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
eMac and iMac EOL'd?
According to Appleinsider, the eMac and iMac have been "end of lifed" (EOL'd).
End of life status on products occurs when products are discontinued or about to be...
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Grateful Dead on iTunes
RockyMountainNews.com reports that the Grateful Dead are in the process of placing their entire archive of live music on iTunes: The Grateful Dead is still putting its own archive out. Besides standard CD releases, the Dead is finalizing a deal with Apple's I-Tunes to make every live note they've ever recorded available for download.
Apple's iTunes recently reached 50 million songs sold....
Apple Remote Desktop 2?
According to ThinkSecret, Apple is developing an update for Remote Desktop.
The updated utility is said to include Task Lists, CLI configuration utilities, improved reporting system, VNC support, and more.
No timeframe is provided for the release of the new version.
Apple Remote Desktop was first released in March 2002....
Google's Mac Stats Up
The Mac platform has made a small step forward in Google's February 2004 Zeitgeist. Mac browsers accounted for 4% of Google's traffic for February 2004.
The Mac platform was last at 4% in March 2003, but has been hovering at 3% since that time in Google's stats. The peak was at 5% in September 2002.
Of further interest, "ipod" was the 9th most popular search term in January 2004. This...
Apple and Nike?
Apple's retail site mentions a new Nike-Apple promotion: Express. Define. Create. State.
Express yourself, define who you are, be creative and make a statement. What do your shoes say about you? That youre a fan of USC? That you adore the color pink? With NIKE iD, you can personalize your shoes to represent you. Visit an Apple Store and ask a Mac Specialist for more details about NIKE iD....
New PowerMac G5 Support in 10.3.3?
Mac OS X 10.3.3 contains evidence of support for a new PowerMac revision:
10.3.2's Localizable.strings only had one model listed:
"PowerMac7,2" = "Power Mac G5";
10.3.3 has:
"PowerMac7,2" = "Power Mac G5";
"PowerMac7,3" = "Power Mac...
IBM POWER Event - March 31, 2004
Internet News reports that IBM will be holding a special event dedicated to the POWER microprocessor architecture.
Taking a page from Apple's playbook, IBM sent out invitations that read that the event would be "a unique look at the microprocessor that is revolutionizing computing and emerging as a new platform for innovation around the globe."
According to an IBM spokesperson "there will...
Apple Patents: Optical Touch Pad Mouse?
MacPlus.org (French) notes a relatively new Apple Patent (Filed Sept 2002): A peripheral input device for controlling movements on a display screen, the peripheral input device comprising: a housing; and an optical touch pad carried by the housing, the optical touch pad being configured to translate finger motion into movements on the display screen.
Essentially, the new patent appears to be...
4th Generation iPods?
Appleinsider cites "reliable" sources and reports that Apple is readying the 4th Generation iPods.
The upcoming iPods reportedly sport a max capacity of 50GB of storage, 2 inch color LCDs, video out, photo display capabilities, and revised (Mini-like) navigation wheel.
No release date is...
Dual PowerMacs and Aluminum Displays?
MacRumors has received word that PowerMac and Display updates are in the final stages and should be released shortly. While we've not received a specific date for updates, previous unconfirmed rumors have hinted at March 23rd as the release date. Both PowerMacs (All Dual?) and Apple Displays are expected to be updated simultaneously.
According to sources, the new displays do resemble the...
Mac OS X 10.4: Apple Spoken Interface
The following Spoken Interface page has appeared on Apple's website.
The page describes an upcoming feature for Mac OS X ("included in the next major release of Mac OS X")
: Introducing the spoken interface for Mac OS X. The Universal Access capabilities of Mac OS X will soon be enhanced with a spoken interface that provides a new way, through speech, audible cues, and keyboard navigation,...
Aluminum Display Leak?
Appleinsider references a forum post claiming that one reader may have seen "advanced product shot of a new Apple display during a routine Apple presentation".
Appleinsider includes an artist rendition of the purported...
New Newton - Not From Apple?
ThinkSecret provides followup on the earlier hints of a Newton revival.
According to statements from Stone Multimedia, while Apple is not interested in relaunching the Newton, a 3rd party is reportedly in negotiations with Apple to acquire and relaunch the Newton platform.
At the time of the Newton's demise, Apple had already spun the Newton division into a subsidiary, but after Jobs'...
iTunes PreInstalled HPs - End of March
According to the meta-description embedded in the HP Music Site, HP should start shipping iTunes pre-installed HPs by the end of this month: The [iTunes] icon will start shipping pre-loaded on Pavilion and Presario computers in late March and these pages will be the first landing site directed towards HP.com/music
The original announcement placed pre-installed iTunes shipments in "summer". No...
Mac OS X 10.3.3 Released
Apple has released Mac OS X 10.3.3:
Key enhancements include:
- network volumes are now available in the Finder sidebar and Desktop for convenient access
- improved file sharing and directory services for Mac (AFP), UNIX (NFS) and PC (SMB/CIFS) networks
- improved PostScript and USB printing
- updated Disk Utility, DVD Player, Image Capture, Mail and Safari applications
- additional...
DVD Studio Pro 2.0.5
DVD Studio Pro 2.0.5 is now available via Software Update:
The DVD Studio Pro 2.0.5 update is strongly recommended for all users of DVD Studio Pro 2 creating DVD-9 projects. This update improves the placement of the dual-layer break point.
For additional information regarding the full contents of this update, please refer to the DVD Studio Pro Late-Breaking News located in the Help menu or at ...
iTunes tops 50 Million Songs
Apple announced today that the iTunes Music Store has sold over 50 million songs to date.
This figure does not include promotional songs given away in the iTunes-Pepsi giveaway. Crossing 50 million songs is a major milestone for iTunes and the emerging digital music era, said Steve Jobs, Apples CEO. With over 50 million songs already downloaded and an additional 2.5 million songs being...
Mac OS X 10.3.3 (7F43) Seeded
Apple has seeded Mac OS X 10.3.3 (7F43) to developers yesterday.
Major areas of change include Core OS, Carbon, Cocoa, Graphics and Imaginge, High Level ToolBox, Printing and USB.
Various fixes include:
- Prebinding performance fix
- Directory Services in large Active Directory installations performance improved
- NFS automounter now maintains connections in use
- Network browsing...
Newton Revival?
ThinkSecret posts some brief notes on various topics.
Of most interest is word of that one company is conducting a survey about Newton technology: "We need to determine why the Apple Newton was not a commercial success and whether there is an interest in re-launching a new version of the Newton," the survey says. "Your comments will help understand why the Newton failed and if there is interest ...
HP Music Website and HP iTunes Launches
HP has posted their HP Music website at http://www.hp.com/united-states/music/
The special section on HP's website promotes Apple's iTunes jukebox software: HP and Apple have partnered to bring the award-winning iTunes music jukebox software onto your PC and into your digital world!
The download link takes you to a special HP/Compaq "Download iTunes" page on Apple's site. This version of...
