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
Worldwide Aluminum Shortage
Epochtimes reports on a global alumnium shortage this year and next.
According to one anonymous submission, tight aluminum supplies are contributing to delays in production in current and future aluminum-based...
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New Apple Products at NAB?
In perhaps an obvious prediction, more evidence appears to point to new product announcements at the NAB conference during the week of April 19th.
Apple has already notified the press of a media event on April 18th 2004.
The invitation read: Moving pictures. Moving sound. Moving the industry. Please join Apple for a special presentation at NAB 2004 to see the latest Apple technology
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PlayFair Shutdown
MacSlash claims that Apple has issued a cease and desist order to Sourceforge regarding the iTunes DRM circumvention software reported earlier in the week.
No independent confirmation is available regarding the exact sequence of events, but the project's website (http://playfair.sourceforge.net/) is no longer...
Apple Response to Trojan Warning [Updated]
MacCentral posts Apple's response to yesterday's Trojan warning from Intego.
According to the statement, Apple is investigating the issue: We are aware of the potential issue identified by Intego and are working proactively to investigate it
Update: Wired posts more information on the purported Trojan:
[Intego] gave the impression that this is a threat, but it isn't," said Dave Schroeder, ...
Apple Hints at Product Refreshes?
Appleinsider reports on a conference call with Apple Specialists yesterday by Senior Director of Channel Sales and Distribution, Jeff Hansen.
According to Appleinsider, Hanson "provided hints that the company would be 'refreshing' many of its professional products during its World Wide Developers conference, set to take place in San Francisco during the final week of June."
Apple first...
Mac OS X Trojan Warning
Intego issued a security warning regarding a concept Trojan on Mac OS X. Mac OS X displays the icon of the MP3 file, with an .mp3 extension, rather than showing the file as an application, leading users to believe that they can double-click the file to listen to it. But double clicking the file launches the hidden code, which can damage or delete files on computers running Mac OS X, then...
Apple Portable Updates?
Appleinsider reports that Apple is also working on both iBook and PowerBook G4 product lines.
Details are vague, and simply predict speed bumps to both the iBook and PowerBook lines, without major revisions.
The PowerBook revision is still expected to utilize the PowerPC G4...
Apple Patent: Adjustable Screen Snake Arm
MacObserver notes that Apple has been issued a patent for a "display device with moveable assembly."
MacObserver reposted photos of the display arm from the patent application and resembles the LCD iMac with a (more) adjustable neck.
The patent was filed on November 8, 2001 which predates the release of the LCD iMac. This may simply represent an early prototype design rather than an...
Apple's Retail Strategy
Businessweek provides an analysis of Apple's retail presence in the wake of recent Gateway store closings and reseller lawsuits.
While Apple's stores appear to be a financial success at this point, the author questions the results on Apple's marketshare, which hasn't increased substantially since the launch of Apple's retail initiative.
Related: Gateway to shutter stores, cut staff....
PowerMac Delays
Release dates for upcoming PowerMac revisions remain a topic of anticipation...
Appleinsider claims that according to their sources, new graphics cards are not likely the cause of the delay for new PowerMacs as previously suspected.
A previous report pointed the finger at cooling issues with the new PowerMacs. Meanwhile, the new PowerPC 970FX based Xserve has only recently started shipping ...
Mac Office 2004 Shipping in May
MacCentral reports that Office 2004 for Mac will ship the third week of May. Final code should ship to manufacturers on April 14, 2004.
Office 2004 was announced and demoed by Microsoft first in January at MacWorld San Francisco.
Customers may preorder the software from various online...
Mac OS X Security Update 2004-04-05
Apple has released a new Security Update today: Security Update 2004-04-05 delivers a number of security enhancements and is recommended for all Macintosh users. This update includes the following components: CUPS Printing, libxml2, Mail, OpenSSL
Available in Software...
PlayFair - Stripping AAC DRM
An application called Playfair has been released.
This application takes protected AACs from the iTunes Music Store and decrypts them into unprotected AACs. From the site: It takes one of the iTMS Protected AAC Audio Files, decodes it using a key obtained from your iPod or Microsoft Windows system and then writes the new, decoded version to disk as a regular AAC Audio File. It then...
Apple Trademarks 'XSAN'
Apple has trademarked XSAN with the United States Patent and Trademark Office:
The trademark is simply described as "computer hardware and software" and was filed on March 10, 2004.
The product presumably refers to a version of a storage area network....
Apple 2nd Quarter Financial Results Stream
Apple will be streaming their 2nd Quarter Financial Results conference call on Wednesday, April 14, 2004.
As always... Please note that comments made during this call may include forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ materially from these forward-looking statements. For more information on the factors that could influence...
Apple ProCare
Apple announced their new ProCare service which will be offered at Apple Stores. As a ProCare member you'll enjoy a higher level of service and support at your local Apple Retail Store. Best of all, if youre currently a Pro Card member, your first year of ProCare is free.
Members benefit from various perks listed at the ProCare website. Cost for ProCare is $99.
ProCare was previously rumored....
April Fools: April 1, 2004
Happy April Fools...
Rumors and rumor sites are particularly susceptible to today's holiday...
so be wary of everything you read today......
IBM's POWER Event
At their POWER press event today, IBM announced a new Power licensee, new customers, and plans for reconfiguring processors.
- Sony has licensed the Power architecture from IBM
- L-3 Communications, Global Brands Manufacture Group, Memory Experts International, Block/Goldring, Christie Digital, and Princeton University are new customers
- Power5 demo running multiple operating systems in...
Mac OS X 10.4: Tiger
According to MacMagazine.com.br (Portuguese), the upcoming Mac OS X update (10.4) will be known as "Tiger".
Apple has used similar feline names for previous versions of Mac OS X: 10.3 (Panther), 10.2 (Jaguar). In July, Apple registered a number of related trademarks: Lynx, Cougar, Leopard, and Tiger.
MacMagazine.com.br also reports that up until this point, 10.4 was known as "Merlot"...
Apple Pro Machines -- Still Coming?
Appleinsider claims that according to their sources, the 'Brilliant Savings' promotion does not indicate that PowerMac/Display updates are delayed.
According to the site, the June end date for that promotion simply corresponds with Apple's 3rd Fiscal Quarter.
As previously reported, we have received information that Apple is in the process of prepping new products for...
