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
iPod 'Halo' Effect, Mac Mini and More...
MacWorld reports on comments by Apple's Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer during Thursday's Goldman Sachs Technology Investment Symposium.
Oppenheimer provides some insight into Apple's recent success and products. According to the Apple executive, there is anecdotal evidence that the 'halo' effect of the iPod bringing more Mac customers does exist, but no hard numbers are available...
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Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Coming for the PC?
In 2001, Transitive Technologies demonstrated a technology called "Dynamite" which allowed code written for one CPU to be run efficiently on another CPU. This "translator" was said to dynamically translate and accelerate binaries -- claiming to provide substantial performance over traditional "emulators". Recent numbers claim ...
Apple iPod Camera Connector [Update x2]
In addition to New iPod Models released today, Apple also announced a new "iPod Camera Connector" accessory.
The optional accessory allows users to connect their digital camera directly to the iPod Photo and to import their photos into the iPod.
Imported photos are viewable on the iPod Photo and can be synced with iPhoto on the Mac (as well as various photo apps on the PC). It will be...
Apple Releases New iPods
Apple announced new iPods today as expected (the Apple Store).
The new iPods include
iPod Mini
- New 6GB Model. $249
- 4GB Model. $199
- Up to 18hrs Battery Life
- 4 Colors
iPod Photo
-...
iTunes 4.8 Coming
According to unconfirmed tipsters, iTunes 4.8 is coming soon.
Whether it is timed with the expected iPod announcements or as a separate announcement next week is unknown. No known features have been...
iPods and Cameras?
News.com reports on comments by Gary Johnson, CEO of PortalPlayer.
PortalPlayer is the company which makes chips for the iPod as well as other hard drive based music players. According to Johnson, we are likely to see music devices that will connect directly to cameras to download photos. They are also working on direct Printer connectivity as well.
True to form, Apple would not comment ...
iPod Updates on Wednesday?
ThinkSecret provides further details of impending iPod updates -- expected as early as Wednesday, Feb 23rd.
According to the rumor site, the current 4GB iPod Mini will drop to $199, while the 6GB iPod will come in at $249. They also expect two new iPods to arrive at $349 and $449 price points.
The news is consistent with rumors published yesterday (Page 2) by MacShrine who reported on 30GB ...
iPod Shuffle Drives Flash Memory Demand
Toshiba announced today that they would increase their spending on semiconductors by 13 percent for the current business year. This will accelerate their output of flash memory chips. The increased demand for flash memory is at past partially attributed to the recently released iPod Shuffle from Apple.
According to Masashi Muromachi, Toshiba's Corporate Vice President, "demand create by this ...
iPod Updates on Wednesday? Specs...
MacShrine reports that they have received information on iPod updates for this Wednesday (Feb 23, 2005).
According to the site, the upcoming iPods include a 30GB iPod Photo at $349, 60GB iPod Photo at $449). As well, the Gold iPod Mini will be discontinued with an introduction of a 6GB iPod Mini at $249, while the current 4GB iPod Mini drops to...
More on iPod Games?
A job listing posted on Gamasutra which reveals that Apple is seeking out a programmer for the development consumer entertainment software with "experience working with embedded systems", "ARM7 RISC processor experience", and 2D and 3D graphics programming skills.
The job listing was posted on Feb 17, 2005. ThinkSecret suspects that this would indicates that Apple is interested in creating...
Price Drops on iPods and iMac G5s in Australia
Several Apple resellers in Australia have begun selling iPod Mini's, 20GB iPods and iMac G5s at significant discounts.
The discounts are believed to be "below cost" -- potentially representing a clearance of products prior to new product releases.
Recent rumors have claimed that the iPod Mini would be seeing modest upgrades in the next week or so. No substantial rumors have hinted at iMac ...
Jobs Tips Execs About Napster Security Flaw [Update]
The L.A. Times reports that Steve Jobs sent an email to top record industry executives about a recently exposed exploit allowing users to burn copy-protected Napster-To-Go content.
In the email, Jobs reportedly writes "Thought you should know if you haven't heard about this". Napster's CEO reportedly wrote a retort claiming that the exploit was neither new nor a problem only for Napster --...
Bluetooth Enabled iPods?
Mac4Ever.com (French) publishes information from Bogdan Nedelcou, car product manager of Motorola, in a recent radio interview.
The interview with Nedelcou reveals that consumers will soon be able to listen to music wirelessly from their iPod through their car speakers. The upcoming wireless-capable iPod is expected to include Bluetooth technology.
Apple has also incorporated Bluetooth...
Apple Trademarks 'Graphulator' and 'Bonjour' [Update]
A simple search for current trademarks by Apple Computer at The US Patent and Trademark office reveals a new trademark for "computer hardware; computer software" under the mark "Graphulator".
The trademark was filed on February 3rd 2005 by Apple Computer.
Apple has also trademarked 'Bonjour' in late January which is reportedly to be used to rename Apple's current Rendezvous technology due...
Final Cut Pro 5 at NAB?
ThinkSecret reports that Final Cut Pro 5 will be debuted at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in mid April.
According to the rumor site, the new version of Final Cut Pro will require Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) -- meaning that the new software's retail release may lag a couple of months while waiting for the consumer release of Mac OS X 10.4.
Mac OS X 10.4 is said to be released ...
Tiger - June 30th?
While no official Tiger release date has been revealed, according to word-of-mouth reports from Apple engineers claim that June 30th would be the ship date for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".
All official reports have only pinpointed the date to the 1st half of...
Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger' Retail Box?
MacShrine posted a screenshot from an Apple Euro mailing which appears to be the retail packaging for Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger".
Mac OS X 10.4 is scheduled to be released "during the first half of 2005".
The retail box appears similar to the Tiger CD displayed on Apple's Mac OS X site....
New Apple Store in LA
Apple has posted a Job Listing for an Apple Store Manager in LA, California at the Beverly Center.
Apple currently has a store at The Grove in...
Motorola denies E1060 is iTunes Phone
The widely publicized E1060 phone previewed on Monday is not actually the upcoming iTunes-compatible phone from Motorola. Macworld.co.uk notes: This is not the case, a Motorola spokeswoman told Macworld: "The E1060 is not the new iTunes phone. This product was used only as a demo to showcase the iTunes application."
They cite competitive reasons for not releasing the details on the new phone,...
WWDC 2005 Announced
Apple announced the dates for WWDC 2005 (Worldwide Developer's Conference) today. At the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference 2005, June 6-10 in San Francisco, you'll get the in-depth knowledge, hands-on instruction and one-on-one support you need to deliver products and solutions that transform the way your users work, play, search, and share on a Mac.
While WWDC is traditionally not a...
