shows on iTunes
Apple has greatly expanded the iTunes Music Store this morning to include a number of new television show content.
Apple originally launched the video/television portion of their iTunes Store with limited content -- including only three ABC shows, and two Disney shows.
Today, Apple has launched with a number of new NBC, Sci Fi and USA shows including:
NBC: Law and Order, The Office,...
Intel Viiv Platform... and Apple?
Last week, Intel announced company support for its Viiv media platform due in the 1st quarter of 2006.
A Viiv-based PC is expected to provide a standard compatibility platform to provide:
- Remote control operation
- Dual-core processor
- On demand Movies, Music, Pictures and Games
- Ability to Record, Pause and Rewind Live TV (DVR functionality)
- Surround sound/home theatre support
...
Apple's 10-K 2005 Financial Details
MacCentral summarizes Apple's recent Form 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission which provides an overview of the company's over the past fiscal year.
Highlights include:
- Net Mac sales increased 27% year over year
- Average price of a Mac fell 7%
- 21% year over year growth in sales in higher education
- 11% growth in K-12
- 28 Million iPods sold with 248% revenue...
Motorola ROKR E2 iTunes Phone
Appleinsider posts some information and a presentation slide on the upcoming Motorola ROKR E2 phone.
The ROKR E2 is the successor to the ROKR E1 which was released by Apple and Motorola in September. While the E1 represented the first iTunes enabled cell phone, it was met with many criticisms.
Meanwhile, a recent Businessweek article...
Fox Open to iTunes Deal
Reuters reports that Fox Filmed Entertainment is "open to" a deal with Apple's iTunes: "Of course, we'd be open to that. We believe it would be a great opportunity," James Gianopulos said at the Reuters Media and Advertising Summit.
Apple launched video sales with iTunes on October 12th with only 5 television shows, but with the promise of more content in the near...
Mac OS X Intel Build 8F1111
Appleinsider points to recent developer updates to Mac OS X for Intel.
According to the rumor site, Apple has distributed Mac OS X 10.4.3 Intel Build 8F1111. The update is said to provide additional printer drivers, native version of Quicktime 7.0.4 and other improvements.
One component that saw significant updates included Rosetta - Apple's PowerPC emulation layer for the Intel Macs.
...
iLife and iWork '06? Front Row?
According to an unconfirmed report, Apple is set to release new versions of iLife and iWork in mid-January.
iLife '06 will include support for a $50 optional remote control accessory -- and presumably bundling the Front Row media application into the Apple suite. Front Row was originally released with the iMac, which comes with the remote standard.
Meanwhile there are whispers that iWork...
Black Friday 2005 - Apple (and others) After Thanksgiving Sale
In the U.S., the day after Thanksgiving is called "Black Friday", which is historically one of the busiest shopping days of the year.
As previously reported, Apple is offering a one-day shopping event today (Friday, November 25th).
While specifics have not been announced, Apple sent out this ...
Navio to Reverse Engineer iPod/iTunes DRM
Playlistmag.com discusses the efforts of a company called Navio. The company, which specializes in digital-rights managment, has announced plans to reverse engineer Apple's FairPlay Digital Rights Management format that is used to protect songs sold from the iTunes Music Store.
The plan is to allow other online stores to...
Rosetta Supports Altivec?
OSX86Project.org posts unconfirmed reports that the latest version of Mac OS X 10.4.3 for Intel appears to contain some substantial upgrades.
First and foremost, they claim that Rosetta has been upgraded to fully support a PowerPC G4 processor including Altivec support.
Also, new ATI drives appear to offer more support for additional PC ATI graphic card...
iTunes in Top 10 U.S. Music Retailers
An NPD Press release is making headlines around the Mac web.
According the The NPD Group, in Q3 2005, Apple's iTunes Music store made its way into the Top 10 list of U.S. retailers based on "equivalent number of units sold". (Number in parenthesis are 2004's Q3 position)
1. Wal-Mart (1)
2. Best Buy (2)
3. Target (3)
4. Amazon.com (4)
5. FYE (10)
6. Circuit City (Tied for 5)
7....
Intel forms 'Apple' Group
eWeek reports that Intel Corp. has formed an internal "Apple group".
This sort of internal organization is reportedly not uncommon for large customers of Intel, and is, of course, prompted by Apple's announcement that they will be switching to Intel processors over the next few years.
While this...
Aperture on November 30th?
Amazon reveals that Apple's Aperture software tool will be released on November 30th. According to an email from Amazon to one of our users, this is the official release date, and will not ship until that time. Thank you for writing to us at Amazon.com. I'm sorry if the
information you found under "Your Account" was unclear.
Although we do have your copy of "Apple Aperture Post Production...
