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
Tiger Release Date?
Several sites are reporting that Amazon is listing a release date of March 31, 2005 for Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger).
Amazon has frequently posted unofficial release dates on pre-release items, and this likely does not represent any inside knowledge.
Apple first announced Tiger at WWDC 2004 and stated that it would be released in the first half of 2005.
Update: Amazon.com has removed the March...
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Desktop Search - Google, Microsoft, Others...
Today Google launched their version of a desktop searching tool for Windows XP/2000 computers. This Yahoo news article describes the new tool which has been under development at Google for about a year.
Readers will remember that Apple is launching its own version of an enhanced desktop search called Spotlight which will be bundled...
iTunes Canada - Next Month?
The National Post (subscription) reports that iTunes Canada may be imminent: ITunes, Apple Computer Inc.'s hugely popular online music service, is gearing up for a Canadian launch that could come as early as next month, music industry sources say.
An earlier Page 2 rumor hinted at November 26th as a possible launch date.
Previous reports had noted that Apple was actively working to launch the...
eMac G5?
Engadget posts some unconfirmed reports that Apple is gearing up to release a G5-based eMac "really soon".
Previous rumors pointed to an upcoming update to the entry level...
Apple, iTunes and Competition
CNet provides a summary of Apple's current standings in the digital download market. According to the NPD group, iTunes carries a 70% marketshare for digital downloads from December 2003 to July 2004. This marketshare has held steady despite the introduction of other competitors.
The article goes on to summarize Apple's ongoing strategy providing essentially exclusive iTunes-iPod integration ...
Flash-based iPod by Christmas?
According to a recent analyst's quote, Apple will be using controller chips from an Austin, TX based semiconductor company called SigmaTel in an upcoming version of a solid-state, flash-based music player. The analyst, Jason Pflaum of Thomas Weisel Partners LLC, cited "numerous sources in Asia" and predicts SigmaTel will receive $2-4 million from the deal in the first full quarter.
It must be ...
More EU iTMS Stores In October
Eddie Cue, Apple's Vice President of Applications announced today Apple has plans to open new EU extensions of the iTMS in October. Speaking at the annual Popkomm convention in Berlin, Cue gave little details as to which areas of the EU would be receiving their own stores. With Italy and the Netherlands representing the two top-10 music markets in the EU currently without stores, they at least...
Security Update 2004-09-16 [Updated]
Now available via Software Update: Security Update 2004-09-16 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following component:
iChat
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www.info.apple.com/kbnum/n61798
There are updates for 10.2.8 + iChat 1.0, 10.2.8 + iChat 2.0, and 10.3.5 + iChat 2.1.
...
Security Update 2004-09-07 [Updated]
Now available via Software Update: Security Update 2004-09-07 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components:
CoreFoundation
IPSec
Kerberos
libpcap
lukemftpd
NetworkConfig
OpenLDAP
OpenSSH
PPPDialer
rsync
Safari
tcpdump
For detailed information on this Update, please visit this website: http://www...
Apple Chameleon Patent
MacObserver details a recent patent filed by Apple on February 6, 2004. A computing device is disclosed. The computing device includes a housing having an illuminable portion. The computing device also includes a light device disposed inside the housing. The light device is configured to illuminate the illuminable...
Schiller to Keynote Apple Expo Paris
According to Macworld.co.uk, Phil Schiller will be providing the keynote speech at the upcoming Apple Expo Paris on August 31, 2004.
Jobs is taking time off due to his previously mentioned medical condition and is expected to return to work in September.
The new G5 iMac is expected to be released at the Paris...
Secret 4G iPod Features?
This week's Time Gadget of the Week is the 4th Generation iPod that was recently introduced by Apple.
It describes the new features including battery life improvements and the new click wheel... but offers a surprising hint at more to come: But you should know that internally the new iPod is a ground-up reconstruction, and its really compelling applications the ones that very well might get...
Apple Comments on Real [Updated]
Apple has issued a statement in response to the Real announcement that they would be offering reverse-engineered iPod-compatible songs. Apple states: We are stunned that RealNetworks has adopted the tactics and ethics of a hacker to break into the iPod and we are investigating the implications of its actions under the DMCA and other laws
Apple also warns that the song compatibility may be broken ...
Dual 2.5GHz PowerMac Shipments
Despite scattered reports of Dual 2.5GHz PowerMac shipments in mid July, Appleinsider claims that mass shipments of the latest PowerMac are due to begin this Friday (July 30th).
The initial shipment, however, is expected to be "quite limited" according to the rumor site... however, on a positive note, Apple is expected to also ship at least a limited number of the NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL ...
More Dual PowerPC 970 Info...
eWeek provides more information on the upcoming dual-core version of the PowerPC 970 due from IBM.
The original Power4 processor which was the basis of the PowerPC 970 design began as a dual core processor. According to eWeek, the additional of the second core should improve efficiency: IBM documents suggested that hardware and software optimizations would make this processor more efficient in ...
iTunes on Motorola Phones
Apple announced today that Motorola and Apple are partnering to bring iTunes Music Player to next-generation Motorola phones. Motorola, Inc. and Apple today announced they are partnering to enable millions of music lovers to transfer their favorite songs from the iTunes jukebox on their PC or Mac, including songs from the iTunes Music Store, to Motorolas next-generation always with you mobile...
Dual Core PowerPC 970s
ThinkSecret reports that a dual-core processor code-named "Antares" is in the works at IBM.
The new processor, officially dubbed the PowerPC 970MP, will provide two interconnected microprocessors each with its own 1MB L2 Cache. In comparison, the current 970FX has only 512KB of L2 cache.
Apple is said to have already committed to their use in future Mac products. Timeframe of new products ...
Apple, iPod, and CD Copy Protection
CNet reports that two of the major companies responsible for Audio-CD based copy protection methods are approaching Apple to make their CDs compatible with the Apple iPod.
Reportedly 80% of complaints generated from the copy protected CDs are due to iPod incompatibility. As a interesting side-effect, this may hurt Microsoft's dominance in this field. Current schemes involved providing...
60GB iPods - Not Soon?
In this Reuters article, Apple's vice president of hardware product marketing, Greg Joswiak, played down rumors of a 60GB iPod model.
Joswiak states "We have no plans in regard to announcing 60-gigabyte models. We are trying to create a much more compelling lineup with two models for 20 and 40 gigabytes at extremely compelling prices"
Rumors of a 60GB iPod started with a premature Toshiba...
Doom 3 for Mac... Still Coming
Last week, id Software announced that Doom 3 had gone Gold Master for the PC, and provided hints at the coming Mac version.
According to MacCentral, Todd Hollenshead, CEO of id, reported in his .plan file: ... Mac and Linux: Unfortunately I don't have dates for either of these. However, Linux binaries will be available very soon after the PC game hits store shelves. There are no plans for boxed ...
