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
Two New iPods, Four New Mac Configurations
Filling in more details of the October 12th announcement, ThinkSecret reports that two new iPods will be introduced on October 12th.
The new two iPod models will reportedly replace the current $299 and $399 models and be sold at the same price. The iPods are expected to be bumped to 40GB and 80GB capacities with slightly smaller form factors and offer two different colors (Black and White).
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'iTunes + iPod Video' Sighting
With the media event coming up on October 12th, rumors continue to fly and resourceful users are searching for any evidence of upcoming products. Rumors range from Video iPods to PowerMac revisions.
One link that is floating around as "evidence" for a Video iPod is an old link left over on one of Apple's individualized country sites.
http://www.apple.com/za/itunes/video/ (now removed)
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New iPod Next Week? But No Video iPod?
Since Apple sent out media invitations for a special announcement on October 12th, the rumor mill has been buzzing. There have been reports of a video iPod, an Airport Express with Video, as well as PowerMac and Powerbook updates.
ThinkSecret amends their earlier PowerMac/Powerbook rumor report with some further details of...
Apple Q4-2005 Financial Results Webcast
Apple has posted the website for the Q4 2005 Financial Results Webcast.
The webcast will take place at 2pm PT/5pm ET on Tuesday, October 11, 2005. Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. For more information on the...
New iPods and Pro Machines?
Appleinsider claims that Apple will be introducing new iPods and Pro Macs in October.
The 5th generation iPods will revise the hard drive based iPods and are rumored to provide improvements in size/form factor. The new iPods are believed to utilize a higher density 1.8" Hard Drive from Toshiba which are available in 40 and 80GB sizes.
Also expected soon are upgrades to the PowerMacs and...
Apple vs Music Industry on Song Pricing
Businessweek recaps the recent exchanges between Steve Jobs and Edgar Bronfan - chief executive of Warner Music. At the heart of the matter is the debate between fixed $.99 pricing for music downloads vs a tiered model. "There's no content in the world that has doesn't have some price flexibility," Bronfman pointed out. "Not all songs are created equal. Not all albums are created equal."
Steve...
Apple Smart Phone Speculation
CNet quotes Motorola's Ed Zander with teasing comments about Apple's plans for a "smart phone". And we know that [Apple is] going to build a smart phone--it's only a matter of time
His comments appear to be primarily speculative. Rumor and speculation about an Apple-branded phone has been ongoing.
Meanwhile, in the article, Zander was defending comments he had made against the iPod nano....
Upgraded Mac Minis Confirmed by Apple
After initial rumor reports and subsequent user reports about speed upgraded Mac Minis quietly making their way into Apple's distribution chain, eWeek confirmed updates with Apple. Apple is not re-labeling the Mac Minis -- even with last-minute stickers -- so buyers have no way of knowing if they are getting what's marked on the box, or if it's something better.
Clearing inventory is speculated...
Dashboard Widget Detection in Safari?
Appleinsider reports that upcoming Mac OS X 10.4.3 updates appear to include special Dashboard buttons in the newest version of Safari.
The buttons are not in use but there is speculation that they could be used to install Widgets without leaving...
Apple Address iPod nano Screen Issues
Macworld reports that Apple is acknowledging a limited problem with some iPod nano screens causing them to break easily: "This is a real but minor issue involving a vendor quality problem in a small number of units," Schiller told MacCentral. "In fact, this issue has affected less than 1/10 of 1 percent of the total iPod nano units that we've shipped. It is not a design issue."
Affected users are ...
Microsoft and Intel Back HD-DVD
Reuters reports that Microsoft and Intel have announced their plans to back the HD-DVD format for high definition content. Microsoft's support for the HD DVD format was expected based on previous announced partnerships with Toshiba.
Meanwhile, Apple announced support for Blu-ray technology in March of 2005. Blu-ray is the main competitor to the HD DVD format.
While, Microsoft/Intel...
Apple Wants Intel Chips Early?
The Inquirer.net claims that Apple is trying to influence Intel in providing their newest processors to Apple early. So just what can Apple do? It could attempt to put pressure on Intel to give it the necessary chips early. So Apple is doing just that, and sources claim that it isn't flying as well as it had hoped.
According to this unverified report, Apple is interested in the Woodcrest and...
Security Update 2005-008 for Mac OS X [Updated]
Apple has released a new Security update in your Mac OS X Software Update. Security Update 2005-008 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users.
This update includes the following components:
- ImageIO
- LibSystem
- Mail
- QuickDraw
- Ruby
- SecurityAgent
- securityd
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: ...
Inside the iPod nano
Businessweek reports on a market research firm's analysis of the iPod nano - taken apart.
According to iSuppli, the components of the 2GB iPod nano costs $90.18 in materials and $8 to assemble, leaving Apple a 50% margin before marketing and distribution costs.
This estimates a $54 price point for the 2GB Flash from Samsung. Apple reportedly struck a deal with Samsung cornering 40% of...
Steve Jobs on Apple, iPods, Lifestyle Brand
Guardian Unlimited provides an interview with Steve Jobs during the Apple Expo in Paris. The interview offers little new information but does provide some insight into Steve Jobs and Apple.
Of most interest is the suggestion of new products in the pipe, while we are currently in a lull: Apart from nano - which, as a replacement for the best-selling iPod mini, is a major move for the company ...
Gradual Mac Mini Updates?
ThinkSecret provides confirmation for an earlier Page 2 Rumor.
According to the report, Apple will be quietly updating the Mac mini in the next week. The low end Mac mini will be upgraded from 1.25GHz to 1.33GHz and the high end from 1.42GHz to 1.5GHz. Internal components such as AirPort Extreme and Bluetooth will...
Mac OS X 10.4.3 8F28 Seeded
Apple continues to seed new versions of Mac OS X 10.4.3 to developers. There appear to be a number of known issues which prevents the final release of the latest revision to Mac OS X.
Reportedly the target date lies in Mid-October, according to...
Jobs on Motorola iTunes, Video iPod, Bluetooth, And More
MacCentral provides a slightly more detailed report of the discussion session held with Steve Jobs and Phil Schiller at Apple Expo Paris.
Highlights include:
- iTunes software for the Motorola phone was a learning experience. "We see it as something we can learn from."
- Jobs discussed video on handheld devices - such as a Video iPod. He admits that you can download videos from iTunes as ...
Apple Releases iTunes 5.0.1
Apple released a small update to iTunes 5.0 today: iTunes 5 features a new even more powerful instant search, including the new Search Bar which helps you find exactly what you are looking for in iTunes or from among 2 million songs on the Music Store, folders for organizing playlists, and new Parental Controls for music, music sharing and podcasts. iTunes 5.0.1 features several stability...
Apple On Track to Ship Intel Macs by June 2006
At Apple Expo in Paris, Steve Jobs reaffirmed that Apple would be ready to ship Intel-based Macs by June of 2006. "We are on track to do that," Jobs told a news conference in Paris, referring to the plan the company announced in June this year.
Apple first announced their plan to move to Intel-based processors in June 2005. At that time, Jobs stated that the transition would take place in less...
