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
Apple Opens WebKit
Apple has opened up its Webkit software as an Open Source Project.
The software and documentation can be found at http://webkit.opendarwin.org/
Webkit is at the rendering core of Apple's web browser, Safari. The most recent builds have provided performance enhancements as well as compatibility (Acid 2 test). By providing the source, it allows developers to contribute to Webkit's progress. ...
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Apple Expanding Online Commerce?
Apple is advertising for a new finance manager for "new online commerce business": Finance manager for new online commerce business. Work with marketing and management team to develop the business model, including updating pro-forma P&Ls, resource plans, and NPV of the new business opportunity over time as development continues. Provide ongoing support (post-launch) to track profitability and...
iTunes Japan in August?
A Reuters story claims that Apple will launch iTunes for Japan in August. Major Japanese record companies, including Columbia Music Entertainment Inc., Avex Group Holdings Inc. and Toshiba-EMI Ltd., have agreed to provide songs for the service, the paper said.
Apparently Sony Music Entertainment has yet to agree to the terms. According to the article the price per song is going to be about 150 ...
Quicktime for Windows, WebObjects and Xcode 2.1
Alongside Apple's surprising announcement that they will be switching to Intel processors, Apple also released a number of software updates at WWDC.
These include:
- XCode 2.1
- WebObjects 5.3
and
- Quicktime 7 Preview for Windows...
MacRumors WWDC 2005 Live Keynote Coverage
Over the years, MacRumors has provided live web and IRC coverage of major Apple Keynote events. With the recent trends of increasing popularity of both Apple and MacRumors.com, keynote coverage traffic has reached all time highs, and providing live updates on the web medium has proved to be resource intensive.
In efforts to improve the end-user experience, we've revamped our Keynote coverage...
'Intel Based Mac' Rumor Roundup... [Updated x2]
An Intel based Macintosh?
Rumors of Apple switching to an Intel based processor pre-date the existence of this site. The earliest reference in our archives comes from March 15, 2000 (this site was founded in Feb 2000). For some perspective... a rumor roundup for WWDC 2000 (5 years ago) included rumors of "Intel-based Macs".
Analysts also "urged Apple to move to microchips from Intel Corp" ...
Apple going with Intel... for Real? [Update x2]
CNet is reporting that Apple plans on scrapping its partnership with IBM and switching to Intel processors. Apple has used IBM's PowerPC processors since 1994, but will begin a phased transition to Intel's chips, sources familiar with the situation said. Apple plans to move lower-end computers such as the Mac Mini to Intel chips in mid-2006 and higher-end models such as the Power Mac in mid-2007, ...
Fake PowerBook G5 Press Release
A fake PowerBook G5 press release is making the rounds, which has been engineered to appear to have been posted at Apple's site, but is not.
The fake url page begins with http://64.233.167.104 making it appear to be a Google cache address, but uses a form of url masking to redirect the user to a different site.
Similar fakes have appeared in the...
iPod Class Action Suit Settlement
Several readers note a Class Action settlement for consumers who purchased earlier versions of the iPod. They can get a $50 voucher and extended service warranties under a tentative settlement. According to the terms of the settlement, people who fill out a claim form are entitled to receive $50 redeemable toward the purchase of any Apple products or services except iTunes downloads or iTunes...
Apple Overstocked on iPods and Macs?
Appleinsider cites analyst reports indicating that iPod and Mac stocks are the highest they've been in a year. In fact, for the first time in over a year, there is enough stock of all of Apple's major products -- both Mac and iPod -- that even the company's often-neglected value added retailers can get most products on demand. The only exceptions appear to be the new iMac G5 and the Special...
2GB iPod with LCD Display?
MacOSXRumors cites anonymous sources who claim that Apple is planning to introduce a new iPod shuffle with 2GB of storage and display. Meanwhile the 1GB iPod shuffle would remain without display.
According to the rumor site, the display would be a 3inch by .7inch grayscale LCD with backlight. Pricing would come in at $149 (2GB) and $99 (1GB).
No word on the fate of the 512MB iPod shuffle, ...
iPod Tetris Game and Cube Effects?
Appleinsider claims that Apple will be introducing a iPod photo software update that will offer new image transitions, such as Mosaic, Cube and Fade effects.
In addition, the popular game "Tetris" is reportedly included.
The photos of the effects where first published on the internet on May 28th, 2005 to a free upload service. The back-story behind these photos was that this iPod...
GoToMac? Citrix to offer Mac Version?
CBROnline is reporting that Citrix Systems' software division is considering a Mac counterpart to their popular GoToMyPC software utility.
GoToMyPC allows users to access their Windows PCs remotely. While several similar solutions exist for the Mac -- including Apple's own Remote Desktop -- Citrix's version allows users to remotely access their computers via a web-based client. This allows...
iTunes 4.8 iPod Phone Support
One reader notes that iTunes 4.8 already seems to have localization for Motorola's iTunes compatible phone.
iTunes.app -> Contents -> Resources -> English.lproj -> Localized.rsrc contains the "Eject Phone" phrase as well as later references to "Phone".
Motorola's iTunes compatible phone has been long awaited, with a number of delays reported. Last comments from Motorola claimed that it...
Intel's Mac Mini Look-Alike [Updated]
Wired Magazine is reporting that a new Wintel prototype that copies the Mac Mini design is due out this week. Working prototypes of the Mac mini look-alike running Microsoft Windows and based on Intel's Pentium M CPU have already been built by Taiwan-based PC maker AOpen, according to two sources in Taiwan's PC manufacturing industry who have seen them.
According to the article, the prototype was ...
WWDC 2005 Approaching
Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference 2005 is quickly approaching. The upcoming conference starts on June 6th and runs until June 10th in San Francisco.
The rumor mill has been notably quiet over the past few weeks. Few detailed rumors reflecting WWDC announcements have been leaked. Traditional sources have been silent.
Perpetual tablet and intel rumors have made their way to the...
Mac OS X 10.4.2 8C21
Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.4.2 8C21 to developers.
Seed notes mention fixes in Mac Notification Client, Automator, AddressBook, AppleScript, CoreGraphics, Display Preferences, Finder Search files, iCal, iDisk Syncing, iWork, JavaScriptCore, Mail, AirPort networking, Printing, Safari, Spotlight.
Final version reportedly expected in mid...
2GB and 4GB iPod Shuffles? (Unlikely)
Digitimes claims that according to manufacturing sources, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics are planning on aggressively ramping up 8Gbit flash chip production in the coming months.
The reason is cited to be Apple's plans to introduce 2GB and 4GB versions of the iPod Shuffle "this June and August".
Apple presently offers 512MB and 1GB versions of the iPod Shuffle.
Digitimes continues to...
IBM and 45nm Chip Development
IBM and Toppan Printing Co Ltd announced a $200 million deal to jointly develop a 45-nanometer chip making process aimed at production by mid-2007. Specifically, the companies hope to develop a photomask process, which would be used to etch patterns of integrated circuits onto silicon wafers, to enable early production of advanced 45nm semiconductors.
IBM's PowerPC 970 was initially produced at...
Apple and Sirius Satellite Radio Comments
LinuxInsider reports on recent comments from Sirius Satellite Radio's Chief Executive Mel Karmazin about the possibility of Satellite Radio in MP3 players including the iPod.
Essentially, Sirius is interested in such hybrid device but that profit sharing details would be an issue, and that no deal with Apple has been struck.
Overall, this is not new information. Rumors of and...
