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
WWDC Photos (Monitors), Tiger Screenshots
Photos from WWDC (on Jon Shier's Blog) have been posted showing off the new Apple LCD Monitors.
The most impressive shots include the photos of a Dual 30" Displays that can be driven by the new GeForce 6800 Ultra. (Links removed due to traffic. 2 Images mirrored in comment thread. additional mirror)
Meanwhile MacShrine posted more screenshots from the Developer's Preview of...
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WWDC 2004 Keynote Stream Available
Apple has quietly posted a quicktime video of today's WWDC 2004 Keynote Speech.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/qtv/wwdc04/
Steve Jobs introduced new Apple Monitors and features of Tiger in this keynote. Notes from our live coverage are still available....
Dashboard Exposed
Apple introduced Dashboard today. Dashboard is an addition to Exposé which gives users quick access to mini-applications called Widgets. Widgets are mini-applications written in JavaScript that are designed for fun as well as function. They keep you up to date with timely information from the Internet such as stock quotes or the latest view from your favorite Web cam. They can also provide quick, ...
WWDC: New LCD Monitors
Apple released new Displays today... ending a long wait.
The new screens sport a new adjustable aluminum case design as depicted by ThinkSecret's artist renditions. Meanwhile, last minute notes about pricing proved to be correct with the new designs coming in at the following prices:
30" - $3299.00
23" - $1999.00
20" - $1299.00
The new displays offer a single unified cable coming from ...
WWDC: New Tiger Features
Today Apple introduced many new features that will be arriving in Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) in the first half of 2005. The multiple screenshots leaked on Friday turned out to be true... proving (again) that most individuals can not conclusively determine fakes vs real screenshots
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) is said to include over 150 new features. The most exciting include:
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WWDC Keynote Over
Apple's 2004 WWDC Keynote is over.
Summary can be found with our live coverage notes.
Site will be updated shortly with new information and forums will reopen shortly. (Screenshots were real)
Apple Store is updated....
WWDC Coverage
Without satellite feeds or quicktime streams, coverage for WWDC's keynote address is more difficult to obtain. MacRumors should have Keynote coverage, however.
Options for coverage include:
IRC
a) If you have your own IRC Client, point it to irc.tecknohost.com, #macrumors
b) Download the MacRumors IRC Client which connects you to the proper channel.
d) Web based client can be found at ...
Last Minute WWDC Notes...
As initially reported by ThinkSecret, it appears that WWDC will bring long awaited Display Updates.
It appears, however, that Appleinsider's pricing report is not accurate. Their report claimed a price drop for the new displays with prices ranging from $999 (20") to $2999 (30").
Instead, based on sources, it appears that the revised 20" and 23" displays will keep their current prices,...
WWDC, Photos and More on Tiger
WWDC kicks off tomorrow in San Francisco. Unfortunately, MacMinute confirms that there will be no Satellite Broadcast and will not be broadcast to Apple Stores.
Photos of Apple's WWDC Tiger banners, however, were posted in one blog entry. (blog taken down)
Meanwhile, the same source (GNAA) as the original Tiger screenshots provides the following additional details from Mac OS X 10.4:...
Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) Screenshots... Real. [Updated]
Yesterday a number of screenshots (more screenshots, pipeline screenshot) purporting to be from a developer's release of Mac OS X 10.4 made their way onto the internet.
While sources have been unable to directly confirm the validity of the images posted, we have been able to get reliable confirmation that many of the concepts -- including the Safari RSS implementation as well as the...
More Mac OS X 10.4 Screenshots?
As a followup to the debate on the initial Mac OS X 10.4 Screenshots, here are a few more...
Safari About Box
Safari RSS Feed
Pipeline About
System Preferences About
Images removed at request of Apple Legal...
Apple Pipeline?
Despite on the ongoing controversy regarding the Tiger screenshots posted yesterday, the screenshots do introduce some interesting concepts.
One, which was not posted initially is one of a new application called Pipeline.
The application reportedly provides non-programmers the ability to link together actions in Applescript to create their own self-contained Applescript applications.
Imag...
WWDC - No iMacs, but Yes Displays?
ThinkSecret updates today with a report that attempts to clarify what may be coming next week at WWDC.
According to the rumor site, new Apple Displays (20", 23", and 30") will be coming as previously reported.
However, ThinkSecret essentially eliminates an iMac update as a possibility, discounting analyst and rumor predictions of an imminent iMac...
More on Apple, BMW and Others?
Earlier this week, Apple officially announced their partnership with BMW to provide iPod integration. Meanwhile, iPodYourBMW.com also went live to promote the new product.
Perhaps more enticing for non-BMW drivers are hints that Apple will be continuing this push with other manufacturers. According to Phil Schiller, "We are beginning a really big push into a world we all spend a lot of time...
New iPod Ad in Production?
According to an unconfirmed source, Apple is working on a new iPod commercial presently, directed by Spike Jonze.
The new commercial reportedly features characters jumping from one musical to another.
It's unknown if the commercial features a new/revised iPod or simply the current iPod...
WWDC Product Releases? [Updated]
With Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference approaching (June 28th), speculation has been building with respect to new product releases at the conference. As a developer's conference, however, consumer product introductions are the exception rather than the rule. Of course, last year Apple did introduce the PowerMac G5 at WWDC.
Apple has confirmed that Tiger (Mac OS X 10.4) will be...
Power 6 Info?
Appleinsider points out a slide that appeared on a Japanese news site.
The slide appears to provide a roadmap for IBM's Power Processors into 2006, with the Power 5 due this year, Power 5+ in 2005 and Power 6 in 2006.
The Power5+ appears to represent a die shrink to 90nm, while the Power6 is at...
Limited Edition Black iPods?
The X-Type is giving away limited-edition black x-type iPods.
According to one unconfirmed report, approximately 100 of the limited edition iPods were made, utilizing. Any other details/confirmation would be...
New Apple Super Computer (Army)
Based on the success of Virginia Tech's PowerMac G5 supercomputer, CNet reports that Colsa has placed an order with Apple for a number of servers: A U.S. Army contractor has purchased a $5.8 million, 1,566-server supercomputer from Apple Computer, a real-world cousin to an academic system that briefly appeared high on a list of the most powerful machines.
The new cluster is expected to reach 15...
Apple LCD Updates
Appleinsider provides some additional confirmation that Apple's LCD line is about to see a revision.
The report echos many of the details provided by a ThinkSecret report earlier this month.
The new report offers pricing for the new models at $2999 (30"), $999 (20") and $1499-1799 (23").
Apple's World Wide Developer's Conference kicks off next week and could represent the launch point...
