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
2GB and 4GB iPod Shuffles?
T3 reports that according to "reliable" sources, 2GB and 4GB iPod shuffles are in line for release as well as a new 8GB iPod mini. According to our lead both the 2GB and 4GB shuffles are definitely set for release. As is a new 8GB iPod mini - Apple is allegedly planning to keep the 6GB version and ditch the 4GB with this addition to the mini family.
First reports of this rumor originated from D...
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iTunes Phone Revealed?
Appleinsider posts what it claims to be a prototype or official mockup of the Motorola iTunes Phone. It's unclear if the image is an accurate representation of the iTunes phone as it will be released from Motorola, but reliable sources have been able to confirm the largely-unedited image as originating from Motorola company documents dated June, 2005....
Apple Merges iPod and iPod Photo Line [Updated]
Apple announced today that the iPod and iPod Photo lines were merging creatine a single line of white iPods that all feature a color display with the ability to view album artwork, photos and play slideshows. The simplified iPod lineup features a 20GB model, holding up to 5,000 songs priced at just $299 and a 60GB model, holding up to 15,000 songs priced at $399. Also starting today, iPods will...
iTunes 4.9 Now Available
iTunes 4.9, now available through Software Update or via download, was released in preparation for the rumored announcement of an iTunes-enabled mobile phone. The new iTunes version supports Podcasts and a new Podcasts section of the iTunes Music Store. With iTunes 4.9, you can now browse and subscribe to podcasts from within the iTunes Music Store. Podcasts are frequently updated radio-style...
Apple Media Event and iTunes Phone?
Reuters is reporting that Cingular Wireless is considering selling the Motorola iTunes-enabled cell phone. RBC Capital analyst Mark Sue said in a recent research note that Apple and Cingular were working out final details on revenue sharing.
Meanwhile, several news sites (HardMac) are reporting that Apple will be launching the new Phone next Tuesday with availability on July 4th. Meanwhile,...
First Developer Intel Macs (Photos)
ThinkSecret posts information and photos from the first of the development Intel Macs that are being offered for $999 to developers to prepare for the Intel switch over the next two years.
As described in earlier reports, Windows will install on the developer Intel Mac but at present appears to have limited graphics card support.
The graphics card is an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 800 ...
iTunes 4.9 Soon?
Appleinsider reports that iTunes 4.9 is nearing the final stages of development and will be unveiled at the end of June or by the first week of July.
One new feature of iTunes 4.9 was demonstrated by Steve Jobs at the All Things Digital conference as well as the WWDC conference. The upcoming version will integrate PodCasting support to allow users to subscribe and download podcasts....
Steve Jobs' Stanford 2005 Commencement Speech
Stanford has posted the text of Steve Jobs' recent commencement speech from Stanford's 2005 graduation speech.
Jobs relates stories about his life, including his work at Apple as well as his public departure: I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the...
Apple Files for Mactel Trademark
A CNet article notes that Apple applied for a trademark for the term "Mactel" through the US Trademark and Patent Office.
The Mactel trademark is described as follows: computers, computer hardware, computer peripherals, computer software, integrated circuits, circuit boards, microprocessors, semiconductors
Whether or not Apple is planning on using this term or is simply protecting it from...
More Apple TV Ads by Errol Morris?
This interview of Errol Morris reveals that he is presently working on new television ads for Apple.
Errol Morris shot the original Apple Switch ads in 2002. There have been recent claims that Apple will launch a new ad campaign centered around Macs.
According to the interview, the ads will be shot in an "Ames Room". They're these rooms, they're built in a completely distorted way in...
Mac OS X 10.4.2 This Week?
Appleinsider claims that retail Mac OS X boxes will start shipping with Mac OS X 10.4.2 sometime this month. Meanwhile, the Mac OS X update should be released this week: Mac OS X 10.4.2, which is due for release from the company this week, will reportedly deliver over 80 fixes and enhancements to Tiger, in addition to those included with Mac OS X 10.4.1.
Fixes listed include graphics drivers,...
Mac OS X Intel Leaked?
Over the weekend there were unverified reports that Apple's developer Mac OS X for Intel had been leaked.
Thus far, there is no real evidence that this is actually the case.
One fake OS X has been spotted on the file-trading networks but no actual reports of legitimate seeds. It's not known if the developer Mac OS X Intel will install on a standard PC with the same...
Nokia's Browser Based on Safari
Nokia has announced that they are using Apple's WebCore and JavaScriptCore which is at the heart of Apple's Safari Internet browser as the basis for a new mobile browser for their Series 60 smartphone platform. By adapting WebCore and JavaScriptCore components for its smartphone platform, Nokia and other Series 60 licensees will be able provide a rich Web browsing experience that takes full...
Behind the Apple-Intel Deal, IBM Surprised
The New York Times provides some details behind Apple's switch to Intel. Of note, IBM was in the dark about the transition until very late in the game. Several executives close to the last-minute dealings between Apple and I.B.M. said that Mr. Jobs waited until the last moment - 3 p.m. on Friday, June 4 - to inform Big Blue [IBM]. Those executives said that I.B.M. had learned about Apple's...
Is Apple using BIOS?
One dev mailing list post leaves the BIOS/Firmware question for upcoming Intel-Macs open: We realize there are lots of folks that need to know what is going to be in the ROMs on these new machines, and what partition scheme will be used. Unfortunately, we are not yet in a position to make that information available, but we will communicate it as soon as we reasonably can. Don't assume that what...
Pentium M and Yonah Processors in Upcoming Macs?
With Apple's upcoming move to Intel-based processors in 2006, rumors and news about upcoming Intel processors will creep into Mac sites.
MacCentral kicks it off by citing informed sources who claim that Apple will utilize Intel's Pentium M processor for Macintosh computers starting in 2006. The Pentium M uses the same x86 architecture as the Pentium 4, but consumes far less power than Pentium...
More Details on Apple's Intel Mac [Updated]
Xlr8yourmac.com provides some detailed comments from one of the developers at WWDC describing the current development Intel-Mac which currently features a 3.6GHz Pentium 4.
Minor highlights:
- "the thing is fast". All iLife apps are already universal binaries
- Pentium 4 660 at 3.6GHz, but will not be used in the shipping product (of course, since the high end Intel-Mac is 2 years away)...
Transitive Technologies Power Rosetta
News.com confirms that Transitive Technologies is, in fact, the technology behind Apple's Rosetta PowerPC Emulator for their upcoming Intel-based Macintoshes.
Jobs reportedly confirmed Transitive's role in a New York Times interview, but in general, Apple has been very quiet about their Transitive's role in Rosetta. Of note, Jobs' keynote speech on Monday gave no mention to the startup.
It ...
Developer Transition Kit Benchmarks
Despite the restriction on publishing benchmarks, the the first Xbench benchmarks are trickling in.
Here is one XBench screenshot showing the developer 3.6GHz Pentium 4 PowerMac running Xbench under the Rosetta emulation. Screenshot
On the left is the Xbench under emulation and on the right is Xbench running on a Dual 2.7GHz PowerMac G5. This simply shows that Rosetta certainly works, but...
Apple's Intel Move... Early Details and Notes
As readers digest yesterday's announcement about Apple's move to Intel. Here are some notes gathered about the upcoming transition.
- It appears Rosetta, Apple's Intel-Mac PowerPC emulator which was demonstrated at WWDC does not support AltiVec (Velocity Engine) according to Game developers.
- The new Intel-Macs may likely support Windows in a dual-boot capacity, assuming Microsoft...
