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
New PowerMac G5s and PowerBook HD at NAB? [Updated]
One detailed tipster claims that new PowerMacs will be announced at the upcoming National Association of Broadcasters conference which takes place between April 16-21 in Las Vegas, NV.
The ambitious report claims that the new machines will include the rumored 970MP starting at 2GHz, alongside 2.5GHz and 3.0GHz models. The first Blu-ray drives (Apple adopts Blu-Ray) are expected to make their...
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Toshiba Introduces Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Battery
Today, Toshiba announced a "breakthrough" in lithium-ion battery technology. The new technology reportedly allows a battery to recharge to 80% of the battery's capacity in one minute -- approximately 60 times faster than typical lithium ion batteries.
Other advantages listed include losing only 1% of capacity after 1000 charging cycles and the ability to function at low temperatures.
The...
Mac OS X 10.4 (8A425) - Final Candidate?
The removal of the "Pre-Release" tag from the most recent seeds on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger has suggested that the upcoming Mac OS X revision has reached Final Candidate stage.
The most recent build is 8A425. Final candidates are considered to be complete/ready versions of software development. If no further issues are determined, the final candidate may be declared Gold Master -- which will be...
iTunes Australia - End of April 2005?
For those users awaiting the delayed iTunes Music Store in Australia... this Appletalk.com.au thread offers some hope.
According to undisclosed sources, Apple is reportedly planning launching iTunes Australia at the end of April.
There have been a few false starts up until this point. Most recently, the announcement was...
What's Next for Apple?
Business 2.0 published an article which provides a roundup of thoughts circulating around the Mac Web and came up with their own "What's Next for Apple?" predictions.
From most likely to least, they provide speculation on the following products:
Wireless iPod
vPod (Video iPod)
iHome (Media Center)
iPod on Wheels (Enhanced iPod/Car interaction)
iPhone (Apple Branded)
A photo essay...
Photoshop CS2 Leak
Several sites are reporting on a premature press release posted by Adobe on their website about Photoshop CS2, set to be announced on April 4th, 2005.
The press release is still available in Google's cache. [Cache Removed]
The press release details various improvements. Photoshop CS2 will start shipping in late May/early June for...
Apple Improving Open-GL?
Apple appears to be actively recruiting individuals to improve their Mac Open-GL implementation according to a post on the Mac Open GL mailing list. The Apple, ATI and NVIDIA OpenGL software teams are looking for a diverse set of talented engineers who would like to be a part of the fast paced world of 3D graphics. Apply your skills to help make Mac OS X the best OpenGL implementation in the...
Apple Settles with Mac OS X Leaker
Reuters reports that Apple has settled its lawsuit with one of three individuals who were sued for distributing early versions of Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
News of the lawsuits were made public in December 2004 involving three men who posted developer releases of Mac OS X on file-trading...
Apple's iPod Camera Connector
As noted by several readers late last week, Apple is now offering the previously announced "iPod Camera Connector" at their online Apple Store.
The Camera Connector was announced by Apple in February alongside the most recent iPod updates. Simply plug the iPod Camera Connector into the iPod dock connector, plug your camera's USB cable and watch your images make their way to the iPod, ready to...
Apple NAB Announcements?
ThinkSecret reported that it expects new versions of Apple's Shake, Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro at the National Association of Broadcasters Conference which takes place between April 16-21 in Las Vegas, NV.
Also possible are references to a new pro video and new pro audio application to be introduced.
Meanwhile, an unconfirmed MacRumors tipster points to possible PowerMac updates to...
PyMusique - Fair iTunes Interface?
According to Corante.com, from the same authors of QTFairUse, comes what is described as "the fair interface to the iTunes Music Store". The application called PyMusique acts as a front end for the iTunes Music Store and allows users to preview iTunes songs, signup for an account, buy songs and redownload songs that were bought with PyMusique.
The most notable twist is this quote from Jon...
Apple Developing Two Button Mouse?
Appleinsider claims that Apple is "feverishly working" on a two-button wireless optical mouse to be released soon.
According to the rumor site, the reason for the departure from the single-mouse stance stems from Apple's recent foray into attracting the low-end PC market with the Mac Mini.
One teaser quote included claims "Jaws will drop". No timeframe for introduction is provided. Two...
Q2 Mac Shipments Outpacing Industry?
Credit Suisse First Boston raised their estimates on Apple Computer today based on "checks with key component suppliers".
Based on this data, they believe "both iPod and Mac demand are tracking above normal seasonal calendar first-quarter patterns".
CSFB estimates over 1.5 million iPod Shuffles, 4.2 million hard-disk based iPods, and 150,000 Mac Mini's for this quarter. This would bring...
More on Mac OS X Tiger on April 15th
eWeek provides confirmation that Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) will be released on April 15th, 2005. Sources told eWEEK.com that Apple plans to make copies of Tiger available in its own retail stores as well as through independent dealers by April 15, with the official announcement of the product coming earlier in the month.
This provides confirmation to a
Apple Acquires SchemaSoft? [Updated]
An unconfirmed tidbit notes that Apple may have acquired Vancouver, BC based SchemaSoft.
SchemaSoft's website can be found at http://www.schemasoft.com/ and lists Apple Computer amongst their previous clients.
Of note, one of their products offers a software library for reading and writing Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. The readers/writers are described to work on all...
iTunes Subscription Speculation
Appleinisider speculates that Apple may be considering an iTunes subscription service based on the recent hire of Julia Miller who previously worked at Microsoft, helping coordinate XBox Live, an online subscription service.
Speculation of such an Apple branded subscription service persists in light of Napster's To Go model despite Apple's previous denials of such a...
Doom 3 for Mac Shipping
Aspyr Media, Inc announced that Doom 3 for the Macintosh started shipping today.
According to the press release, the product should be available in stores by March 19, 2005.
Benchmarks from the Gold Master were previously posted. More information can be found at Doom3.com....
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) due in April?
Alongside eMac and iMac updates, ThinkSecret also reports that Tiger will be arriving in April.
Tiger has been long anticipated, and previous official announcements have only pointed to "the first half of 2005".
The rumor site expects the Tiger announcement and corresponding events on April 1, 2005 with shipments available by April 15th. Quicktime 7 is also expected alongside...
Updated iMac and eMac in April?
ThinkSecret reports that Apple will be bringing updates to both the iMac and eMac line in April.
The iMac, code-named Q45 C/D, is expected to come in at 2GHz but with few other changes.
A faster eMac upgrade is also expected with speed bumps possibly up to 1.5GHz, and video upgrades. The eMac's future has been in question with the recent release of the Mac Mini. Some reports had...
Apple Wins Initial Ruling (Officially)
Last week there were early reports that a judge had allowed the subpoena of information from three Mac sites surrounding the leak of a rumored audio product (Asteroid) from Apple.
The official result was delayed until...
