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 High Quality Video Codec (h.264)
MacCentral reports on Apple demoing a new high quality video codec at the NAB conference.
The newest HD codec is called h.264 or "MPEG-4 Part 10" and represents a "flexible and very high-quality codec" Unlike other codecs, h.264 is scalable, allowing content creators to write their content for everything from the newest 3G phones to HD, and everything in between.
As an open codec, there were a ...
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Apple Rotating Display?
According to one user supplied report, Apple has reportedly filed for a patent for a rotating display, allowing both vertical and horizontal alignments from a single screen. From the summary: This invention relates generally to a processor-controlled system such as a computer system and, more particularly, but not exclusively, to an electrical arrangement in the system for managing video...
PowerBook G5 - 'Some Time'
BBC reports on the PowerBook/iBook updates today.
In the article, Greg Joswiak refused to speculate about the target for a PowerBook G5 introduction, but did state that "it will be some time before that processor [G5] will be in a notebook". He also points to the long lead time that it took for the G4 to make it into portables when it was first...
AirPort Basestation Updates
Alongside PowerBook and iBook releases, Apple also provided some updates to the Airport Extreme Basestation hardware as well as Airport software.
Airport Software 3.4 is available in Software Update which offers: Improved antenna output control.
Enhanced logging from your base station which is compatible with syslog.
Performance improvements for WPA security implementations.
Meanwhile, Apple ...
Apple Releases New PowerBooks and iBooks
Apple released new PowerBooks (press release) and iBooks (press release) today as was widely rumored.
The new models come in the following configurations (See Apple Store): 12.1" iBook G4 @ 1.0GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1099
14.1" iBook G4 @ 1.0GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1299
14.1" iBook G4 @ 1.2GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo Drive. $1499
12.1" PowerBook G4 @ 1.33GHz, 256MB RAM, Combo...
iBook, Powerbook Specs?
Appleinsider provides last minute specs on the rumored iBook and PowerBook releases this week.
According to the rumor site, the iBooks will start at 1.0GHz G4's for the 12" model and top out at 1.2GHz G4s for the top end.
Meanwhile, PowerBooks will settle into two speeds. 1.33GHz G4s for the lower end, and 1.5GHz G4s for the highest end.
Pricing is said to be comparable to current...
Apple NAB Media Event Announcements
Apple held their NAB media event today and released the following updates and new products:
- Shake 3.5. (Press Release)
- DVD Studio Pro 3. (Press Release)
- XSan - "an enterprise-class storage networking solution thats surprisingly affordable. Xsan lets multiple computers concurrently access terabytes of storage on Xserve RAID over high-speed Fibre Channel. Now under development, Apple...
PowerBook and iBook Confirmation? [Updated]
MacNN joins the fray and provides their own confirmation that PowerBooks and iBooks will receive updates next week.
According to the site, "Apple will introduce revised 12-inch PowerBooks (two models), two revised 15-inch PowerBooks, one new model of the 12" iBook, two new models of the 14" iBook, and a single high-end 17" PowerBook configuration".
Limited availability is expected next...
iTunes Europe Update
Reuters reports on Apple's ongoing efforts to launch iTunes Europe this year.
Apple's European chief, Pascal Cagni, promised "When we launch in Europe, we want to do it well". According to Cagni, they are still aiming for a 2004 release but acknowledges a few month delay.
Previous rumors had indicated that licensing issues have been holding back the launch of the European...
Apple and RealNetworks Alliance?
The New York Times reports on efforts by RealNetworks to partner with Apple.
According to the newspaper, an offer was made from RealNetwork's Rob Glaser to Steve Jobs to consider licensing Fairplay -- Apple's Digital Rights Management system -- to RealNetworks to allow compatibility of RealNetwork's music store with the Apple iPod. In exchange, RealNetworks would reportedly make the iPod the...
Apple PowerBook and iBook Updates - Next Week?
Appleinsider reports that according to reliable sources, both iBooks and PowerBooks will see upgrades next week.
All in all, eight new laptop configurations are expected with two new 12" PowerBooks, two 15" PowerBooks, and a single updated 17" PowerBook (G4). Also expected are two 14" iBook and one 12" iBook revisions.
While Apple is having a media event on Sunday, April 18th, the Portable ...
2nd Quarter Conference Hilights
The 2nd Quarter Financial Conference Call took place today.
In the Question and Answer session, the following information was provided:
- Regarding Best Buy Pilot. It ran its natural course and its performance is undergoing analysis at this time.
- IBM's PowerPC 970 90nm was the sole constrained supply causing the Xserve G5 delays. This supply is expected to ramp up over this quarter.
- ...
Apple Second Quarter Results
Apple announced their second quarter results which ended March 27, 2004.
For the first quarter, Apple posted a net profit of $46 million ($.12/share) compared to $14 million ($.04/share) in the same quarter last year. Revenue was up 29% to $1.909 billion when compared the same time frame.
749 thousand Macs were shipped while 807 thousand iPods were shipped this quarter. This represents a...
Updates Next Week?
We've received more reports that Apple is expecting its employees to be on hand next week as well as extended hours... presumably in preparation for new product releases.
Software (Shake, FCP?) updates seem especially likely... but hardware announcements are still...
NSW Traffic Authority Switches to Mac
ComputerWorld.com.au reports that the New South Wales Traffic Authority will be switching to Macs.
According to the article, the agency will deploy 1200 Apple G4 iMacs across 140 registry offices. The Apple rollout is a continuation of RTA usage of open standards-based software and systems. The further adoption of open source is being undertaken to provide more choice of vendors and to...
15GB iPod Offer
Apple is sending out emails to those with iPod Mini pre-orders, offering to provide a 15GB iPod instead of an iPod mini for those interested. Dear Apple Customer,
Thank you for ordering the new iPod mini!
The demand for the iPod mini has been incredible. We are shipping them as
quickly as possible, but we cannot meet the ship date we previously estimated
for you. We now expect to ship...
IBM Spins Off 3 PowerPCs
CNet reports that IBM sold three of its PowerPC processors (PowerPC 403, 405, and 440) to Applied Micro Circuits.
Based on comments from IBM, the goal of the sale is to open up the Power architecture further.
The 400-series processors sold to Applied Micro Circuits will be marketed for the embedded sector. IBM retains the rights to use PowerPC 400 chips as well as all associated patents....
New eMacs
Apple announced new eMacs today.
The new eMacs run at 1.25GHz G4 processors with 333 MHz DDR Memory, faster ATI Radeon Graphics and USB 2.0 connectivity. The Superdrive equiped system now starts at just $999.
$799
1.25 GHz PowerPC G4 processor;
256MB of 333 MHz DDR SDRAM;
a 32x Combo (DVD-ROM/CD-RW) optical drive;
five USB ports (three USB 2.0) and two Firewire 400;
ATI Radeon 9200...
PowerMac G5 Cooling/Sensor Issues?
Appleinsider points to sensor issues causing delays in the PowerMac G5 updates.
According to a "reliable" Appleinsider source, "Apple was recently forced to completely rework the internal temperature sensors inside the current G5 case design to accommodate the new 90 nanometer G5 processors."
The information is somewhat consistent with early rumors of cooling issues with the new PowerMac...
Shake 3.5 at NAB?
According to various rumors, Apple is planning on introducing Shake 3.5 (current version is 3.0) at the National Association of Broadcasters.
Documentation for the new version of Shake can already be found on Apple's site. This information was posted on March 15th, 2004.
Although new features are not detailed, the documentation does outline What's Fixed and Known Issues in Shake...
