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
More on PowerMacs at NAB? [Update]
Following tentative Page 2 Rumors of PowerMac G5s to be announced at the National Association of Broadcasters, Think Secret confirms that Apple is planning on introducing new PowerMacs at NAB.
Unfortunately, details are slim in the new report, so only the hint of upcoming PowerMac revisions are provided.
The previous unconfirmed Page 2...
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iTunes Australia in June?
Despite recent rumors that iTunes Australia would be arriving by the end of April, The Sun Herald reports that music industry sources are predicting the Australian iTunes to arrive by mid-June.
Regardless, the article notes that Apple has started booking advertising for the Australian iTunes store in music magazines -- so the wait should not be too...
iPod Graphics Engineer
As noted byThinkSecret, a new Yahoo job posting from Apple bring some further speculation on future iPod capabilities. The iPod Division is looking for a Graphics Software Engineer to develop graphics and imaging frameworks for future iPod user interfaces. Duties include design and integration of graphics and imaging frameworks in an embedded RTOS environment.
While this may simply be in line...
Apple Creating a Gaming Division?
According to an anonymous report, Apple and ATI have been in talks about either creating or purchasing a Game Development unit.
The purpose of such a division would presumably be to create compelling games for the Mac platform to help attract more PC users to switch to the Mac platform.
Such a move would not be uncharateristic for Apple, as their decision to create Safari as well as many of ...
Apple iTunes Norway - April 28th?
Forbruker.no reports that according to a Norwegian music industry magazine (Faro Journalen), Apple will be launching iTunes in Norway on April 28th. The editor of Faro Journalen, claims he has confirmation from four music industry insiders, three of them naming April 28 as launch date for iTunes in Norway, and the fourth saying it will be available in that time period.
Another article with the...
Apple Widescreen iBook? (Unlikely)
Digitimes claims that Quanta Computer has recently obtained orders for a New model of Apple iBook. Quanta, already the biggest contract maker for Apples PowerBooks, will start to ship 14.1-inch widescreen iBooks as early as the fourth quarter of 2005, the sources said.
In general, Digitimes' reports have been consistently inaccurate. Last report claimed that Apple would be shipping G5 iBooks as...
VLC in Patent Trouble?
It appears that Video Lan Client (VLC) has run into legal trouble due to various patent issues. VLC is a popular media player for Mac OS X as well as other platforms.
As a result, they are asking for public support on the issue asking individuals to contact their local EU representatives. More information available on their site....
More Mac OS X Builds, 10.3.9, Tiger.
Appleinsider reports that Apple has seeded another build of Mac OX 10.3.9 build 7W94 which is expected to be released "imminently".
Meanwhile, Apple's work on Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) appears to be continuing with the most recent internal build at 8A432. Build 8A428 was reported to be declared Gold Master (10.4.0).
Despite no official annoucement from Apple on April 1, ThinkSecret maintains...
Apple Trademarks iCalc
MacOSXRumors notes that Apple has trademarked the word "iCalc" under the category of Computer Software.
The trademark application was filed on March 28th 2005.
The rumor site speculates on a possible spreadsheet application, but it may also be an alternative name to the previously trademarked 'Graphulator'....
Apple Q2 2005 Financal Results Webcast
Apple will be webcasting their 2nd Quarter 2005 financial results at 2pm PT/5pm ET on Wednesday April 13, 2005.
As usual, Apple must 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."
Topics of discussion include units of Macs and...
Apple Mobile Store? [Updated]
Appleinsider reports that Apple Japan has quietly launched an "Apple Store Mobile" which is essentially an mobile phone interface for the Apple Store -- allowing individuals to purchase Apple hardware through their mobile phones.
According to Appleinsider, the page is only accessible through certain mobile phones in Japan.
This appears to be a regional project only at this time.
Update: cch...
Mac OS X Tiger at FOSE
One Slashdot reader reports that Apple is exhibiting at FOSE 2005 -- a goverment agency focused technology expo which takes place April 5-7, 2005 in Washington, DC.
Of interest, however, is that Apple is publicly exhibiting Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger at the expo. The build version of Mac OS X 10.4 on display is 8A428 -- the same as the rumored gold master....
New Apple Hardware Products?
Appleinsider posts some vague hints at new hardware products coming soon from Apple.
Code names "Q84" and "M18" related to desktop machines are reportedly coming...
Best Buy Mac Mini Followup [Update]
Following last week's rumors that Best Buy would start selling Mac Mini's in retail locations, several readers note that they have seen Mac Minis for sale at local Best Buy locations.
This news follows analyst notes released today confirming the same.
In addition, Merrill Lynch analyst adds that Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) "should ship by the end of April".
Update: Apple confirmed that they will ...
Hitachi Announces HD Storage Boost
Hitachi announced today that 20GB 2.5cm hard drives will be commercially available by the end of next year.
This represents a "density breakthrough" which will allow much higher capacities than today's drive technology. Current micro-drives, such as the ones used in the iPod Mini, max out at 6GB. This new "perpendicular" recording technology would allow for a 20GB iPod Mini in 2007....
Adobe Creative Suite 2 Announced
Adobe.com announced their Creative Suite 2 which made headlines last week when Adobe prematurely posted a press-release on their site. Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium software is a unified design environment that combines full new versions of Adobe Photoshop CS2, Illustrator CS2, InDesign CS2, GoLive CS2, and Acrobat 7.0 Professional software with new Version Cue CS2, Adobe Bridge, and Adobe Stock...
Where is Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger)?
With April Fool's come and gone, the question remains... where is Tiger? rumors had placed it's announcement on April 1.
Subsequent confirmation expects Tiger to be in stores by April 15th.
No reliable information on the fate of Tiger has surfaced, but one unconfirmed report claims that Apple Stores have called staff meetings on April 17th, providing speculation that April 18th may be...
Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger Intro Movie? [Updated]
It appears one user posted the intro video for Apple's Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
The welcome video typically appears on first boot after installation of Mac OS X.
The new video shows a spotlight moving across a blue Mac OS X desktop background displaying the word "Welcome" in several different languages.
The video appears to blank out halfway through, but may simply be the point in which...
iMac, eMac and iBook Updates in April?
Appleinsider reports that Apple will bring updates to the iMac, eMac and iBook lines next month. The report is short on details, but includes the following predictions...
The iMac is expected to be bumped to 1.8GHz - 2.0GHz speeds alongside with speculation about a HD version of the iMac. The current iMac speeds range from 1.6 - 1.8GHz.
eMacs are also expected, but few details are...
Apple vs. Rumor Sites Analysis
MacWorld published an extensive analysis on the issues surrounding Apple's recent lawsuit against unnamed individuals (Doe No. 1, et al) for information surrounding an unreleased product (Apple Asteroid).
Unliked previous reports, this analysis goes into further depth into the legal issues surrounding the subpoena and the defense being mounted. Specifically, the request for information from...
